Woman uses sex act as manslaughter defense
A defendant has a right to offer a defense no matter how outlandish, silly or unbelievable one might think it will be. No one ever told me in law school that we'd be having these kinds of conversations in open court.
- Superior Court Judge Robert L. Holzberg
When you go to law school, I don't imagine that this is the sort of thing that you ever really prepare for. I'm not sure the jury will be able to keep a straight face.
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (AP) -- A woman charged with causing a fatal car crash in 1999 says that she couldn't have been behind the wheel because she was performing a sex act on the driver at the time.
Heather Specyalski, 33, was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the crash that killed businessman Neil Esposito. Prosecutors allege that she was driving Esposito's Mercedes-Benz convertible when it veered off the road and hit several trees.
Specyalski's defense is that she was kneeling on the floor of Esposito's vehicle while she was...well, you're just going to have to read the article for yourself. I'm not an attorney, but I imagine that the comic relief factor inherent in this case is through the roof. The courtroom reenactment alone ought to be worth the price of admission....