State Closing Arguments | Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2023
- #Prosecutor Joseph McAleese delivers closing arguments and says #SydneyPowell's defense contradicted itself throughout the trial. Powell is accused of killing her own mother. She's pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Sydney’s jig is up!! 🤞
Sydney is NOT the victim! Brenda is! Remember that!
Her attorney thought otherwise!
This girl isn't insane. She's manipulative. She had the quick thinking and presence of mind to impersonate her dead mother on the phone.
Agree
Yep but her white privilege will give her a pass. Wait and see white privilege at work
Exactly
Its the same with every killer. Especially ones that kill a loved one. The intruder story
Then after to claim insanity
She is the same as the rest
You know I really hope it happens to u because if you do not know schizophrenia, I want u to find out. So people can judge u... because that's what America is good for just judging the innocent because this was was truly sick just because she isn't acting crazy now
He is the one that makes sense in all of this .. the only thing she suffers from is “spoiled brat”
I agree
If she loved her mother how but how could she kill her? She couldn't be in her right mine deranged at the least.But for the gram to take her in no way I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.Never to be trusted again put her away for life.
👏👏👏👏
YES!!!
I don't think so... Schizophrenia is something a person has no control over, is no joke, and I think she was suffering from it already
100% guilty! She even tried to cover it up! Guilty!
I agree
Yes, she’s not crazy she’s a murderer.
She started lying immediately after doing it. Of course she’s guilty.
She was lying on the phone as she was doing it. As her mother lay dying at her feet.
Of course she gonna lied she think she could she gonna get away with it that shows she's crazy
She was lying to her parents and friends for months prior to murdering her mother.
@@llhannah9297 she was trying to cover up the murder.
@@llhannah9297 She was researching how long it would take someone to bleed out on her computer in the weeks before the murder. She tried to cover it up. She wasn't schizophrenic. She knew right from wrong well enough to try to consider and then try to cover up her crime. Having just bludgeoned her mother with 7-8 heavy blows and then stabbed her in the neck a few dozen times, of course she was in shock. It was a horrific murder. Doesn't mean she didn't know what she'd done enough to concoct a "break in" story.
If she’d had a complete psychotic breakdown, she wouldn’t have had the wherewithal to try and cover up the crime by saying there was a break in.
Also she used a pan as well so had the time to grab another weapon to make sure she finished the job😢
A psychotic person could still do all these things.
@@lancedom6349 the coverup shows she knew it was wrong.
@@lancedom6349no. They wouldn’t be able to fake a coherent narrative. Unless you mean psychotic as in a violent person attacking people. And then they can absolutely come up with a lie to cover their tracks once they calm down a little.
@lancedom6349 If someone DIDN'T understand the wrongfullness of his/her actions, why would the individual attempt to cover it up? Do you often try to cover up actions that you don't believe to be wrong?
Guilty for sure. My birth mother is a horrible human being. I was a victim of severe child abuse. Yet I would not think of killing her. As much as I hate her for abusing me. I never for a moment want to kill her. Instead, I ran away at 15 years old. That was in 1980. You just don't kill someone and think you can get away with it.
Exactly this is because u aren't suffering from a severe mental illness.
Well, the rest of the family seem happy with her getting away with it, so maybe she does think that way?
Same, I left home with 14 years, the best to leave hell at the time. I never ever wanted my Stepmother or father to die.
@@daniburke9452you mean *aren’t suffering from a severe personality disorder.
Im sending you love
!
I was adopted too at a young age & later found out how messed up my BM was : is.
I thank God for my mom & Dad
She killed her mother & doesn’t even CARE. Put her away from society!!!
Exactly well said!!!
Yes!
I really like this prosecutor. He's very engaging, concise, and does not come across as aggressive like some.
Agree, he was so respectful.
The prosecution comes across very confident but not arrogant or disrespectful! Truth is on their side!!
Yes but where is his expert witness to counter her psychologist’s ideas. Darn. I was waiting for this.
I heard they had a rebuttal Dr 👩⚕️ this morning that has not been uploaded
@@Dustandfuzzearlier then closing arguments.
Yes. Sounds like this WOMAN has never had to face responsibility.
Hoping the jury holds her accountable for her actions as no one in her life seems to be able to!!
I pray the jury sees through her lies!! Justice for her mother
Not a mention one, from either side, about JUSTICE for Brenda. Shame on that dysfunctional family. I hope she gets 30 to life with parole only after 25 years.
Me too! It looks like a lot of us are thinking the same way. So hopefully the jury is too! This whole trial (well, what they've shown us) really makes me question the psychology world of dr's.
Stop praying for juries it's weird. I don't know what God you worship but it's obviously not Biblical. There's nowhere in the Bible where God is endorsing prisons. God punishes people on this Earth and in the next..
@@tracyrasmussen8117
It's also extremely self-absorbed to pray to a deity that a group of people that you don't know making a decision that doesn't affect you whatsoever---»MAKES THE DECISION THAT YOU PERSONALLY AGREE WITH---» so that you can feel self-righteous. Because you know damn well it's not going to bring Brenda back.
Not to mention, Sydney's entire family wants her back home. But you but you on the internet are praying to the creator of the universe so that a deliberative body in a state you don't live in--» has God intervene with a *divinely providential* decision for YOUR ego to relish in...
I hate RUclips comments.... 😵💫😵💫😵💫
how the hell is praying supposed to work if God has a plan? You think your prayer is going to be better than your god's plan? if god's plan is perfect, who are you to try and change it in the first place? lmao. Unreal
She needs to go to jail. She is a manipulator.
Schizophrenia isn’t temporary. This diagnosis is a slap in the face to the mentally ill. She’s just a spoiled brat who couldn’t face up to her mistakes. Very sad for her mother and all who loved her 🙏😇
No schizophrenia in this girl. Pure evil.
@@dianemariehawkins998 oh ok. Are you a psychiatrist ?? I don’t think so, so shut up !!
I think Mr McAleese did an absolutely brilliant closing I applaud him.
i hope they throw the book
at her. people that fake mental
illnesses after a crime are some of the worst human beings.
It is her attorney's job to defend her. I don't blame anyone for throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks when life in prison is the alternative. I expect you would do the same thing in her predicament. Any sane person would ;).
Deniel & Pride !
Say to a Monster: Do you really want to be remembered as a Monster ?! It is Guaranteed most will say : NO WAY !
So they All have Excuses to hide behind no matter how pathetic those Excuses appear !
People that kill their moms r the worst
@@joni8090 When you say 'monster', do you think she was always a monster, but just did not have a reason to show it yet? Was she a monster at 5 years old? Did she only become a monster when she picked up the frying pan and knife, and was just a liar before then? I am curious to see what other people think about this.
Is someone born a monster, or is it a gradual process of becoming one? Does this apply to everyone? What about crimes of passion, or panic, like in this case?
@@azrobbins01good questions. I think she regrets it. I think she rage killed because she couldn’t cope or have the tools to disappoint her mom. In hopes to try to prevent this happening again…because this tender age of leaving home and going to college some people can’t handle it. Especially when she failed out and then walks in the shame and embarrassment in front of parents social media & friends -it boiled up into a murder…I think these universities need to offer counseling on how to tell your parents or something. Because she was obviously not telling them by living at the school when she was not allowed to . She deserves prison and reform. Because she chose to kill her mom. I just think there should be changes to help prevent.
Psychopaths never think they're wrong, let alone admit it.
Yet they do know the difference between good and wrong
@@MedusaNiramhmm. They know “may get caught and might not get caught.
But as for right at wrong- it’s more. Does this serve me or no?
Psychopaths know right from wrong but the concept is meaningless to them. What they can’t appreciate is consequences for actions
@@TheBeepster10right on! They can't FEEL the difference between the two things. Which makes it 'easier' to screw up.
U said
She knew what she was doing! Saying she forgot or blacked out is BS. She lied and lied. She’s guilty of killing her mother! No mental illness, she should go to prison! Life without parole!!
Reminds me of Chandler Holderson!
She is a white rich female. She isn’t going to jail. They rarely do 🤷🏻♂️🇺🇸🙈
No offense… I hope that’s not the case!🤞
Absolutely! I’ll lose faith in our System if she’s not convicted. How dare her family think “we’d like to just drop it” No. she murderer her own mom.
Exactly it doesn’t get any worse than killing the person who gave you life. 😰
Agreed. She is not suffering from illness or insanity. She's an entitled brat. Her mother confronted her about being expelled, and her mother did everything for her. She even got her nails did and smiling in court. A narcissistic is at its best. She should pay for her crime. I hope the juries see right through her manipulation. She has no remorse. And she should be condemned. And I'm sick of hearing insanity or mental illness as an excuse everytime someone commits a crime.
She needs to be treated like any criminal
I don’t see a schizophrenic person
The fact that her dad did not take his phone home says a lot he was trying to catch her so obviously she’s not the trustworthy little angel but they want to act like she is because if you’re trusting your child, you’re just calling her at home and being like hey what are you doing at home or you’re just driving home like it’s normal to grab some lunch with her and talk to her but he was trying to catch her. He left his phone so that she wouldn’t know he was coming home.
yah. they keep trying to paint her as the perfect student and child but she is far from that. her mom used the term “scam” which is pretty strong. she lied so much that her dad knew something was wrong too. also, her dad knew it wouldn’t be easy dealing with sydney so he called Brenda to deal with sydney- he went back to work. if she was so sweet and non-argumentative as they kept painting her as, why couldn’t he figure it out with her? he had already left work and was already home…instead, he calls brenda…
Would someone please tell the defense attorneys and anyone that is calling this WOMAN a "kid." She was 20 years old. That is an adult! If that were a male would they be calling him a "kid?"
True!! I’m surprised they didn’t call her a little girl 🙄
Yes, they would. When you watch trials of young adult males, defense attorneys do the same thing, trying to use their young age and brain development as an excuse. They try the 'kid' defense whenever possible, male or female. We saw it way back with the Menendez brothers ("the boys"), and it's in common practice today.
Fair enough. Legit comment.
Nothing to do with gender. They called Chandler Halderson a kid, he was 23 when he killed his parents. Similar case, similar motive
It's not uncommon to refer to a young person as a *Kid* and it has nothing to do with the person being *Male* or *Female* . You're being dramatic over much to do 'bout nothin'.
She killed her mother to avoid her web of lies being discovered. Not because she was insane. Justice for Brenda should be a guilty verdict for the one who took her life. A spoiled, entitled, liar, who had no love for the woman who gave her life.
I found "yesterday", ARTICLE; Akron Children's Hospital; The Brenda K. Powell Memorial SCHOLARSHIP Fund. Shower's Family Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Disorders at Akron Children's Hospital. Funds Raised; $28,000. Goal $250,000 STILL OPEN for Any Donations. All INFO near bottom :) :)
ARTICLE; GoFundMe Powell Family Tragedy CLICK, picture of Brenda K. Powell.
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Just like Chandler halderson
She is not insane she’s manipulative person who could not handle being an adult and having to deal with life that is challenging. She was no longer number one she was no longer perfect she could not except she was just an average person!!!
@Margaretea4434 I agree with you *100%*
Correct. I’m a forensic psychologist.
@@brihaver1951😂
@@brihaver1951everyone is nowadays lol
But the pressure of the youth today from social media is so troubling and we can't seem to handle all the ramifications that it affects our youth
Great prosecution closing argument. He really took us from the beginning, took us through her manipulation, her horrendous crime, her scheming afterwards, and the incompetent evaluators. He really didn't leave a loophole, and emphasized the web ob lies and attempts to cover her crime that are a stark contrast to her insanity claim. Excellent and a pleasure to watch.
I agree
I would also agree. More importantly, though, he didn't take pot shots at the expert clinicians, family members, or even Sydney herself. Having the truth on his side is only half the battle. The jury must also view him as fair and relatable. Jurors have much more difficulty siding with an attorney who comes across as harsh or vindictive, simply looking for a courtroom win. You never know how a jury will rule, but I'll be very surprised if this jury doesn't hand down a guilty verdict.
@@carolynmcdonald2746me too!
Yes
Absolutely!
This prosecutor is so kind and states the facts. As a grandmother who loves my grandchildren, it is sad to see her grandmother defend such a horrific act. Sydney had every opportunity to have the school’s faculty tell her parents for her and she said she’d “take care of it.”
Her grandmother seems a bit off her rocker to me.
It's absolutely crazy to stick a violent supposed schizophrenic with an elderly out of it woman
Such a compelling closing statement from this Procecutor. I think he has hit the nail on the head.
@@lovepet4565I agree, the grandma is missing a few nuts & bolts.
@@Taluta394 along with Dad
He seemed super weak
& the way he was so checked out of everything In Sydneys life
Yet she called him " Daddy" in a childs cry?
Shows he just spoiled her but never disciplined as in being a strong Father figure
Yes: and I’m
A bit worried about her grandma’s well being around her.
The fact her dad and grandma are still covering for her explains everything. I hold them partially responsible. This defendant has not been accountable her entire life. If left to her family she can do no wrong. So she hurt her mom and it’s not a stretch to imagine she will hurt someone not as familiar next time. Maybe someone doesn’t give his seat to her on the bus or a neighbor gets in her way…she always gets what she wants. Hoping for a guilty verdict and a long prison sentence where she can meet ppl who can show her real mental illness and more knife skills.
I said that to my mother today..bc I'm my grandparents favourite!😂..I can literally do NO wrong with them!..but THIS..yeah..they'd turn on me for sure
My grandparents would have shown support by driving me to the police station!! 😂
If she hasn’t been held accountable all of her life, why then did she decide to kill instead of spinning another lie or getting her dad to talk to her mom and help her find something else to do while she’s out of college?
I hear you. I'm wondering why the mother is being painted as a Saint rather than a human who may have put a lot of pressure on Sydney to be perfect. Perhaps Sydney's attorneys think the best way to go about keeping Sydney out of prison for the rest of her life is the insanity plea. By painting a picture of a mother/daughter relationship as best friends and blaming it on a mental disorder. Perhaps it is conceivable that the mother put a ton of pressure on Sydney, causing her to snap when she couldn't keep it together at college. Either way, she brutally took a human life which is punishable by law. Can you imagine how much is not being said?
Exactly, anyone taking up for her should take her home.
I pray that the jury sees through this bs insane plea because I believe she knew EXACTLY what she was doing!
She did! She’s another psychopath. She has no empathy for others. Her mental illness is based in PERSONALITY and she can determine right from wrong! She needs life in prison!
Me to! Not a tear that I can see spoiled brat!
I believe so too. She tried covering up the crime, insane people don't know to cover thing up.
Yup..she is living on a 100 acres horse farm…spoiled brat!
amen
Excellent closing for the State, jury needs to find her fakeness and deliver a verdict of Guilty for the vicious heinous murder of her own mother
If they consider the facts then they have to find her guilty.
Very well put together as a closing argument ! The only insane thing is the comprehension that she could kill her own mother just to hide her own failure at university rather than discuss it with a family who loved her
I know, it would be hard to believe if it weren't for several high-profile cases we've seen of relatively well-functioning, even intelligent and affluent, people who will kill when a big secret they are hiding is about to be revealed. If you follow court cases and true crime, there are many such cases.
Right. She’s an spoiled rotten brat. She needs to meet the meaning of responsibility for her actions. Putting her fingers in her ears … crying with NO TEARS 🙄. She a heartless witch with B. Nothing more nothing less, she is a cold hearted murderer. 🤦🏼♀️🤢
This has happened before. Check out the Chandler Halderson case
I think this was just rage.
@@jakemiller4411 chris porco - the vet assistant/college student who did the same? His jeep was caught on camera coming from home when he said he was at college. And another young man who blew away his family for faking that he was in school and they were going to find out.
Her not moving out of the dorm isn’t because she’s delusional it’s because she was delaying as much as possible probably until spring break rolled around. But administration wasn’t having it
It was a 19 year old tantrum!!
@@JustLikeJulia9 That’s what I say…..an adult tantrum.
This girl was an honor student living a great life and over her freshman year her brain started to malfunction. She was probably confused as hell as why she couldn't memorize things and perform like she always had. Most of these mental illnesses present in their late teens for the first time. That's what happened to our family member and it devastated our family. Our family member also tried to handle everything herself until things just started to unravel. It is an illness. Hospital not prison is the answer in my humble opinion. @Juke582
Yes this can definitely happen, but there are many many resources that schools can provide, and if she didn’t want her family to know, about getting help then that’s okay, the services at school are free, available and confidential. If let’s say she was becoming depressed and she couldn’t function or do as well in school as before then that’s okay, talk administration, what are the options she has, what can she do. Speak openly to your parents about what is going on inside your mind and head and if the person needs help with permission the school can help with that. But she didn’t do that, she just continued to lie and lie. Mount union showed that they were willing to help her, they didn’t just kick her out, 3 times they tried to talk to her and tried to help her out even help break it to her parents so she wouldn’t be alone while she does it. The way she attacked her mom was violent, idk what Sydney might have, it may not be schizo but it’s definitely something else. She is conscious of what she did no doubt, but I mean unless Sydney wants to be honest as to why she felt killing her mom was the only solution then we will never know and if she continues to lie then she will never find resolution even with herself I think
You forget the big part that SHAME has when talking about mental illness. The fact that she was such a good student and daughter made it worse.@@elizabethfigueroa6159
She’s guilty and must pay a price!
She was leading a double life and when her lies started to unravel she took it out on the one person who wouldn't be afraid to ask questions her poor defenseless mum, she is nothing more than a monster! Lets just hope the Jury see throught her deceitfulness
Reminiscent of chandler halderson case
Love this prosecutor 👏🏼 very well done.
Trying to cover it up...means she knew what she was doing was wrong. Prison for life
This lawyer is incredible. Addressed everything that needed to be addressed with no acting like we see many times in opening and closing arguments. I think he won me over.
I'm not sure which side stated; the blood from INSIDE the home, on the DOOR going into the garage was Sydney's--YES. WHY? ? I think Sydney was going to RUNN AWAY in her car, BUT, the lawyer said, Brenda parked HER CAR in the driveway. . .up to the garage door AND SYDNEY COULDN'T DRIVE AWAY without MOVING her mother's car first. . .BUT the Police were on the wayyyyy! All that blood all over her? How far could she have ran plastered in BLOOD? ? Thank You, Brenda for parking your car in the RIGHT place so Sydney couldn't leave and who knows WHO she would have brought into HER MESS. . . .
Yes, he respectfully dismantled the defense's entire case. 👏🏻
Did her college roommates say she was showing signs and symptoms of visual or auditory hallucination? All I heard was that she was sleeping a lot. Maybe severe depression. When she went home and her parents saw her, she wasn't showing symptoms of psychosis. What's wrong with this family? This girl killed her mother. HER MOTHER!!! WTH!!!!!
Exactly
I suffer from depression and I have never wanted to harm anyone let alone take the life of another person. The fact that Sydney was faking her mental illness is why people who actually suffer from Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, OCD, PTSD etc, suffer in silence because of people like Sydney. It's just right down shameful and sinful.
Suffer from pTSD, depression AND angry thoughts.
Yet I do not attack people. Thoughts are thoughts but I’m accountable for what I physically do.
@@Somero5115 She has PTSD from killing her mom ....... not 1 bit of sympathy for this wench.... spoiled rotten ...manipulative WOMAN
No
The prosecutor is so convincing. His theory for the murder is solid.
Lock her up. Evil being 🔐
She knew what she was doing. Lock her up!
The first thing she mentioned to her dad who arrived on site was the Broken Window…guilty AF.
This reminds me of Chandler Halderson who killed his parents so they wouldn't find out about his lies. This woman is not schizophrenic- she tried to cover up the crime and lied. Justice for Brenda ⚖️ 🙏
Me too, same chilling college coverup
Right. I hope she finally faces responsibility for her actions
My mother was a schizophrenic but she was not insane, so much that she didn't know what she was doing.
Spot on!
She should get life without parole. At a minimum.
This prosecutor is very good.. Good closing.
She knew exactly what she was doing she became “ Schizophrenic “ after she committed the horrible crime!! Poor mother 😔 ..
Not even then. Rather she is riddled with guilt and trying to live with her lie ! Must give her nightmares at night - and so it should
Schizophrenia usually presents itself in the late 20s and early 30s in women. It's very possible that she finally had her first "psychotic episode." I do believe this young lady is suffering from mental illness
And the drs are psychologists, not Psychiatrists
Whom generally are ones that diagnose on top of there would have been way more psychological signs prior to killing
If she had it since she was 11 people would have noticed odd behaviour. Another lie. She had friends and a bubbly personality, maybe the center of attention. Under the surface manipulating things to be adored. Adoration is loved by narcissists. Nobody noticed she had any schizophrenia symptoms from the age of 11 onward? Give me a break! Her poor mother, her life cut short.
Schizophrenia is enormously difficult to diagnose@@Dustandfuzz
They way her family supports her after this action, you can see why she did it. She has never had to be responsible for anything bad in her life. Always probably had people giving her excuses to get out of anything.
Weak parenting. Quite pathetic..
The fact the father and family apparently are welcoming her back with open arms, told me enough about her upbringing and more than likely the reason she turned out the way she did. She’s not mentally unstable. Nothing she does warrants strict correction and punishment … wow!
Enablers
Or what if the mother put a ton of stress on Sydney to succeed, and when Sydney was failing at college she tried hard to cover it up rather than face her mother's wrath. Still, no good reason to brutally kill her mom but it's a better reason than a psychotic break and then trying to cover it up. The defense is reaching too far with an insanity plea because Sydney is obviously guilty of taking her mother's life.
@@lauriegrube007 They don’t want her to go to jail. She will go to be held in a mental ward.
@@Dustandfuzz obviously that is better than prison. So mental illness as an excuse so she goes to a hospital to serve.
It’s a slap in the face to people who actually suffer from mental illness.
I’m so impressed with the clarity of the prosecutions argument. Well structured, well evidenced discussions and clearly laid out in regards to the defences own expert evidence. So articulate and covered all the bases. If I was on the jury, he’d have really given me food for thought.
Thank you for reminding people about the VICTIM of the crime!!!
As a mother of 3 adult Kids, as a Grandmother and as a survivor of abuse when I was a child - I have a hard time to even look at Sydney 😮😮😮
If my grand daughter killed my daughter, I could and would not let her in my home ever again.
I feel shame for her father and her grandparents to protect her after the terrible killing😮
I hope for juctice for poor Branda 😢🙏🙏🙏
It's his child you would be surprised how many killer got family support
They are devistated I'm sure.
I couldn't even begin to understand what goes through or has gone through during this. I could NOT judge them , and have not the slightest understanding, of what they are dealing with through this ordeal
This is crazy stuff. Definitely something wrong with her ,
If guilty by insanity , she DOES NOT GET OUT FROM AND INSTITUTION
The States Closing Statement explains completely why she knew what she was doing when she murdered her Mother. She needs to get life in Prison not a Mental Health Facility
Guilty af, funny how she hit mother over the head with a cast iron frying pan to incapacitate her and then got the knife and stabbed her in the head 30 times, this way the mother couldn't possibly defend herself, then she breaks a window and says an intruder broke in, pretty clever for someone completely insane.
What a thorough and skilled prosecutor. Terrific closing argument
I pray "someone" is protecting her grandparents! She is living with them all during the trial. No matter what... during deliberation, imo, the defendant needs to be returned to the custody of a hospital or jail.
Please keep her grandmother and grandfather safe. They're isolated with her on a 100-acre farm. Please.
Good point 😢
I'm sorry but fck her grandmother. She failed her child. She's a sick fck for supporting her child's killer. I hope karma treats her like the pos she is.
I thought the same thing 😮
Prosecutor does excellent job in closing...makes the case eloquently...
guilty. life - no parole.
It won’t be life without parole.
@@GH-oi2jf NO. your 100% right on that. but should be. so sick of people getting away ..... with murder.....(literally).
The Prosecutor did a great job summarizing.
I PRAY the jury sees right through the defense’s cases. She knew exactly what she was doing. She switched weapons mid attack. The outpouring family support is worrisome.
She’s so guilty!!
There’s so many of us that wish we’d had a mother like hers
Mine was abusive in every sense of the word. I cut her off for 22 years until she finally pegged off
She deserves full life term in prison!! In the worst prison in her area!!!
😡😡
I'm 100% behind the state
This girl has had more support than most people will ever have. Just lock her up.
THE WHY IS TO STOP HER MOM FROM FINDING OUT HER DAUGHTER IS A LIAR AND DECIETFUL.
SHE'S NOT INSANE. AND GRANDMA BETTER BE CAREFUL.
Another chandler halderson. Truly evil
I am very pleased with the state's closing arguments. This prosecutor is very good, and the perfect orater. Now all we can hope is that the jury does their job just as well.
The Jury will do the job that they were elected to do. It cannot be an easy matter for the jury as they will will have to take this man's daughter and put her away for life and rightly so but regardlenss no one wins in this event. He lost his wife at the hands of his daughter. His wife has been murdered and there is no bringing her back. He will also lose his daughter to the prison sentence for life. I can't imagine as a parent having to visit your adult child behind bars/behind a glass barrier or face to face across a table with zero privacy. *Again everyone loses*.
@@Jaisee14 Her brother loses big time as well. Forever doomed to be an afterthought.
@@Jaisee14 Her father's heartbreak and dilemma and woes have nothing to do with what the jury should even be thinking about ~ not even an iota of consideration should be given to it in deliberations and I would hope that if either of us were on such a jury we would be quick to drive this point home to the others.
@@TheSybil47 It is possible that he and his Dad may grow closer although many families do drift apart after tragedy strikes.
Yes, he is very effective.
State attorney doing a great closing; he did his homework and presented it well.
It is so hard for me to believe that her family really believe she had an mental break. The reality is they never really knew her.
It might be easier for the family to believe she's mentally ill rather than face the truth that she was of sane mind when horrifically murdering her mum.
Well Said! Exactly!👍💯💯💯 "They never really knew her" To me that is the answer to all of this.
Great insight ~
Didn't the father want all charges dropped? Tells you how she got the way she is and took it out on the mother.
Yes, he did. They're all nuts, just not insane! 😂
You have a very simplistic view of life and severe mental illness. Congratulations. Skating along beautifully across reality, envisioning Ms. Powell as simply a bad, "spoiled brat", life, mental health, reality as black and white. How lucky for you it's all so straight forward. I pity your children and relatives. Nuance is something you are unable to see and life is chalked FULL of nuance. And it matters.
This closing argument is very good, very balanced.
I have a family member with squizofrenic this is not the behavior whatsoever…. She killed her mother out of rage.. because she lied .
Don't understand why they're all trying to figure out WHY?. Entitled daughter who's highly manipulative, a committed liar who doesn't want to work anymore. Dad's the soft touch - controllable. Putty in her hands. Mom's the tough one. What to do? Get rid of Mom & claim insanity. VOILA! Problem solved. 😢
Psychopath!
Why should we or the jury believe what Sydney is said about her mother coming from someone who had lied so many times before? Remember, her mother texted her, “Sydney, why do I feel you are always scamming us?” “Sydney, what’s this lie you are telling your father about the library? If you are working in the library, we are not going to give you any money.”
So I do not believe her mother hugged her and said everything was going to be alright. I won’t be surprised that she was mad at her for lying all that time.
I believe she killed her because her mother was mad at her for lying.
Exactly 💯
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Because Sidney is a Sociopath
Great closing argument! There is no doubt she is guilty and needs to pay the price for taking the life of her Mother. Instead of being honest with her family about her failures. She knows they are about to find out everything and kills her Mom in a fit of total rage.
I know someone who is currently going through bipolar psychosis, it's beyond horrific, this chick would never have even thought of covering anything up if she was going through anything that the experts mentioned. Guilty IMHO.
Well done ❤👏👏👏 He hit every point concisely.
This prosecutor deserves tremendous credit for how thoroughly he delivers this closing argument! Absolutely amazing!
Excellent closing argument!! Guilty!
Excellent closing arguments- well done Prosecution 👏
what a wonderful prosecutor.
As a mother of two children, I am saddened because it seems children don't kill or hurt bad person, but generally they abuse and sometimeskill the parents who really care and would die for them.
I pray "someone" is protecting her grandparents! She is living with them all during the trial. No matter what... during deliberation, imo, the defendant needs to be returned to the custody of a hospital or jail.
Please keep her grandmother and grandfather safe. They're isolated with her on a 100-acre farm.
I can't imagine my child being so scared too tell me something. Especially if they were sooo close like twins it just doesn't add up
@@karlishajames4394 She was ashamed of herself. She didn't want her parents to find out, and would've killed the father as well, if he didn't wake her up, by telling her the police was coming. She wasn't scared, she was too proud.
She Brutally killed her mother.She tried to make it look like a Breakin.She knew right from wrong.She has PTSD because she Killed her Mom!!Please throw the Book at Her!!
Statistically speaking children Murdering their Parents is Very rare , more Parents Murdering their own kids but even that is rare however all things take place under the Sun and We should all strive at all times NOT to Contribute to any Negative Designs for momentary satisfaction that can have devastating Consiquences for Ever ! ✨💖💝💗
The prosecutor did a great job. He’s tough but fair.
Prosecutor did a great job for his closing., respectful and clearly broke down the evidence. IMO she is guilty and knew what she is doing. I worry that the jury may feel for her family and not want to take anymore from them by convicting her. They clearly love her and support her but the reality is she knew what she was doing and Brenda needs justice. We can’t just allow people to kill others because they cannot handle the stress of life.
This was a great closing argument. If I were on the jury, I would definitely vote guilty, no insanity.
Guilty! No question about it!
Mental health is not insanity. 💯
Excellent closing argument
Finally justice for a MOM who didn't deserve to be killed FOR A DAUGHTER'S LIES and just trying to keep her successful
Guilty. Insanity defense not adding up.
Great work to Police, the experts & Prosecution. 👏👏👏
Guilty verdict! She was aware of what she was doing all along. Quit pampering this lying, spoiled, entitled young adult that took it out on her Mother for getting caught. Daddy will help me, and he did. SMH
He is a fair prosecutor.
Just because you might have been a model student or such a wonderful person as her crazy defense said does not take away the fact that this girl made the choice to take her mother's life. She deserves nothing less than a GUILTY verdict!
Guilty Verdict👍 The State did an Outstanding Job on this case 👍
Her dad was suspicious enough, that he left his phone at his work. So he wouldn't alert Sydney to his movement by the 360° app.
Guilty. She knew right from wrong.
I firmly believe she's guilty. But I could see a hung jury. Unfortunately some people will only see her tears and hear paid experts saying that she didn't mean it.. and use that as an out. It reminds me of Casey Anthony, as guilty as she was the jury couldn't do it.
I hope she's found guilty. Her mother deserved so much better.
Maybe find her guilty the next time she kills someone 🙄
@@Dustandfuzz hopefully she's found guilty this time, and has limited ability to kill again. Ideally the jury will see through the tears and nonsense, but I've seen more than a few young killers go free, so I'm just setting my expectations accordingly.
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The state didn't meet their burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt in the Casey Anthony trial. The jury responded to that fact, and when Anthony's attorney introduced George Anthony as a suspect in Caylee's death, the state couldn't prove otherwise. I think we all know Casey was guilty as sin, but the jury was actually correct in finding her not guilty. Jose Baez wasn't the greatest attorney, but he did have the b*lls to make outrageous, untrue claims against Casey's father, and it sent the case into a tailspin.
She knows right from wrong because she lied about someone breaking in. If she suffers from blackouts to the point she killed someone she is a danger to society. She cannot be allowed out to do it again. Not anytime soon. She knew she wasn't enrolled because she told the administrator. She didn't won't to face that she failed and disappoint her family.
Great closing. I liked particularly how careful he chose his words about the doctors testimonies and her personality, yet how he still hammered home the facts without coming across as hostile or agressive. It's obvious he forced himself to keep from from any pitfalls that could help the defense win an appeal.
Oh this prosecutor is good! And she’s not “crying” and wiping her face, she’s shook and straight faced cuz she knows he got it all correct and has been finally called out on her bs
The prosecution’s closing and rebuttal were excellent.
I like this prosecutor. He hasn’t been aggressive, has been gentle with the family and isn’t using hype to stir up emotions. You almost get the sense that he sees it one way but doesn’t want to bully anyone into a defeat. He argues his points, doesn’t go overboard and is fine with handing it to the jury. If they come back with an NGI verdict, he’ll be okay with that.
This prosecutor did a great job. Hope the jury follows through.