Judge sustained it bec he agreed w/the defense attorney that the witness statements were improper. He cited case law and gave parameters at the outset that the prosecutor chose to not enforce bec she disagreed. Lots of uninformed opinions here abt defense attorneys. The jury agreed she didn’t have to shoot Doug, but it’s amazing how y’all are willing to fawn over him as if there weren’t writings from his late wife about his violence, him firing a gun into the ceiling, his own disturbing words in texts, etc.
@@koertrprtrgirlg9109 l also believe it is improper to judge the victim when he isn't the one on trial. I have never seen a defence lawyer interrupt a victim statement. Apart from anything else it is pointless and plain disrespectful when the individual has already been sentenced. That said among unscrupulous defence lawyers this one was particularly unpleasant.
@@bronte333 I mean no offense, but I say uninformed bec that was the job of the prosecutor to review their impact statements so the defense didn’t have to object, but she decided she didn’t like the rules. Not sure how you get to blaming the defense for doing their job. You see this case differently than I do, and that’s okay. I see Doug as a violent man, whether she was justified in shooting him or not. There was ample evidence that established that. Stating the truth of who the victim was is not judging. Truth is all that matters when deciding the fate of the convicted.
How disrespectful to object to a victim impact statement, they should be able to say exactly how the murder affected them. That judge needs to be investigated and what a disgusting lawyer
I don't understand the objections to the victim statements. No one said anything threatening or damaging. They spoke the truth. She's already convicted as a murderer. I call bs!!
@@Aussietari what’s disgusting is the disregard by the prosecutor for the parameters set for impact statements in this type of conviction. She reviewed their statements, and decided she disagreed with the case law set by those before her, forcing the defense to object (which I assure you no defense attorney wants to do in that situation). These are actual court cases in a real court of law, not just entertainment that the viewer gets to decide what they want to see. But at least you’ve got the popular opinion on this channel.
That’s the reason, impact stamens not witness. Unfortunately, there are rules. I wished the attorney would have guided them so they didn’t have to be stopped.
@@jhoannaastudillo6986exactly my thoughts as well. Its a shame and disrespectful to have them interrupted with an objection during their statements....shes found guilty of crime they should be allowed to say WHATEVER they feel about it ALL. 😢
Because she has already been found guilty and they don't need to relitigate the case. This is supposed to be the impact, as the victims, that the crime has had on you personally. Unfortunately, there are procedures that have to be followed in a court of law, and victims don't have carte blanche to say whatever they want.
I was disturbed each time the defense lawyer objected to victim impact statements, and and the judge sustained and reprimanded the state and victim family members. The defendant was allowed to put her twisted version forward during the trial.. Seemed unfair
What happened to freedom of speech! They shut the family down when doing their impact statement, why?! She needed to hear what they all felt and feel about what she had done!
Also, did anyne else see the defendant show remorse during the trial? I believe the judge said she did, but I did not seen any remorse that she killed Doug.
To the judge I think its staright BS you didn't let the victims family speak what was on there hearts ane mind.. if it were your relative your brother you'd want to say a few things...
20 years, for premeditated murder. Our justice system is so disappointing. Also too, she was found guilty, impact statements matter, there should have been no objections!
No they didn't rip into her, they got shut down at every turn by the defence with the help of the court. It was absolutely disgusting watching this hearing. They ripped Douglas Benefield's reputation apart but his family could not say one bad thing about the woman CONVICTED of killing him, there's something mighty wrong with this one. Some courts in the US really need to sort out their priorities. I'm watching from the UK, we have these problems too.
It's unfortunate it was this judge who head this case. I like raw hard cold judges for impact statements like the judge over the Jeffrey Dahmer case now t
@@Fivar@Fivar He did file for divorce. This was about her keeping their child from him. She tried to prevent him from seeing and spending time with their child. She made countless claims that both CPS and LE determined were unfounded, she used the legal system until that no longer worked and then killed him since the courts found no evidence to keep him from having joint custody.
The biggest injustice here is that the victims were hindered from speaking the true impact the loss of their loved one had on them, to spare the feelings of a convicted murderer. Why? She maligned him throughout the trial, and nobody told her not to attack the victims character. This was the first time ever that an objection such as this was sllowed during victim impact statements. Shame on the judge and the defense for not allowing these victims to speak their hurt and thoughts. I expected better from the Florida justice system. 😡. My deepest condolences to Eva, and Doug's brothers. May you find peace and healing in the arms of Yeshua. ❤
Objecting to victim impact statements and the judge sustaining the objections??? You sincerely need to do better Florida! These people have had their hearts ripped out by this cold-blooded, selfish woman and they deserve to be heard. She got up on the stand and told her story… don’t the victims at the very least deserve the same? 😠
This is theeeeeeeeee most disrespectful defense interrupting these poor victims family! This judge is disgusting and the defense is disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why were the victim's family sworn in?😱Do they need to PROVE that they miss their family member,Judge?!😡Also, that disgusting Judge had NO RIGHT to interrupt the victim impact statements!😡Makes me wonder about his interest in the killer!🤮He needs to be OUT of the Justice system!💯 Prayers for the family.🙏
She set that whole thing up. Get him pumped on false hopes and then pull the rug out when he arrived. Purpose was to get him to angered to a point that she could claim self defence . She deserved life without parole
@@brendacowan2006yes , she Gas-lit him and was racking up reasons n excuses to accuse him of DV ., completely planned n executed. She was probably hoping to cash in. Do we know if there was an Insurance Policy that would go to Murdress or the child.
You may blame the jury for convicting her of the lesser offense of manslaughter with a firearm as opposed to 2nd degree murder with a firearm. It’s not the court’s fault.
She doesnt care, she gets to live. Dont be fooled that prison is miserable, that its 'hard labour' from behinning to end because it isnt. You have joke, a laugh. You get to work, do courses and to better yourself and learn from these mistakes. She is callous, contemptuous and used someones love against them
You are joking, right? You are the only person I know who thinks life in prison is all smiles and giggles.😂😂 By the time she gets out, her beauty would have faded. Her daughter will be an adult. She would have missed 20 years of her life and all the things that bring us joy and happiness. If she's lucky, her Mom would still be alive. Her child-bearing age would be behind her. For a girl like her life in prison is torture. She's in the prime of her life. At almost 50, well.... It's the entitlement of it all. She really thought she'd get away with it.
Eww! This judge is by the book and very militant. He has no compassion for this family. How dare they object to anything this family has to say. I’ve never seen anything like it when it comes to victim impact statements. He’s condescending and a real jerk. Don’t talk about his ballerina like that. 🙄hope he’s never reelected. Shame on you!!
I am sorry that the victims family did not get to have their say. What a disgusting way to treat the victim's family. Shameful. She should rot in a cell in my opinion.
Her sister would be a beautiful role model for her. I hope so too ! IMO the mother left w the daughter for her daughter to do this. The mother also had Emerson marching outside the courthouse w signs. She is a pathetic role model and shouldn’t be raising another evil person
The victims should be heard. She got to tell her story through the trial. She has been convicted of manslaughter. In my opinion she had it planned. Why was the gun so accessible. I think about a small child being there and you would think she would want to keep the gun secure. It just does not make sense.
The judge is showing a really gross bias toward the defense, and is also bizarrely chipper after each victim impact statement. Its really not that hard to show a shred of empathy
Why did she marry a man30 years her senior she was a kid and has a kid's mentality. Also another gun crime always in the USA she had a lot of guns she was a liar and her mother should not have his child. Did she really think a marriage with that age gap would work.Yes she probably was a gold digger but there was not much gold! That poor daughter has no parents.
Many loving, honest, healthy people are happily married with generous age gaps, and remain that way up until natural death. Tragically, this wasn’t one of those marriages.
Ridiculous!!!!!!!!! 😠 😡 That these family members were basically shut down again and again as they tried to express their heartfelt grief and tell this judge more about who Doug Benefield actually was ....... not the version that sick murderer put forward. I don't believe her. Never did. Never will. She should have gotten Life without the possibility of parole. I believe she's pure evil.
Sad 😢that the defence attorney jumps up when the name Ashley is mentioned and how much more than killing Doug, she's not special and unique, she killed him. Condolences to the family, Ava and Emmerson, from South Africa 🇿🇦
Madam deserves an Oscar for the performance, get up, for court. She wouldn't have been seen dead looking like this, prior to her shooting him in the back!
It’s not enough the pain and sadness Doug’s family will always have to endure because Ashley murdered him, but the judge humiliates them? It was OK for the defense to try to destroy Doug’s reputation, but let’s be nice to a convicted murderer, even whipping out a statute that is not relevant to this case. Who’s the victim here? Awful judge!
The fact that she was still, even after being convicted of Doug Benefields murder, was still able to control his daughter in his daughters VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT IS WILD! The judge was absolutely WRONG for that and so was her POS lawyer, but the judge actually surprised me with his rulings on those tactless objections! Wow! Poor Eva! Got victimized again today because of this monster! Every dog has their day though! And this dog gonna get hers, probably about NOW.
The optics were bad. It came across as the judge was admonishing the victims. This was their opportunity to have their voice heard. Even the prosecutor questioned the judge.
I guess the concern here is that the MURDERER isn't insulted with WORDS??? WTF is this? The victim's family should be able to FREELY speak how ever they choose. I think somewhere in our Constitution we have something called the FIRST AMENDMENT...but apparently that doesn't apply to a murder trial. Totally disgusting and unbelievable.
This murderer is a VERY MENTALLY DISTURBED person. She is a liar and very dishonest. I feel sorry for Eva, Doug's adult daughter most of all. I hope she is close to her father's family and her mom's too. Ashley is a terrible actress, it was so easy to see thru her act. What a piece of work she is. Enjoy every minute of your prison term you deserve every second. Shame on you! 👏🧟
This judge shouldn’t have said she showed remorse, I think he did that to placate her and her lawyer,but to say that I think was a terrible thing to do to his family
Shame on the system for not allowing the victims to express their pain, sorrow & opinions. By doing such a thing is to impact on their healing process & show the violent murderous criminal more respect than the victims. If the killler was a male would he have been shown the same from the court?
I’m sure her mother is getting Doug’s ssi ! That’s probably why she wants Emerson. It seems her mother is poor. Sad the baby’s money will go to putting money on her mom’s kiosk and attorney! She shouldn’t have been able to collect that money but pretty sure she did. Hence her being able to stay home w her waiting for trial. Ugh 😢
Beautiful impact statements. I would have loved to have any one of these men as my brother. Smart, spiritual, loving and forgiving.........There parents must have been amazing role models
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I’ve never heard of a defense attorney interrupting an impact witness statement that the judge has to sustain? How disrespectful.
Many defence attorneys are without conscience. But this one was by far one of the worst.
@@bronte333that was disgraceful - their love for Doug is beyond truly beautiful and their impact statements broke my heart
Judge sustained it bec he agreed w/the defense attorney that the witness statements were improper. He cited case law and gave parameters at the outset that the prosecutor chose to not enforce bec she disagreed. Lots of uninformed opinions here abt defense attorneys.
The jury agreed she didn’t have to shoot Doug, but it’s amazing how y’all are willing to fawn over him as if there weren’t writings from his late wife about his violence, him firing a gun into the ceiling, his own disturbing words in texts, etc.
@@koertrprtrgirlg9109 l also believe it is improper to judge the victim when he isn't the one on trial. I have never seen a defence lawyer interrupt a victim statement. Apart from anything else it is pointless and plain disrespectful when the individual has already been sentenced. That said among unscrupulous defence lawyers this one was particularly unpleasant.
@@bronte333 I mean no offense, but I say uninformed bec that was the job of the prosecutor to review their impact statements so the defense didn’t have to object, but she decided she didn’t like the rules. Not sure how you get to blaming the defense for doing their job. You see this case differently than I do, and that’s okay. I see Doug as a violent man, whether she was justified in shooting him or not. There was ample evidence that established that. Stating the truth of who the victim was is not judging. Truth is all that matters when deciding the fate of the convicted.
How disrespectful to object to a victim impact statement, they should be able to say exactly how the murder affected them. That judge needs to be investigated and what a disgusting lawyer
I agree. There was something about him from the start of the trial that I didn't like.
I don't understand the objections to the victim statements. No one said anything threatening or damaging. They spoke the truth. She's already convicted as a murderer. I call bs!!
The way the Victims were Shut Down whilst Reading their Victim's Impact Statements out, was simply Disgusting.‼️
@@Aussietari what’s disgusting is the disregard by the prosecutor for the parameters set for impact statements in this type of conviction. She reviewed their statements, and decided she disagreed with the case law set by those before her, forcing the defense to object (which I assure you no defense attorney wants to do in that situation). These are actual court cases in a real court of law, not just entertainment that the viewer gets to decide what they want to see. But at least you’ve got the popular opinion on this channel.
These are impact statements. Why is the judge not allowing them to tell her what she's done to this family? This is crazy.
That’s the reason, impact stamens not witness. Unfortunately, there are rules. I wished the attorney would have guided them so they didn’t have to be stopped.
@@jhoannaastudillo6986exactly my thoughts as well. Its a shame and disrespectful to have them interrupted with an objection during their statements....shes found guilty of crime they should be allowed to say WHATEVER they feel about it ALL. 😢
Because she has already been found guilty and they don't need to relitigate the case. This is supposed to be the impact, as the victims, that the crime has had on you personally. Unfortunately, there are procedures that have to be followed in a court of law, and victims don't have carte blanche to say whatever they want.
Such a shame that the victim impact statements were shut down to protect a killer.
Horrendous
Yes! So reprehensible! How ugly to shut down a brothers pain!
The judge should be reprimanded and should have to apologize to the victims who courageously spoke today.
I was disturbed each time the defense lawyer objected to victim impact statements, and and the judge sustained and reprimanded the state and victim family members. The defendant was allowed to put her twisted version forward during the trial.. Seemed unfair
@@maggiemae4 agree
Ive never seen objections during a victim impact statement.
Disgusting
What happened to freedom of speech! They shut the family down when doing their impact statement, why?! She needed to hear what they all felt and feel about what she had done!
"Thank you for allowing us to be heard?! " You weren't allowed to be heard!
Also, did anyne else see the defendant show remorse during the trial? I believe the judge said she did, but I did not seen any remorse that she killed Doug.
Not one shred of Remorse
Some people dont realise how much pain and grief they bring to other people.
To the judge I think its staright BS you didn't let the victims family speak what was on there hearts ane mind.. if it were your relative your brother you'd want to say a few things...
It sucks when a judge takes the suspect’s side and she doesn’t deserve it.
I thought I saw the whole thing. It looked to me like familiar members were giving long statements. Were they made to stop speaking?
What is wrong with this judge…..swearing in someone making a victim impact statement?! Shocking.
No emotions from this sick woman
Evil.
Very mentally sick.
She is without a conscience
I'm glad her plan broke. She thought she would be living with His income! And a high Life 😢
Agree
This judge is an abomination. Interrupting AND sustaining victim statements AFTER they were sworn in. Florida, get rid of him.
That judge was abysmal!
Her lawyer is just as smug,unbelievable n looks rude
20 years, for premeditated murder. Our justice system is so disappointing. Also too, she was found guilty, impact statements matter, there should have been no objections!
She deserved LIFE in prison
No they didn't rip into her, they got shut down at every turn by the defence with the help of the court. It was absolutely disgusting watching this hearing. They ripped Douglas Benefield's reputation apart but his family could not say one bad thing about the woman CONVICTED of killing him, there's something mighty wrong with this one. Some courts in the US really need to sort out their priorities. I'm watching from the UK, we have these problems too.
It's unfortunate it was this judge who head this case. I like raw hard cold judges for impact statements like the judge over the Jeffrey Dahmer case now t
Why aren’t they allowed to say whatever they want
That’s wrong ding dong
She should have just divorced and moved on to the next mark.
Why Didn't he divorce her?
@@Fivar@Fivar He did file for divorce. This was about her keeping their child from him. She tried to prevent him from seeing and spending time with their child. She made countless claims that both CPS and LE determined were unfounded, she used the legal system until that no longer worked and then killed him since the courts found no evidence to keep him from having joint custody.
@@MissaPality100%. She wanted a baby but refused to share her
@@Fivarhe tried and she asked him to withdraw the divorce petition. That's why she killed him. Lazy
She had to have the baby to get that check.
Judge is disgraceful, he seems to fancy the killer
20 year's the justice system has failed us again..smh
The biggest injustice here is that the victims were hindered from speaking the true impact the loss of their loved one had on them, to spare the feelings of a convicted murderer. Why? She maligned him throughout the trial, and nobody told her not to attack the victims character. This was the first time ever that an objection such as this was sllowed during victim impact statements. Shame on the judge and the defense for not allowing these victims to speak their hurt and thoughts. I expected better from the Florida justice system. 😡. My deepest condolences to Eva, and Doug's brothers. May you find peace and healing in the arms of Yeshua. ❤
No one should ever kill someone. That is a sin. You sell your soul to the dark side. Prison is only the first stop. Prayers to his family.
Objecting to victim impact statements and the judge sustaining the objections??? You sincerely need to do better Florida! These people have had their hearts ripped out by this cold-blooded, selfish woman and they deserve to be heard. She got up on the stand and told her story… don’t the victims at the very least deserve the same? 😠
This is theeeeeeeeee most disrespectful defense interrupting these poor victims family! This judge is disgusting and the defense is disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why were the victim's family sworn in?😱Do they need to PROVE that they miss their family member,Judge?!😡Also, that disgusting Judge had NO RIGHT to interrupt the victim impact statements!😡Makes me wonder about his interest in the killer!🤮He needs to be OUT of the Justice system!💯 Prayers for the family.🙏
What a loss for the US. She is vile. RIP Doug
She also made sure he was at her mother's house with lots of guns around she shot him twice and the injuries show he was trying to get away.
It was proved he didn’t lunge at her. Such a joke
She set that whole thing up. Get him pumped on false hopes and then pull the rug out when he arrived. Purpose was to get him to angered to a point that she could claim self defence . She deserved life without parole
@ agree
Mercy was no death sentence
@@brendacowan2006yes , she Gas-lit him and was racking up reasons n excuses to accuse him of DV ., completely planned n executed. She was probably hoping to cash in. Do we know if there was an Insurance Policy that would go to Murdress or the child.
Wtf is up with the defense attorney grooming his eyes like that?
What a disgrace the judge and defence
A job well done by this Jury!
Absolutely!!!
I’ve never seen victims sworn in for their victim statement. The judge is acting so rude to them.
I’ve seen it done in quite a few trials but I’ve never seen impact statements being interrupted by a lawyer for the convicted murderer
This justice system is utterly ridiculous!! She murdered that man and only got 20 years!!! What a freaking joke!!!
It's 2nd degree murder that's why.
You may blame the jury for convicting her of the lesser offense of manslaughter with a firearm as opposed to 2nd degree murder with a firearm. It’s not the court’s fault.
And a convicted felon has been elected to be next president a convicted felon who adores dictators…
What a terrible judge….what an evil woman….that man laughs in the front roll along with that older woman….shame on her as well.
People often get longer for DUI, much longer. This is murder.
The judge is blatantly biased. This is unbelievable; he's treating the family with less respect than the murderous little gold digger.
💯 percent!! He should be ashamed of his ruling!! This girl is crazy!!!
Wooooow the judge and defense attorney are vile for what they did during those impact statements. Shame on both of them
She seems to only be sitting there thinking about her poor pitiful self not even listening to the victims
She doesnt care, she gets to live. Dont be fooled that prison is miserable, that its 'hard labour' from behinning to end because it isnt. You have joke, a laugh. You get to work, do courses and to better yourself and learn from these mistakes. She is callous, contemptuous and used someones love against them
You are joking, right? You are the only person I know who thinks life in prison is all smiles and giggles.😂😂
By the time she gets out, her beauty would have faded. Her daughter will be an adult. She would have missed 20 years of her life and all the things that bring us joy and happiness. If she's lucky, her Mom would still be alive.
Her child-bearing age would be behind her. For a girl like her life in prison is torture. She's in the prime of her life. At almost 50, well....
It's the entitlement of it all. She really thought she'd get away with it.
But the judge didn't let him be heard. . . Tf? An objection to an impact statement?? THATS NOT RIGHT.
What an absolute disgrace that defence lawyer was they needed to stop showing the fool.
Did this judge have a crush on the murderer?
Hmmm….so a murderer is protected from the truth of the victim impact statements 🤷🏻♀️Ridiculous! Hope that B rots in jail!
Eww! This judge is by the book and very militant. He has no compassion for this family. How dare they object to anything this family has to say. I’ve never seen anything like it when it comes to victim impact statements. He’s condescending and a real jerk. Don’t talk about his ballerina like that. 🙄hope he’s never reelected. Shame on you!!
I am sorry that the victims family did not get to have their say. What a disgusting way to treat the victim's family. Shameful. She should rot in a cell in my opinion.
Just another example of the corrupt system and a judge throwing around his "power" and stomping on the families first amendment. Sickening!
Who is the dude in the back laughing during first statement? That was so weird and disheartening
Who is the guy in the front laughing? So rude
I came into the comments to ask this as well. He say and smirked the entire time
That woman has no emotions.
What a cold woman, she will not even look at anyone!
Swore in for a victim statement???
That's plain awful. That opened their thoughts and feelings up to be objected to. That's not right at all.
No she wasn’t ripped by his family, the judge made sure he coddled her as much as possible so no one hurt her feelings. Ridiculous
Atleast she is going to jail, the witch
Didn’t their daughter go to live with Ashley’s parents? I hope Doug’s family get to see her & get to be involved in her upbringing
Her sister would be a beautiful role model for her. I hope so too ! IMO the mother left w the daughter for her daughter to do this. The mother also had Emerson marching outside the courthouse w signs. She is a pathetic role model and shouldn’t be raising another evil person
She is a narcissist. Evil to the core. Throw the key away.
The victims should be heard. She got to tell her story through the trial. She has been convicted of manslaughter. In my opinion she had it planned. Why was the gun so accessible. I think about a small child being there and you would think she would want to keep the gun secure. It just does not make sense.
Bet she wishes now she would have just left. She surely ruined the deceased husbands family.
Remove this judge. He is sick in the head
Not so pretty now…
She's still gorgeous
Sounds like the judge has fallen under her spell and feels sorry for her.
Since when are victim statements sworn in?? Then have statements objected and sustained?? This is ludicrous!! STOP PROTECTING THE GUILTY!!!!
Just wondering, but how many years of that 20 year sentence do you think she'll serve?
No parole in florida. 20yrs is 20yrs
In Florida, one must serve a minimum of 85% of the sentence prior to parole eligibility, so if she behaves, perhaps she'll serve seventeen.
Only life is life in FLA. She will be eligible for parole
The judge is showing a really gross bias toward the defense, and is also bizarrely chipper after each victim impact statement. Its really not that hard to show a shred of empathy
Why did she marry a man30 years her senior she was a kid and has a kid's mentality. Also another gun crime always in the USA she had a lot of guns she was a liar and her mother should not have his child. Did she really think a marriage with that age gap would work.Yes she probably was a gold digger but there was not much gold! That poor daughter has no parents.
Money
Many loving, honest, healthy people are happily married with generous age gaps, and remain that way up until natural death. Tragically, this wasn’t one of those marriages.
She married for the money and got a baby that she wanted then while pregnant immediately left and started w the looney tune accusations 🤬
@@Southernnj26Exactly. He had more money than this pathetic chic and she wanted any and all of his wealth. It’s so obvious. She’s so fake.
Ridiculous!!!!!!!!! 😠 😡 That these family members were basically shut down again and again as they tried to express their heartfelt grief and tell this judge more about who Doug Benefield actually was ....... not the version that sick murderer put forward. I don't believe her. Never did. Never will. She should have gotten Life without the possibility of parole. I believe she's pure evil.
Sad 😢that the defence attorney jumps up when the name Ashley is mentioned and how much more than killing Doug, she's not special and unique, she killed him. Condolences to the family, Ava and Emmerson, from South Africa 🇿🇦
What a disgraceful end. How dare the family being stopped speaking about how they've been impacted. Disgusting
Madam deserves an Oscar for the performance, get up, for court. She wouldn't have been seen dead looking like this, prior to her shooting him in the back!
The judge was bais, that is why he didn't gave this woman the rightful sentence.
Wow! She aged 30 years overnight.
OMG 😢 what amazing victim impact statement!! 💔
This was disgusting not letting the family give their impact statements 😢😢
It’s not enough the pain and sadness Doug’s family will always have to endure because Ashley murdered him, but the judge humiliates them? It was OK for the defense to try to destroy Doug’s reputation, but let’s be nice to a convicted murderer, even whipping out a statute that is not relevant to this case. Who’s the victim here? Awful judge!
The fact that she was still, even after being convicted of Doug Benefields murder, was still able to control his daughter in his daughters VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT IS WILD! The judge was absolutely WRONG for that and so was her POS lawyer, but the judge actually surprised me with his rulings on those tactless objections! Wow!
Poor Eva! Got victimized again today because of this monster!
Every dog has their day though! And this dog gonna get hers, probably about NOW.
Courts are still bound by rules. You saying the judge is wrong is actually comical. 😂
he's a 🤡
@@dbark09db he is wrong
@@CountessKitten That is an opinion you are experiencing 🤣
The optics were bad. It came across as the judge was admonishing the victims. This was their opportunity to have their voice heard. Even the prosecutor questioned the judge.
I guess the concern here is that the MURDERER isn't insulted with WORDS??? WTF is this? The victim's family should be able to FREELY speak how ever they choose. I think somewhere in our Constitution we have something called the FIRST AMENDMENT...but apparently that doesn't apply to a murder trial. Totally disgusting and unbelievable.
The 1st doesn't apply here, educate yourself.
This girl has cold blood running through her
How about when defense psychologist ripped into THE VICTIM , against what evidence and the finders of fact have shown.
She got off too eazy
Is that her dad sitting behind her in the grey suit ? Whoever he is he’s laughing at Doug’s brothers impact statement Has anyone else notice ?
This judge! Obscene!
This murderer is a VERY MENTALLY DISTURBED person. She is a liar and very dishonest. I feel sorry for Eva, Doug's adult daughter most of all. I hope she is close to her father's family and her mom's too. Ashley is a terrible actress, it was so easy to see thru her act. What a piece of work she is. Enjoy every minute of your prison term you deserve every second. Shame on you! 👏🧟
Zero respect for his family with this shutting down of their impact statements imo! They should be able to say what they like.
This judge shouldn’t have said she showed remorse, I think he did that to placate her and her lawyer,but to say that I think was a terrible thing to do to his family
She not even one tear.......
Shame on the system for not allowing the victims to express their pain, sorrow & opinions. By doing such a thing is to impact on their healing process & show the violent murderous criminal more respect than the victims. If the killler was a male would he have been shown the same from the court?
Why does this channel keep restricting comments! Freedom of speech is paramount!
Ikr. A law channel that restricts tf outta comments. Oh, the irony
@ exactly. 😳
Sounds like Fox news to me😓
Don’t like this Judge ! 20 years is shameful ! She’s a killer ! 😡😢🇳🇱
I’m sure her mother is getting Doug’s ssi ! That’s probably why she wants Emerson. It seems her mother is poor. Sad the baby’s money will go to putting money on her mom’s kiosk and attorney! She shouldn’t have been able to collect that money but pretty sure she did. Hence her being able to stay home w her waiting for trial. Ugh 😢
To manu people throwing around their 2nd amendment rights she should not have any rights
Biased judge
Ah, so the judge has just explained why their statements were objected to🤷🏼♀️
Beautiful impact statements. I would have loved to have any one of these men as my brother. Smart, spiritual, loving and forgiving.........There parents must have been amazing role models
She has creepy eyes yiiikes
If looks could kill......
She should have got waaaaay more time! She got off with a slap on the wrist. How is a life only worth 20 years??!
Is there possibility of parole at all?
so sad the poor souls lives taken