http://abigailrieley.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/02/27/no-sign-of-an-appeal-from-lillis/ Writer and Journalist Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://abigailrieley.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/02/27/no-sign-of-an-appeal-from-lillis/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 Abigail Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:16:29 +0000 http://abigailrieley.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/02/27/no-sign-of-an-appeal-from-lillis/#comment-1302 Hi Ginger, thanks for the comment. In terms of Lillis shielding his daughter, I agree that it appears the decision to put her on the stand came from the defense but I was merely commenting on the fact that Lillis had given his counsel strict instructions not to interrogate his daughter much...which of course leaves the question of why have her up there in the first place. My heart goes out to the girl, I don't think any of us can fully comprehend how horrific this whole experience must have been for her. Sadly in cases like this it tends to be the children who suffer most, at the risk of sounding cliched. Hi Ginger, thanks for the comment. In terms of Lillis shielding his daughter, I agree that it appears the decision to put her on the stand came from the defense but I was merely commenting on the fact that Lillis had given his counsel strict instructions not to interrogate his daughter much…which of course leaves the question of why have her up there in the first place. My heart goes out to the girl, I don’t think any of us can fully comprehend how horrific this whole experience must have been for her. Sadly in cases like this it tends to be the children who suffer most, at the risk of sounding cliched.

]]> http://abigailrieley.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/02/27/no-sign-of-an-appeal-from-lillis/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 ginger Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:02 +0000 http://abigailrieley.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/02/27/no-sign-of-an-appeal-from-lillis/#comment-1284 Hi Abagail. I really enjoyed your blog on the Lillis trial as it was happening. However, I can't work out how you can say he shielded his daughter from the trial stress ... I read that it was on his direction to the defence that his daughter had to give evidence in court - her evidence could have been read into court - but he must have felt that he would gain something by her being there (what? a sympathetic link between him and her in front of the jury?) This was nothing but a further example of his self serving, selfish attitude to the situation he landed his daughter, as well as his extended family into. Remember also that he told her that he lied for her - he has given her a very heavy burden to carry for the rest of her life ... he didn't lie for her, - he lied to cover up killing his wife. He also continued the lies to his daughter in the January, when he told her the 'truth'. How confused must she feel now looking back on the evidence of the trial? And now, by not fighting an appeal, he has reinforced the abandonment that she must feel. I saw no sign that this man had any regard for his daughter - all I saw was a weak, self serving, selfish, manipulative man, who may have feared the back-lash of the Irish public, if his light sentence had been reduced any further. Hi Abagail. I really enjoyed your blog on the Lillis trial as it was happening. However, I can’t work out how you can say he shielded his daughter from the trial stress … I read that it was on his direction to the defence that his daughter had to give evidence in court – her evidence could have been read into court – but he must have felt that he would gain something by her being there (what? a sympathetic link between him and her in front of the jury?) This was nothing but a further example of his self serving, selfish attitude to the situation he landed his daughter, as well as his extended family into. Remember also that he told her that he lied for her – he has given her a very heavy burden to carry for the rest of her life … he didn’t lie for her, – he lied to cover up killing his wife. He also continued the lies to his daughter in the January, when he told her the ‘truth’. How confused must she feel now looking back on the evidence of the trial? And now, by not fighting an appeal, he has reinforced the abandonment that she must feel. I saw no sign that this man had any regard for his daughter – all I saw was a weak, self serving, selfish, manipulative man, who may have feared the back-lash of the Irish public, if his light sentence had been reduced any further.

]]> http://abigailrieley.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/02/27/no-sign-of-an-appeal-from-lillis/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Real Deal Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:39:57 +0000 http://abigailrieley.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/02/27/no-sign-of-an-appeal-from-lillis/#comment-1259 Great show on "Aftermath" last night. Authoritative and èmpathic. Creditr to the profession. Great show on “Aftermath” last night. Authoritative and èmpathic. Creditr to the profession.

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