Morrison's mistress testifies
By Justin Kendall in Follow That Story, News
Wed., Jan. 7 2009 @ 4:49PM
Day two of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller's pretrial hearing finds mistress/Wonder Woman Linda Carter back on the stand and closing arguments. Wichita Eagle reporter Ron Sylvester once again Tweeted the hearing. My favorite part so far: Judge Clark Owens' ruling that ex-Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline can keep the lock on his personal diary. Other highlights from Sylvester's Twitter:
Carter: Morrison offered to "make peace with Phill Kline" if she would resume the affair.
Dan Monnat: Paul Morrison's attraction
to you caused him to do things out of character for the state's chief
law enforcement officer?
Carter: Yes.
Carter: Morrison made mistakes in his personal life but didn't change the way he handed his professional life as a prosecutor.
Carter: Never felt pressured by her boss, Phill Kline, to influence Morrison to file charges against Tiller.
Carter: Morrison "made me very
unhappy" by the misdemeanor charges he filed against Tiller. She
thought they should have been more serious.
Disney: The bottom line, Ms. Carter, do you have any evidence that Paul Morrison filed charges to make you happy?
Carter: "I exerted no influence on him" to file charges.
Check Sylvester's Twitter for more on closing arguments. Judge Owens will decide whether the case against Tiller goes forward by next month. -- Justin KendallCarter asked Kline to see the Tiller abortion records, copies of which were transferred by Kline to the District Attorney's office when he made the transition from the attorney general's office. She said that Kline took the top three files out of a box of files and allowed her to examine them. Carter testified that it was part of her normal duties in the DA's office to review medical records and make recommendations as to whether criminal charges should be pursued.
Carter testified that after reviewing the records, it was her opinion that Tiller had committed the crimes with which Kline had charged Tiller.
"I saw the truth with my own two eyes," she testified. "I saw the records and made my own opinion."
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