Attorney Nance
Attorney Nance
confident directly held related sexual willing
If she had not been willing to take some responsibility, we feel confident she could be held criminally responsible for the sexual assaults as well, even if not directly related to it.
act against best case final interest maybe prove realize responsibility straw testify willing
I think maybe that was the final straw that made her realize that the Commonwealth was going to be able to prove the case and to act in her best interest was to take some responsibility and be willing to testify against any codefendants.
circumstance until
Twenty-three years is a long time. Ms. Burwell will be out of circulation until her mid-60s. Under all the circumstances I'm very pleased.
assumption both trial work
We're going to work under the assumption that we're going to trial on both of them.
against allowed bringing cooperation develop finally force justice lining strong
With those two lining up against Ms. Burwell, I think we were able to develop a pretty strong case. That allowed us to force her to come in and take responsibility. We'll take their cooperation in bringing Ms. Burwell to justice when they are finally sentenced.
achieve crime life love receive work
Would I love every person in this crime to receive life in the penitentiary? Absolutely. But we have had to work with the first two defendants to be able to achieve even charging Ms. Burwell.
case conclusion diminished resolve
The family's resolve to see this case to its conclusion has not been diminished by today's proceedings.