The punishment phase of the Lucinda stamp
murder trial got underway this morning
with Jim Burnham trying to show that
the 16 year old defendant is a dangerous,
self-centered young woman with no
conscience or remorse for her actions.
Dr. George Mount, a clinical psychologist
who spent 12 hours testing this doubt
last summer, testified that the defendant
is a fairly normal adolescent with a high
IQ.
Burnham tried to show the jury that one
test indicates mustached is a psychopath.
But Dr. Mout denied the charges on the
basis of all the test results analyzed
together. He said that aggression is not
Lucinda's normal mode of coping with her
problems.
Mostow looked tired and occasionally
blinked back tears during the morning
session.
But when her best friend, Mary Bolch,
took the stand and testified that Lucinda
had never threatened to kill her parents,
and then when Lucinda's high school
yearbook was brought into the courtroom,
the teenager trembled and sobbed openly.
When court was recessed, Mustached asked
if she could take the yearbook with her
to herself.
The D.A. said she could not have it until
the trial is over.
Pat Couch, The Texas News.