Rebecca Grossman pens letter to judge saying she is ‘not a murderer’ ahead of sentencing

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>> MEGHAN WILL SEND IT BACK OVER TO YOU. >> HENRY THANK YOU, FORMER SOCIALITE AND CONVICTED ERER. M PROSECUTORS ARE DEMANDING THAT SHE GET THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE WHICH IS 34 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON YOUR CALL THAT REBECCA GROSSMAN WAS CONVICTED. LAST MONTH ACTUALLY BACK IN FEBRUARY FOR THE DEATHS OF MARKET JACOB IS CANDOR AGES, 11 8 PROSECUTORS SAY SHE WAS DRIVING HER MERCEDES SUV 73 MILES AN HOUR IN A 45 MILE AN HOUR ZONE. WHEN SHE STRUCK AND KILLED BOYS WHO WERE IN A MARKED CROSSWALK IN WESTLAKE VILLAGE THEY SAY EVIDENCE PRESENTED AT TRIAL SHOWED SHE HAD ALCOHOL AND THALLIUM IN HER SYSTEM. BUT AFTER THE CRASH DID NOT RETURN TO THE SCENE OR OFFER ANY HELP TO THE VICTIMS. AT TRIAL. HER DEFENSE LAWYERS TRIED TO BLAME GROSSMAN'S EX-BOYFRIEND FORMERLY DODGERS PITCHER SCOTT ERICKSON CLAIMING THAT HE HIT THE CHILDREN FIRST WELL THE JURY DIDN'T BUY THAT THEY FOUND HER GUILTY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE. PROSECUTORS WROTE THEIR SENTENCING MEMORANDUM TO THE JUDGE THAT GROSSMAN SHOULD GET THE MAXIMUM PENALTY. THEY SAY QUOTE THE DEFENDANT HAS NEVER SHOWN AN OUNCE OF REMORSE FOR HER CHOICES ON 9/29/2020 SHE'S NEVER TAKEN A MODICUM OF RESPONSIBILITY INSTEAD SHE'S ONLY BLAMED OTHER SHE'S PLAYING THE VICTIMS ARGUING THAT THEY WERE OUT OF THE CROSSWALK JETTED OUT IN FRONT OF HER CAR AND THAT HER MOTHER AND THEIR MOTHER WAS WALK WAS CARELESS IN WALKING WITH HER CHILDREN ACROSS THE STREET WHEN WAS STARTING TO GET DARK OUTSIDE. SHE HAS LIVED A LIFE OF PRIVILEGE IN CLEARLY FELT THAT HER WEALTH AND NOTORIETY WOULD BUY HER FREEDOM. THIS WAS NOT A TRAGIC ACCIDENT AS THE DEFENSE CONTINUALLY STATES. THIS WAS MURDER. GROSSMAN IS MARRIED TO DOCTOR, PETER GROSSMAN AND IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE GROSSMAN BURN FOUNDATION, THE CHARITABLE ARM OF HER HUSBAND SURGERY PRACTICE SINCE SHE WAS CONVICTED IN FEBRUARY SHE'S BEEN IN JAIL AND HAS TRIED AND FAILED TO GET A NEW TRIAL. HER LAWYERS ARE ASKING THE JUDGE TO PUT HER ON PROBATION AND DEAD OF SENDING SEEING HER TO A PRISON FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. THEY SAY SHE'S A SELFLESS HUMANITARIAN WHOSE PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. GROSSMAN HERSELF IN THAT LETTER TO THE JUDGE WRITES THIS QUOTE, I'M NOT A MURDER AND I ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE TRUE FACT MY PAIN MY RECOGNITION OF THE PAIN IS CANDOR SUFFERING THE PAIN I WATCH MY FAMILY AND OR ARE PUNISHMENTS THAT I ALREADY SUFFER AND WILL FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. PLEASE CONSIDER THE SUFFERING WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT MORE PUNISHMENT TO IMPOSE ON ME IN THIS CASE AS GOD IS MY WITNESS I DID NOT SEE ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. I SWEAR TO YOU I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR INTO A TREE TO AVOID HITTING 2 LITTLE BOYS END QUOTE. WE SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING. SHE IS HERE IN COURT TO WATCH THE SENTENCING HEARING THIS MORNING. >> THIS WAS A 100% PREVENTABLE THIS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MADE A DECISION GET IMPAIRED AND GOT BEHIND THE A VEHICLE. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT JUSTICE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE VICTIMS BECAUSE VICTIMS RIGHTS REALLY MATTER AND WE NEED TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT IF YOU'RE IN PARITY IN YOU GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A VEHICLE, THAT'S THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES. >> IN THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING, THE FAMILY OF REBECCA GROSSMAN IS PRESENT HER HUSBAND, HER SON. HER DAUGHTER. ALSO THE IS CANDOR FAMILY IS ALSO IN THE COURTROOM WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM THE PARENTS OF THOSE 2 YOUNG BOYS THEY WILL GET A CHANCE TO MAKE WHAT'S CALLED THE VICTIM
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Length: 4min 0sec (240 seconds)
Published: Mon Jun 10 2024
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