Jack Wilkins was the attorney who represented Virginia. At the time of the trial, he was having IRS and personal problems and was dealing with them as well as the trial. Court records show that two prosecuting attorneys and four trial attendees reported they could smell alcohol on his breath during the trial. (Frederick, 2009). During the trial, Mr. Wilkins never called a witness to testify on Virginia’s behalf, and he countered allegations with only one day of defense. He neglected to challenge any of Heidle’s or Palmieri’s claims which reportedly provided key points of the state’s case. Heidle, who was a good friend of Jason’s, worked for him performing household tasks. Palmieri had worked in the dental office of Dr. Larzelere. …show more content…
They stated that Virginia said that Jason screwed up by showing up 30 minutes late at Dr. Larzelere’s office on the day of the shooting. If he would have arrived on time, the dental assistant and patient would not have been in the office. They indicated that Virginia told them to get rid of a .45 handgun and a shotgun supposedly used in the murder by encasing them in concrete and disposing of them in Pellicer Creek. They said this was done by using a concrete mixture mixed in the bathtub of the appellant. They put both weapons in a plastic container and poured cement over them. They lead police to Pellicer Creek, where the guns were retrieved. There was no conclusive evidence that the shotgun was the actual weapon used in the murder. The statement made by the two that the concrete was used in the defendant’s bathtub was proven inclusive, because the concrete found in the Larzelere home was not the same as the concrete used to hold the guns. The attorney, Wilkins, never dug deeply enough into the allegations by the two to discredit their testimony. The defendant was accused of fraudulently supplying a will from her husband. A handwriting expert, Shirl Solomon, verified that the signature was indeed the doctor’s and the signature of the notary who witnessed the