On the final day of the trial, before the jurors went into deliberations, I was an emotional and physical wreck. I was hoping the jury would come to a quick verdict, but knew this was not at all likely. The trial ended too late in the day and I could see the jurors were drained….
For the sake of those readers who might not know the history, I thought I’d run the media accounts of the trial from exactly on year ago. On day one, it is clear that May sucker-punched Ryan when he wasn’t looking and Vantrease repeatedly kicked him in the head “like punting a football”.
Publication:The Dominion Post; Date:Apr 14, 2011; Section:Local; Page Number:1-B UPDATE Attacker wants to leave jail Asks judge to change Diviney sentence BY BRANDY BRUBAKER The Dominion Post One of the men convicted of the 2009 attack that left WVU student Ryan Diviney comatose is asking a judge to reconsider his sentence. A jury convicted Austin…
I heard about this two weeks ago. Last week I received the official notification via US Mail. Needless to say, I am both appalled and outraged at this convict’s attitude to the damage he caused and his feeling that his punishment is not appropriate.
There is just so, so much more to Ryan’s brain injury than caring for him. The paperwork is endless. Legal issues and research, aside from the worthless thugs that caused this, are something that most readers might not think. For example, to simply obtain guardianship of Ryan, we had a lawyer visit our home, file…