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A neuro-psychologist took the stand. Dr. Thomas Swale was the second mental health expert the defense brought in to testify about what led up to the death of Brenda Powell, Sydney's mother. Was the defendant malingering and exaggerating her symptoms during her psychological evaluations after she killed her mother? That would be the question jurors would answer later in deliberations.
A neuro-psychologist took the stand. Dr. Thomas Swale was the second mental health expert the defense brought in to testify about what led up to the death of Brenda Powell, Sydney's mother. Was the defendant malingering and exaggerating her symptoms during her psychological evaluations after she killed her mother? That would be the question jurors would answer later in deliberations.
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S1, EP24 "Malingering Or Not?"Jurors learned about the correlation between mental illness and violence. This was the main issue in Sydney Powell's case where her defense claimed she had a psychotic break and went into a catatonic state when she attacked her mother, Brenda. Dr. Robin Belcher-Timme, a forensic psychologist, claimed Sydney was not faking her symptoms. Her defense tried to convince jurors that a mental illness led to the stabbing of her mother, Brenda, while her mom was on the phone.
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S1, EP25 "State's Rebuttal Case"The Defense rested its case to the jury. Now it was time for the state's rebuttal. Prosecutors called one witness in their rebuttal case. Dr. Silvia O'Bradovich, a clinical psychologist, testified that she interviewed Sydney Powell for two hours and diagnosed her with borderline personality traits and unspecified anxiety disorder and concluded that she was malingering. Dr. O'Bradovich dismissed the claim that the defendant suffers from schizophrenia.
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S1, EP26 "Exaggerating And Feigning Her Symptoms"The clinical psychologist on the stand claimed Sydney Powell was malingering and feigning her symptoms in her Psych evaluations following the stabbing death of her mother, Brenda. Prosecutors presented the mental health Evaluation of Dr. Silvia O'Bradovich, a clinical psychologist for jurors. According to the report, this mental health expert saw no evidence of Schizophrenia or a psychotic break at the time the murder.
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S1, EP27 "Challenging The Clinical Psychologist"The State's mental health expert admitted that she was not a board-certified forensic psychologist. Dr. Silvia O'Bradovich told the jury that this was her first time to testify in a case that was using an Insanity defense. Prosecutors wanted her to dismiss the claim that Schizophrenia and a psychotic break led Sydney Powell killing her own mother.
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S1, EP23 "From Honor Roll To Matricide"A former teacher of Sydney Powell testified in her murder trial. Years before she was accused of fatally stabbing her mother, Brenda, Sydney was a high school student who excelled and even got an academic scholarship to go to college. Next, jurors hear from a jail and prison psychologist. Dr. Robin Belcher-Timme claimed Powell could not appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions.
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S1, EP22 "Neuropsychologist Gives His Diagnosis"Jurors heard more details about the state of mind of Sydney Powell. Forensic neuropsychologist Dr. Thomas Swale testified that the defendant experienced psychosis when she attacked her mom. He went on to tell jurors that Powell had a clash of reality which led to her psychosis. Dr. Swale evaluated the defendant more than three years after she killed her mother. He met with her for 23 hours over three separate days.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP21 "Second Mental Health Expert Testifies"A neuro-psychologist took the stand. Dr. Thomas Swale was the second mental health expert the defense brought in to testify about what led up to the death of Brenda Powell, Sydney's mother. Was the defendant malingering and exaggerating her symptoms during her psychological evaluations after she killed her mother? That would be the question jurors would answer later in deliberations.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP20 "Fatal Psychosis"The State quizzed the defense's mental health expert over the lead-up to and murder of Brenda Powell, the defendant's mother. Dr. James Reardon tried to explain why Sydney attempted to manipulate the crime scene before police arrived. This forensic psychologist did not waver on his opinion during cross-examination. Dr. Reardon argued that Sydney Powell was suffering from schizophrenia and went into a psychotic break weeks before Brenda, her mother, was killed.
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