Stephen Broderick is accused of killing the trio as they arrived at drop-off for a supervised custody visit in April 2021.
Charlie Baird, a criminal defense attorney and retired judge who is not affiliated with the case, said it is a "common" plea deal, pointing out there is no greater sentence Broderick could receive aside from the death penalty. However, Ramirez says the deal is not what her family wants. Stephen Broderick was out on bond for the sexual and physical abuse case at the time of the killings. Both Amanda and Alyssa Broderick had protective orders against him.
"Alyssa was being very brave to come forward, and now they’re trying to silence her. If she didn’t come forward he would still be out there patrolling our streets," said Ramirez.In November 2020, Stephen Broderick was indicted on 12 counts of physical and sexual abuse. The document states the abuse began in March 2020.
Baird acknowledged that while it would be more difficult to prove the sexual and physical abuse case without the victim, Alyssa Broderick, present, Texas has the "forfeiture by wrongdoing doctrine." "Which means if the defendant tampers with a witness so that the witness is not available to testify at trial, the state can put into evidence the statements the witness made when she reported the crime," he said.
In a statement Ramirez called the plea deal "insulting." She wrote, "We want true justice for Alyssa, no deals, no easy way out, no sweeping it under the rug, no easy open and close case! Especially for a sheriff who is supposed to serve and protect!" Courthouse Tuesday ahead of Broderick’s 1:30 p.m. hearing. The protest starts at 10 a.m. that I have read and agree
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