But when John Wayne Wirick, 33, of Pasadena was to be sentenced yesterday in county Circuit Court on one count of manslaughter, his wife wrote the judge a letter on his behalf.
"John is my wonderful gift from God," Jamie Lynn Wade wrote in the two-page letter of support. She explained how she met Wirick about two years ago and that he gave up "everything" last year to help her through a difficult pregnancy.
"He is loving, caring, funny and a fierce friend and husband. He is my best friend," she said.
Circuit Court Judge Paul A. Hackner...
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Wow - 2009-11-04 16:00:41
How does this happen? He had a bad day? I have bad days all the time and would never dream of doing something like that. How can any judge anywhere have sympathy for someone whom can murder anyone, muchless a helpless infant?
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Sorry? - 2009-11-04 11:09:24
No justice AGAIN for the victim. Obviously the mother loves her husband more than her daughter. I'm not a judge but could do better than that.
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Makes me SICK! - 2009-11-03 12:51:03
I don't care how sorry he is! The SOB should have been given the maximum and had nothing suspended. Not only that, but he should have poster-sized photos of that little girl in his cell--ones from before he killed her and after, the ones from the Coroner's office! This is something that could have been avoided.
You know, I am a Mother of 5 children, all of whom are ALIVE and I have had MANY "bad days" over the years.
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