Court Report

Lawyers: Suspects, Dugard 'Acted as a Family'

SAN FRANCISCO – The Northern California couple charged with abducting and raping Jaycee Dugard are parental figures in a close, caring family who deserve in-jail visits with each other, a defense attorney said. Deputy Public Defender Susan Gellman, who represents Phillip Garrido, said he and Nancy Garrido want to discuss how their decisions in the criminal case affect Dugard and her daughters. "What I'm saying is they raised these kids as their kids, and whatever decision they make with how they are going to proceed in this case, whether they go to trial or don't go to trial, is going to affect these kids," Gellman said. Read more...
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