A Florida man who fired his lawyer so he could cross\u002Dexamine his traumatized ex\u002Dwife at their rape trial was sentenced to life in prison.
“So you’re calling it rape?” Summers asked.
“It is!” Mathewson said. “That is the definition of rape. To come into someone’s home and attack them and tie them up and then have sex with them! That is the definition of rape!”Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamSummers took Mathewson and they drove to a marina where he planned to charter a boat, murder her, then take his own life.Police were called by a store employee but Summers managed to shove her back in his car and took off.
Summers’ life sentence came a month after a trial that saw the sicko represent himself for the remainder of the trial, which allowed him to cross-examine Mathewson and their children. Hillsborough Circuit Judge Christopher Sabella told Summers he didn’t begrudge Summers’ decision to represent himself, the“However, I do believe the timing of your decision was born of pure evil, which is not surprising,” the judge said. “Given the circumstances of this case, the testimony and evidence that I have heard clearly make you a monster in every stretch of the imagination.”
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