Prosecution Wins Round In Lam Luong Case

Alabama Mobile Luong's attorneys wanted certain testimony not admitted during his trial.

by Steve Alexander

Published: Tue, January 27, 2009 - 10:36 pm CST

There was dramatic testimony Tuesday in the case of Lam Luong.
He's the man charged with killing his four children by throwing them off the Dauphin Island Bridge.
Luong showed no emotion as he was led into Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Charles Graddick's courtroom for a hearing on a request made by his defense team.
Luong's lawyers did not want testimony he gave to Bayou La Batre Police officers entered in his trial.
Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson said, "The statements clearly indicate Mr. Luong's culpability in the crimes that we've accused him of."
Bayou La Batre Police Captain Darryl Wilson testified he drove Luong to the Dauphin Island Bridge and asked him twice point blank: "Did you throw your four children off the Dauphin Island Bridge?"
Wilson testified that both times, Luong said "Yes," and when asked why he did that, Wilson testified Luong said: "Ask my family. They know why."
Tyson said, "As you heard the details of the what the statements had to say, you can see immediately why the state is introducing them into evidence."
Judge Graddick ruled that the testimony could be admitted during the trial.
Graddick also said he wants to have Luong's trial in Mobile and is sending out notices to as many 700 people to make up the jury pool.
What do people in Bayou La Batre think about his trial being held in the area?
Angela Ladnier said, "I don't think he'll get a fair trial, but I don't really care if he gets one or not."
Another person said, "The way its going with the news around the whole world I think everybody knows a little bit about that case."
And Daphne German of Bayou La Batre said, "I do not think he deserves a trial. I think he needs to be put to death, period, maybe after you drop him down in the water about four times."
Luong's trial is set for March 9th.
Attorneys on both sides estimate it could last for five weeks, with testimony even being heard on Saturdays.
And Judge Graddick ruled the jury would be sequestered, kept behind closed doors, during the trial.

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nobamagrl Says:

Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:27 pm

he deserves to die!!!! And he will get what’s coming to him !!! Lucky he wasn’t my baby daddy or i’d cut him, and he would already be dead, a slow, sick, painful, cuz if you ax me, he don’t disurve to live…...holla back!

cmb1 Says:

Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:59 am

Put him in with the population in jail and we want have to worry about a trial…

Krickkett Says:

Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:31 am

Baby killers do not go over too well in prison. They usually don’t last in general population for long and judging by the look in his evil eyes every time I see him, I think he is going to get his lesson in life early. There are some things that I can forgive….but this….no….I can’t….he doesn’t deserve forgiveness….he deserves the electric chair.

Sirk Says:

Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:51 am

“Justice”? I don’t really think the courts in Alabama know what that word means. I know a guy who went to prison for dealing drugs for 15 years. Yes, he deserved it. Yet, you can kill someone and get no time served or almost next to no time served. I don’t care how old you are, usually if you commit a crime, you are old enough to know what you are doing and you should be punished.

Luong in my opinion needs to be thrown over the bridge and just as he is about to drown, save him and then later do it again, but do it on a whim so he won’t know when it is going to happen.

I think we need to go back to that “eye for an eye” thing and lets see if that will start detering crime. At least we won’t have repeat offenders.

Yes, I know God can forgive and I could too, but it would take a while and he still deserves to be punished. I can’t say to the fullest extent of the law because we have found out that doesn’t mean anything anymore here in Mobile.

DEW26M Says:

Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:11 am

At the current rate the justice system is going, he’ll get off on a technicality. Even is he does get the death penalty, he’ll be put up in a Holiday Inn for the next 15-25 years eating 3 meals a day provided by the tax payers before he gets the chair. Alabama should follow Texas’s lead, and install a express lane to the Electric Chair. I really hate to see the outcome of this trail. I just can’t see ANY Judge in Alabama giving this man what he truly deserves.