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Prosecutors Consider Retrial on Cat-Killing Case
This case has been made famous over the last couple of weeks, but here’s the most recent update from a CNN article..
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“New York City prosecutors say they’re considering a retrial for the former minor league pitcher and actor who killed his girlfriend’s cat.
Manhattan jurors deadlocked 11-1 on Friday at the aggravated animal cruelty trial for Joseph Petcka.
Petcka says he didn’t mean to hurt Norman the cat. He said he overreacted when the cat bit him.
The former Mets minor leaguer and “Sex in the City” actor said on NBC’s “Today” show he’s grateful for the lone juror who believed he didn’t act intentionally.
The jury deadlocked Friday, after five days of deliberations.
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Prosecutor Leila Kermani portrayed Petcka as “washed up,” saying in closing arguments that he had “zero income and no prospects” last year when he became jealous and killed the cat.
Petcka, who pitched in the New York Mets’ minor league system in 1992, was a “washed-up, never-made-it-to-the-big-leagues athlete” and a “D-minus” actor, she said.
Kermani has told jurors that Petcka brutally killed the neutered and declawed cat after complaining that his girlfriend at the time, Lisa Altobelli, loved the cat more than him.”
Read the full article on CNN.com.
It is hard to believe any juror would believe the massive injuries that poor kitty sustained could have been anything but deliberate.
How terrible! Jealous over a cat! That cat was gorgeous, looks just like mine!
Wow, that is so sad. That poor cat, caught in the middle.
I had a Doberman named Ben that bit right through my hand once. I had to get stitches. I lost my temper on him right after. But, that means that I yelled at him and slapped his butt really hard (with my good hand). That man had to have known what he was doing. Poor kitty.
I say we put this loser in jail and throw away the key. What did this cat weigh – maybe 8 pounds or so? What a tough guy, taking out his frustrations on a helpless animal. This guy is a jerk. What will he do next? I say throw the book at him, or a Mack truck. Idiot.
I agree with Joan. This guy is an idiot and totally did it on purpose. What is wrong with that stupid jury that they couldn’t agree on that? They’re just as stupid as the cat killer is.
It sickens me to think that Petcka got away with killing a defenseless seven-pound cat. This guy is an absolute demon. I hope and pray that he will be retried. Everyone, please don’t forget Norman. He suffered a most horrible, violent death. Show everyone that you remember Norman by visiting http://www.cafepress.com/Justice4Norman. There must be justice for this senseless act.