Opinion ID: 196262
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Christina Whalen's Testimony.

Text: 34 Christina Whalen, in testimony, recanted her prior written statements. She testified that she believed that Archie Whalen had not intentionally tried to injure her on October 26, and that the bruises on her leg resulted when he accidentally closed the car door on her leg. She said that she had been out of control that evening, and had even told the defendant and her daughter that she wanted to kill herself. She testified that she had made up the story about being assaulted only after the police officer who arrived at the scene threatened to place her in jail and take away her children if she failed to tell the truth about why she and her husband were arguing. As for the defendant's attempt to telephone her on October 27 in violation of a court order, she testified that she had given the defendant permission to call, because her son Robert wanted to talk to him. 35