Earlier this summer, the court wisely denied Geoffrey Paschel’s motion for retrial.
That’s disgusting 90 Day Engagement: Before 90 Days alum is serving an 18-year sentence after being charged with domestic assault and brutal kidnapping.
Geoffrey broke up with his lawyer a few months later. But he threatened to appeal again.
Now, he’s finally following through, filing a brief on appeal.
In October 2021, a jury convicted Geoffrey Paschel of domestic assault, kidnapping, and interfering with an emergency call.
e attacked his fiancée, Kristen, in June 2019. He beat her brutally, and her house was covered in blood.
He eventually escaped, ran to a neighbor’s house and called the police.
Back in July last year, Geoffrey and his (new) defense attorney filed an appeal.
Since then, he has filed for and received several extensions.
On December 8, he filed Appellant’s brief detailing the six grounds on which he sought to overturn Geoffrey’s conviction.
As you can imagine with legal filings like this, the court documents are lengthy.
Good people over there Starcasm has a very comprehensive, unrestricted, and very detailed writing.
We will keep our coverage of six whiny complaints – sorry, challenge to conviction – as brief as we can.
Tim Geoffrey’s first complaint is that the court did not grant a mistrial when Officer Johnson shared his observations with the court.
The police will often note that any injuries are self-evident, in official reports and when testifying.
Officer Johnson said this is the alleged scratch Geoffrey, has apparently misunderstood the instructions of the court. The judge instructed the jury to disregard the “medical opinion” but did not give one.
According to legal experts, Geoffrey’s second challenge to the conviction is the most likely of the bunch to stick.
Kristen, the woman who was beaten so badly that her face was swollen almost beyond recognition, mentioned her history of violence.
The topic arose organically – he discussed removing things from his phone during an attack and abduction (when he prevented them from leaving or contacting emergency services).
He answered the question honestly, but stated that he had deleted the photo injuries from previous abuse went beyond the scope.
The defense moved for a mistrial. The court refused, stating that the answer was inappropriate but not essential to the error.
Simply put, if the jury believes Kristen Chapman about the June 2019 assault or not, her statement about past assaults will not be troubling. A good reason, but it can also be a vulnerability to trust.
The third is quite simple. Geoffrey’s team claimed that the trial did not include enough evidence for a conviction.
For the record, the court heard testimony from the victim, from the police and investigators, and saw Christian’s injuries.
The fourth point of the claim is the same – arguing that the court should grant a mistrial because of the “cumulative error” of the matters already mentioned.
The fifth complaint is Geoffrey’s team arguing that the trial court based its sentence “on the application of an improper enhancement factor.”
Basically, if you assault someone or kidnap them, it’s illegal. But the law appears to be tougher on the crime when it involves “serious bodily injury.”
Christian wounds are complete for the whole body. Investigators found blood from a brutal attack at his home.
Finally, Geoffrey’s attorney argued that the court should not have given “great weight” to Geoffrey’s ex-husband’s testimony.
As 90 Day Engagement fans have known for years, Geoffrey has a long list of exes – some ex-wives and ex-girlfriends – who accuse him of the same, monstrous abuse.
Prosecutors can call a parade of women to testify at their sentencing. They don’t, and they don’t need to.
Perhaps Geoffrey will have a believer who is a group of women who have never met before only conspired to accuse people of brutal physical violence against them and their children, of sexual violence, and holding them against their will.
The sentencing court specifically noted that ex-wife Allison Moon’s testimony helped establish a “pattern of abusive behavior.”
But Geoffrey’s lawyer believes the court should not have heard from one of his exes. For obvious reasons.
We do not know how successful this argument will be with the appeals court.
This is a very long process. We can expect Geoffrey and any lawyer willing to take money to continue throwing it on the wall and see what sticks, he said.
Now, we won’t see much of an update on this appeal filing until this summer. As I said, this process is long.