February 6, 2003

Clara Harris Murder Trial

The defendant took the stand in the Clara Harris Murder Trial in Houston on Wednesday.

Author Steven Long, who is covering the trial for a book he is writing for St. Martin's Press, said Harris had a positive impact on the jury. Listen

"She was assertive, warm, she was friendly, she even joked, mocking the other woman," Long reported in an interview with Guidry News Service.  "She was an extremely warm and compelling witness."

The trial was recessed later in the day because Harris's attorney, George Parnham, was rushed to the hospital after collapsing in the courtroom.  He is expected to be back in the courtroom on Friday when Harris' testimony resumes.

Long has been invited to appear on Court TV, the CBS Morning Show, ABC's Inside Edition and other television and radio programs.