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COJ #177 - How To Get Mica’s Law Passed (Eventually) With Former SC Lawmaker and DV Prosecutor Mandy Powers Norrell + Lobbyists & The Movies That Don’t Hold Up
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- Cup Of Justice
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- Apr 28, 2026
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- 4159
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Summary
Two years ago — on April 27, 2024 — Mica Francis was found dead in a North Carolina swamp after diverting from her normal routine to purchase a pawnshop firearm. Her ex-husband JP Miller is charged with federal counts of cyberstalking and lying to investigators which may head to trial this June. On this episode, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell are joined by attorney Mandy Powers Norrell (MPN), a former South Carolina state legislator who helped write the state's 2015 domestic violence statute and now prosecutes those cases out of the Lancaster County Solicitor's Office. MPN walks us through why "Mica's Law," the coercive control bill named in Francis's memory, was rushed through a Senate subcommittee for the fourth session in a row — and what it actually takes to move a victims' bill in a legislature where paid lobbyists set the tone. The conversation dives deep on strangulation as a predictor of homicide, why DV charges still get pleaded down to assault and battery, DARVO, sleep deprivation as psychological warfare, and how Hollywood's age-gap fairy tales primed a generation of girls to mistake control for love. Lots to discuss… ☕ Cups Up! ⚖️ Episode References The inimitable Mandy Powers Norrell Chart of four levels of domestic violence in South Carolina The Post and Courier “Till death do us part” 2014 Series Mandy’s Thread Post about Straight Party Line voting Explaining DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender - Domestic SheltersLeading voice raising awareness of coercive control: Laura Richards Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️ Premium Members also get access to all new bonus episodes, video episodes, case files, live trial coverage and exclusive live…