On the Friday following the murder, Nancy was formally charged with first-degree murder; she pleaded not guilty to the charge. Six months after the murder on November 29, 2004, Nancy Seaman's murder trial began. She had spent the last six months in the Oakland County Jail. While Nancy claimed that she had killed her husband in self-defense, prosecutor Lisa Ortleib-Gorcyca alleged that Nancy killed her husband out of rage, stating how Nancy was angry that although she planned to leave her husband, Bob was about to leave her first.
On the Friday following the murder, Nancy was formally charged with first-degree murder; she pleaded not guilty to the charge.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
Friday
Friday
PROPN
NNP
case
VerbForm=Ger
follow
following
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
murder
murder
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Nancy
Nancy
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
formally
formally
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
charge
charged
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
degree
degree
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
murder
murder
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
plead
pleaded
VERB
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
obj
Number=Sing
guilty
guilty
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
charge
charge
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Six months after the murder on November 29, 2004, Nancy Seaman's murder trial began.
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
six
Six
NUM
CD
nmod:npmod
Number=Plur
month
months
NOUN
NNS
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
murder
murder
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
November
November
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
29
29
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2004
2004
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Nancy
Nancy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Seaman
Seaman
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
murder
murder
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
trial
trial
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She had spent the last six months in the Oakland County Jail.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
spend
spent
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
six
six
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
month
months
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Oakland
Oakland
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
County
County
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Jail
Jail
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
While Nancy claimed that she had killed her husband in self-defense, prosecutor Lisa Ortleib-Gorcyca alleged that Nancy killed her husband out of rage, stating how Nancy was angry that although she planned to leave her husband, Bob was about to leave her first.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Nancy
Nancy
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
claim
claimed
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
kill
killed
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
self
self
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl
Number=Sing
defense
defense
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
obl
Number=Sing
prosecutor
prosecutor
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Lisa
Lisa
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ortleib
Ortleib
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
flat
Number=Sing
Gorcyca
Gorcyca
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
allege
alleged
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Nancy
Nancy
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
kill
killed
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
case
out
out
ADP
IN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
rage
rage
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
state
stating
VERB
VBG
obj
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Nancy
Nancy
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl:relcl
Degree=Pos
angry
angry
ADJ
JJ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
mark
although
although
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
plan
planned
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
leave
leave
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Bob
Bob
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
about
about
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
leave
leave
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.