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But if you completely and fully cooperate with us and tell us everything, stretch your memory, well give you a deal. >> melissa: could it be hush money? >> it certainly could. could be hush money, survival money. could be an accessory to pay for her quietness on this. but the interesting fact is she is cooperating with investigators and allen is right. they probably said well seize this money from you if you dont cooperate with us which the federal government often does. ive had defense cases wh...

Contributed to the crime. this is going to be one of the most difficult defense cases that we have seen in a while. >> kendall coffey thank you. good to see you. appreciate it. >> thanks. developing now in colorado, jurors will resume deliberations in the penalty phase for james holmes. jurors are considering so-called aggravating factors that would make holmes eligible for the death penalty. this is just the first step in a three-phase process. holmes was found guilty of murder last week in t...

Consensual deal, why should there be charnls? >> theyre both real stupid to make a bet like this. but its still illegal. even if you make a bet and you both consent to it, its still illegal. so what happened was they got caught. doing something illegal, he now faces in wisconsin its illegal to have a tazer gun. he had no license. >> what if he says i dont want to press charges? >> ive had defense cases that involve domestic violence and the wife says im not going to press charges. but thats not ...

You have to use other avenues to get your point across. so, yes, i think it was very effective. >> but every time we walk down the street, were armed if concrete is a weapon. >> well, its definitely a weapon if somebodys slamming your head against it. anything can be a weapon, a pen. and this is one of the problems you have in defense cases. if somebodys using a pen, now its aggravated assault. this is a big issue for criminal cases. >> yeah, well, lisa, the prosecution came back saying, well, l...

Why would the defense, at least all the experts ive spoken to dont think george zimmerman will be put up there on the stand. they dont want to have him cross examined and hes made his case in the videotapes that were played by the prosecution. were probably not going to hear another time from george zimmerman, right. >> i dont think theres chance in the world that george zimmerman will be a witness. one thing thats true in high profile cases and low profile cases is defense lawyers come in and s...

Types of jurors on there, and so does the prosecution and that really will be the key to this case. >> you say certain types. can you spell out exactly what you mean so there is no confusion? >> i think we want -- the defense wants people who are very strong advocates of gun rights and gun -- not gun control freaks or anything like that. i also think they will try and exclude african-americans. >> and others? you think mothers on that jury could be tough too? a mother can see her son pretty easi...

on cnn. good monday morning to you, everyone. its good to have you with us, welcome to "early start." im ashley banfield. >> were bringing you the news from "a" to "z." big developments in greece that are sure to have a ripple effect. winning yesterdays parliamentary election in a vote seen by many as an endorsement for the survival of the euro. >> i will make sure that the sacrifices of the greek people will bring the country back to prosperity. >> so now its up to samaras to form a c...

>> a high-stakes pardon showdown. could we learn today if most of those prisoners released in mississippi will have to go back to prison? along those, four convicted murderers. >> classes are resuming at that l.a. school where the entire staff was fired after two teachers were arrested on child abuse cases. investigators at this point have made yet another disgusting discovery. >> they were not fired, they were reassigned temporarily. >> should say not fired but cleared out. >> the bom...

Attorneys not to take the witness stand, he had been very visible speaking out to anyone who was listening in the months leading up to the trial. was that designed to have an influence on the jury? >> well, thats always the toughest decision for a defense attorney. do you put your client on the stand? the risk, of course, in a white collar case is that the jury will think, come on, this guy used to be the governor. why isnt he explaining himself? why isnt he explaining what was going on? now, un...

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