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I thought kris was going to rip the skin off my forearm. >> i just couldn't believe it. i was shocked. >> it's not often in a capital case you get six alibi witnesses putting your client somewhere else. why on earth did the client not put those on? >> i have never wanted to hit another human being, physically attack another human being like i did that day with eric hendon. >> the jury responded to hen don's strategy by returning guilty verdicts for two first-degree murders. they would also vote whether to recommend the the death penalty. with florida being the only remaining state where a simp...

Well, first degree rape. >> well, this all comes out of the jar of the bizarre. anyway, ultimately the defendant served less than a year in jail for what was a capital case in the old days, a rape case. joan walsh from salon and msnbc political analyst. michelle bernard is president of the bernard center for women, politics and public policy. joan, let's start with you. i have listened to the tape. she laughs throughout it. i don't know how to talk about it. here is a guy. a public defender, assigned to the case. the guy was probably guilty. she thought he was. i have never been a defense lawy...

Charges. i can't remember. something. >> well, this all comes out of the jar of the bizarre. anyway, ultimately the defendant served less than a year in jail for what was a capital case in the old days, a rape case. joan walsh from salon and msnbc political analyst. michelle bernard is president of the bernard center for women, politics and public policy. joan, let's start with you. i have listened to the tape. she laughs throughout it. i don't know how to talk about it. here is a guy. a public defender, assigned to the case. the guy was probably guilty. she thought he was. i have never been a...

In the car seat, the top of the mannequin's head was still visible, given this was a smaller mannequin. why is that significant? it's all evidence that this could not have been a mistake, and rather, it goes to his intent. the other evidence, the sexting, the internet searches, those largely go to motive. which, although it's evidence of intent, by itself it's not intent. it's actually evidence that the defense attorney argued, and i think there was some support for this, that it was improper character evidence. but reasonable minds could easily differ and the judge erred on the side of lettin...

Attorney who has never tried a capital case does little to challenge the forensic evidence presented by the prosecution. >> there was no defense. i mean, he didn't even call character witnesses or anything. >> in fact, willis' own cousin billy testifies for the prosecution. >> my cousin didn't actually say that i done it. he said that he didn't know whether i did or not. you know? but he insinuated. >> the jury weighs all of the evidence. and reaches its verdict. ernest willis is guilty. a day later, a judge sentences willis to death by lethal injection. >> i was shocked. after i was found gui...