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>> danny, from a defense perspective, we know in closing they were trying to argue he was suicidal and impressionable by this racist hatred on line. how much was that a setup for the penalty phase? >> it was all a set up. in a case like this, especially a case like this, an attorney's role is not to seek a not guilty verdict. he or she has to take a position. don't take inconsistent positions at the trial and then at the sentencing phase don't do a "some other guy did it" defense at trial. and then say this guy was delusi delusional, they had family problems. you have to keep your eye on the s...

Aware of and intended to participate in every single aspect of the conspiracy only the general aims and purposes which was amply proved. >> and christopher, from the defense perspective, what did the defense fail to do in the eyes of the jury regarding the conspiracy and the more serious capital charges? >> well i think it is difficult to say they failed on anything. when they gave their opening statements, they acknowledged his guild right away. and in this entire process so far it is one long answering hearing. there is no way you can default the defense other than their plan was to say he w...

Strategic moves, that's just my opinion. the jury may disagree completely. the prosecution has never been out of this. but the prosecution really got deeply back into the game when they got the judge to agree to a manslaughter charge, because what that allows, the biggest fear of defense lawyers, they would rather go for broke on murder two. the biggest fear is the jury says look, it isn't murder two, he didn't really have an evil mind to want to kill him, but the young man is dead, and you know, parents are nice people, it is so sad, they're worried there would be some compromise, even if the...

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