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Originally Posted by miked
I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but can a lawyer intentionally try and perform so ineptly in order to secure a retrial? Like some of the things that are being done and said seem like they are in order for the defendants to claim incompetent counsel. Commenting on the deceased victim having dirty toe nails? Asking for black pastors to be banned from the courtroom? Seems like an act to get the case retried or thrown out on appeal.
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It's a pretty tough case to defend since it's on video and they have very incriminating statements by the defendants.
Not sure I want to necessarily go after the defense attorneys. Maybe they are scumbags deep down, but their job is to do whatever legally possible to get an acquittal for their client. Maybe they feel the evidence is so overwhelming that the best hope is to rile up a racist juror enough that they'll be a holdout on a conviction.