This defense as horrible and full of lies as it is is making sense to me now. I wondered why the def attorney gave no opening statement, hardly questioned the witnesses. I found this statement the def made after the prelim hearing which now tells me he know CL murdered EC way back when.
Lee attorney, David Kaloyanides, briefly cross-examined each witness during Thursday's hearing, poking holes in their testimony but never openly disputing any statements. Kaloyanides didn't call any witnesses.
When questioned outside the courtroom, Kaloyanides said he was aware of a "significant problem" with the prosecution's case against Lee, but said this issue would not be raised during this hearing. Kaloyanides would not discuss the problem further, but said it would be "the crux of the defense."
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2015/04/02/chris-lee-erin-corwin-hearing/70822386/
So I googled
Law: What happens if an attorney knows a client committed a murder but they want to plead "not guilty"?
Nothing. In the United States, all defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty, either through an admission of guilt by the accused, or a final judgment of a jury or judge. A plea of not guilty does not mean "I am innocent of all charges;" rather, it means "I do not admit the charges against me, and demand that the prosecution prove me guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." Therefore, even in cases where a defendant is obviously guilty or admits his/her guilt to an attorney, there is nothing wrong with a defendant demanding his/her day in court through a not guilty plea.
Lawyers are officers of the court, and cannot suborn perjury; therefore, if a client tells his/her attorney "I am guilty of the charges against me," a lawyer cannot ethically argue that the client is innocent, or allow the client to tell a false story, such that he/she was 10 miles away when the crimes took place. Therefore, an admission of guilt to an attorney may limit what an attorney can ethically do at trial as part of a defense. However, such an admission would have no impact on the defendant's ability to plead not guilty.
https://www.quora.com/Law-What-happ...ed-a-murder-but-they-want-to-plead-not-guilty
This part: Therefore, an admission of guilt to an attorney may limit what an attorney can ethically do at trial as part of a defense.
So it's my opinion that
Either prior to leaving for Alaska or during the trip they came up with this crap load of lies about Erin.
NL is a loose cannon, hard to tell what she says on the stand but it's very easy to get tripped up once there and I hope she is.
She should be shaking!!!
Just my opinion.
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