I know a defense attorney has a job to do but its almost intolerable for me when they use underhanded tactics trying to smear the voiceless victim who is unable to speak for themselves.
He knew beforehand he would have to withdraw his question but he also knows you cant un-ring a bell either. Imo, some defense attorneys, not all, are nothing but slime. He is trying to make the jury believe Sierra was a druggie and a bad person which infuriates me to no end. Yeah, she probably smoked pot, but so what? It seems like many teens do the same thing. Perhaps his intended motive is to get the jury to believe that Sierra even if murdered has very little value.
No matter how much they claim the evidence was mishandled it does not explain away why AGTs DNA was there along with Sierra's in the first place. I am sure the jury is very mindful of that. Rarely are there collective jurors like was seen in the CA or OJ cases. Most all juries who sit on cases all across our nation get it right time and time again. Most actually have the capabilities to link all of the CE together. This jury is not going to dismiss that his DNA was found on Sierra's clothing and I dont believe for one second they will believe LE planted it either. So even if the defense goes with mishandling his DNA is there. It is what it is and its not going to magically go away.
The defense strategy of Sierra being a runaway is unreasonable and totally illogical especially when her clothing was found soaked in her own urine. That shows she was either so terrified before he murdered her that she wet her clothing
or her urine released once she was no longer alive and before he stripped her naked.