Alethea
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Do you think they believe him? If they don't believe him do they still have to defend him? If they know for a fact that his story isn't true, are they allowed to let him testify to it? I just really can't believe anyone believes that story without there actually being 2 men that had a motive to do this that would randomly pick him to be the scapegoat and not a single other person can say they saw 2 strange men on the road walking, at his house, after the fact on the road, nothing.
I don't think they believe them. There is honestly not much worse than learning your client had a dead body in the trunk of their car. The issue is the burden is on the state to prove guilt on all counts beyond a reasonable doubt using admissible evidence. Sometimes in cases even when it is "obvious" who did it, the state may not have the evidence to prove it sufficiently to take the defendants life and liberty away. It is a high bar that protects all of us from spurious prosecutions.
So sure he has a right to have someone appear on his behalf and challenge the state. But I personally do not think that includes coming up with alternative theories that you state as fact for a jury. I don't think that is part of the job.