Madeleine74
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Oh gross. No doubt there exists a playbook for coaching the most deplorable and obviously guilty defendants. Their lawyers learn from other cases what works and what doesn't work.
(I'm bolding the whole thing because the thought is so offensive.)
I doubt she was following the Pistorius trial. She doesn't have access to a computer directly, the TV broadcast in the jail is a few jail-approved channels, and the Pistorius case was litigated after her guilty conviction, so nothing there was going to help her.
Yes, lawyers learn from each other and defense attorneys often go to classes and seminars to learn techniques. I remember one of the (sleazy) attorneys in a local case in my area proudly blogged that he'd been to seminars by famed defense attorney Jerry Spence. Big market for continuing education, as there are in every profession. Court is really like a big chess game and I think both sides would agree with that in general.