I am enjoying the conversation between you and
@Warwick7.
Sometimes I think the defense looks at it from both perspectives "Maybe this will work to get him off."
But also, yucking it up a bit at the fact that they are
setting up so many appeals. Do the Murdaughs have influence at the level of appellate courts? Probably. I have no idea.
At any rate, sometimes people get out on bond while an appeal is underway. Someone posted here that they don't think that AM could be held without bond on the financial crimes (!)
Also, it would be hard to convince me that AM isn't calling a lot of the shots (as weird as they are) in any case.
IMO.
Maybe Alec agreed with his defense attorneys on this very strategy. Or, at least, calling out that older, near-retirement guy on appeal. It would not be the first time in history.