The defendants put the whole case on the line when they testify. Once they take the stand, the whole focus changes from the government evidence to whether the jurors can buy the credibility of the defendants.

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They have been ordered to do what they should have done a long time ago, which is to process the club's application.

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You've got to question the judgment of the person. No lawyer would have his client in the dock calling potential witnesses. It could be very suspect in the minds of the jury.

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At the end of the day a trial like this is a morality play. It is not just what happened, and who said what to whom, but who is an honest person.

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The circuit court didn't find the evidence unpersuasive. Instructions can be cured, whereas presentation of evidence can't be cured.

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