Key Difference in Alex Murdaugh Retrial #alexmurdaughtrial | Forensic Files

To your comment, you just made. I mean, your client's a lawyer, so it might be less liability putting him on the stand,
but he's also a confessed liar. He's also a convicted felon. Does that change your viewpoint of the fact that yeah, he
has a legal background, but still putting him on the stand, I mean, he's he's lied in the past. The reason I said
he's a lawyer is because what any client, as you know, is their decision. You know, I can give my legal advice,
but you know, whether to do it or not do it. And we're wait I mean, that's something a decision
be made a week before a trial at preliminary hearing. So, we're you know, we're ways
away from that. He could decide the day before he goes on the stand. Yes. >> He could decide the day of. I mean,
the judge always you know, have them stand up and say you decided to testify or not to you know, is that your
decision? And walk through I mean, they go through warnings on it. So, and I've had clients that have changed their mind
on the day of the trial. So, it I can't project that and I can't project what our strategy will be.
What what what we do know is what the state's witnesses are going to say, which we did not know
prior to the last trial. So, that is a huge advantage we didn't have the first time around. And if they
testify to something differently than they did the first time, we can use that transcript impeach him.

Crime Junkie reporter Briana Whitney asks defense attorney Dick Harpootlian whether Alex Murdaugh could testify again if a new murder trial moves forward.

Harpootlian discusses how that decision would ultimately belong to Murdaugh, why the defense says they now have a “huge advantage” after the first trial, and how prior testimony could impact the retrial strategy.

This clip comes from our full exclusive YouTube interview following the South Carolina Supreme Court ruling granting Alex Murdaugh a new trial.

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Brief Summary

Legal strategies for witness testimony are discussed, focusing on a convicted felon client.

Key points

Client's Credibility in Question. The client is a lawyer but also a confessed liar and convicted felon.
Uncertainty of Testifying. The client can change his mind about testifying right up to the trial day.
Strategic Advantage. Knowing the state's witnesses' testimonies provides a significant advantage for the defense.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He's also a confessed liar.

Discussing the client's credibility as a witness.

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