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Is Adrian Peterson Really Not Guilty?

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Adrian PetersonIn a courtroom in Texas, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has pled Not Guilty to criminal charges of beating his four-year old son.  But Adrian Peterson admitted he hit the child with some kind of a stick.  How can he say he’s Not Guilty?  Here’s what might really be going on—

1.  It’s common for accused people to …

How Do Defense Lawyers Win??

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Many people I talk with assume that if a defense lawyer costs a lot, he can “get anyone off.”  Maybe–

Let’s look at some more techniques that defense lawyers use to win in trial beyond what I’ve already posted:

2.  Defense lawyers exploit the evidentiary problems of the prosecutor.

Let’s look at a case I tried several years …