The Combs’ defense team has decided to not call witnesses, which is not unusual according to Mitchell Epner.
“It’s more likely than not at a trial that the defense is not going to call any witnesses,” explained Mitchell. “So what you may hear the defense counsel say during closing arguments is that the prosecution’s witnesses ‘made our case. We didn’t have a burden to prove our case, and the cross-examination of their witnesses makes it clear that we’re right and they’re wrong.’”
Mitchell also noted that while the jurors “shouldn’t pay attention to the number of witnesses either side puts on,” they’re also “human beings, and they’re going to pay attention and be curious as to why they didn’t hear certain people testify.”
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