41. Prosecutors, switching gears after five months of presenting their witnesses, seemed less comfortable in the role of cross-examiners. 42. Aikens did not testify during his trial, and the defense presented no witnesses. 43. But it plans to present witnesses who will finger the teen-ager as one of the triggermen. 44. Clark found no probable cause that Parker, who has been free on bail, needed to stay in the state after prosecutors presented no witnesses at the hearing. 45. Defense lawyers presented no witnesses but argued that the boys were functionally illiterate and could not understand what was happening when police questioned them. 46. Defense lawyer Michael Sherman immediately asked to present three witnesses to rebut prosecution testimony. 47. Defense lawyers immediately asked to present three witnesses to rebut prosecution testimony. 48. In the days before the execution, her lawyers presented alleged witnesses who said they had new information in the case. 49. Prosecutors can present rebuttal witnesses, and then attorneys for both sides would present closing arguments before jurors begin deliberations. 50. She also said defendants are often denied access to a lawyer, not allowed to view court documents, or refused permission to present witnesses in their defense. |