The Trial Strategy That Binds Three High-Profile Cases: Taking the Stand

The Trial Strategy That Binds Kyle Rittenhouse, Elizabeth Holmes and Travis McMichael.  All three high-profile defendants—facing lengthy prison terms if convicted—took the stand during their criminal trials… 

Defendants’ decisions to testify on their own behalf is fraught with risk, lawyers say, but Kyle Rittenhouse, Elizabeth Holmes and Travis McMichael all chose that path… 

“It’s more of a coincidence and a function of the unique circumstances of each case,” said Daniel Horwitz, chairman of the white-collar defense and investigation practice at McLaughlin & Stern LLP. In these cases, he said, there were different drivers to testify.    Read More