criminal law. >> was this your first murder trial? >> it was. i did a battery criminal defense case right out of law case. other than that, this is basically my first criminal defense case. >> curtis was taking a huge gamble. on the other hand, she was broke, he didn't have a lot of options. >> cory died of massive liver disease. >> in his opening remarks, he said the state hadn't presented any evidence of murder for one reason, there was no murder. >> prove to you that she died as a result of an acute sudden on set condition brought on by her alcoholism. >> one of the defense's key goals was to debunk the damaging testimony of curtis's ex, erika, he had violently attacked her and ripped her shirt. >> one of the first defense witnesses was major larry fuller with the illinois national guard. >> i asked her if she wanted to make a sworn statement, a formal sworn statement in writing. she said, yes, she would.
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