The Murder Trial was nearing the end. He had to decide whether to testify. At the last minute, he chose not to. You understand thats not something you will be able to take back . Why did you decide not to take the stand during the trial . I had chosen to testify prior to the trial, but as the state continued to take things out of context, and continued to throw as much mud as they could on the wall hoping some of the would stick, they had moved beyond what i felt were the facts of the case. I was not going to give them anymore Fuel Or Fire to use or misconstrue. But, he wanted to set the record straight with us, insisting he is innocent. He also wanted to say the police never looked past him to catch the real intruder in what