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Had been ineffective in representing kris, he would open the door to a new trial and new witnesses. ben cuney also worked on the appeals and would cross-examine hendon. eric needed help in a case of this magnitude. kris suffered the consequences as a result of his lawyer s errors. narrator: but hendon needed to admit he made mistakes. when ben asked why he didn t present the alibis he said, it appeared the witnesses were sought out. it appeared all too convenient. in other words, hendon didn t believe any of the alibis. how is one lawyer going to be the judge of the credibility of a witness who could be the key to a not guilty verdict? that s not a decision for a lawyer to make. not with the stakes this high. ....
Clive and ben would now argue for a more lenient sentence for kris in front of a judge and jury who could once again sentence kris to death. this was not a trial about innocence or guilt, only the proper punishment and kris s wife would look on. at the hearing the state brought back kris s familiar detractors, detective john buhrmaster and neville butler who confirmed their original testimony. what did you observe about him? that he had a gun in one hand, a pillow in the other. the jury was not allowed to hear any of the new evidence clive had discovered. they did the listen to 24 character witnesses in support of kris, including peter bottomley, kris s friend from the british parliament who testified via satellite. i like him and i respect him. i find him the kind of person who i m pleased to be associated with. narrator: finally the jury ....