You Are a Defense Attorney Defending a Client Against a Murder

question 27

Multiple Choice

You are a defense attorney defending a client against a murder charge. Your client is the former boyfriend of the victim, and it has been established by several witnesses that the breakup was not a pleasant one. Your client was identified as a suspect from the very beginning. During the trial, the prosecution presented a witness who claimed to overhear your client praying for forgiveness in his holding cell. The prosecution also presented the murder weapon, which was a softball bat with your client's fingerprint on the handle. Your client was convicted.
Still convinced your client is innocent, you look for outside help. Where might you go to seek assistance in getting your client a new trial?

• A)the American Bar Association
• B)the Innocence Project
• C)the prosecutor's conviction-review team
• D)the legal assistance team at the prison where your client is incarcerated

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