"What If John Wilkes Booth Went To Trial?"

[Thomas Thorne]

(09-07-2012 09:13 PM)Thomas Thorne Wrote:  As trials were designed to elicit the truth and defendants were considered as a class least likely to tell the truth, their testimony was not to be trusted. It was also felt that defendants testifying would have an unfair advantage over those of their colleagues charged with the same crime who exercised their right not to testify.
Tom