The DA's New Defense: "Drinking Makes You Make Bad Choices?"

from Both Sides of the Bench · host Shaun Yurtkuran

The Jackson bribery trial is heating up, and one proposed expert witness may be the most unusual part yet: a psychologist set to testify about how alcohol affected the district attorney's judgment. As a former prosecutor, I've never seen this strategy before. Here's why I think the judge is likely to keep that testimony out and what it says about the defense's game plan.

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