University of Iowa law professor on why defendants testify in criminal trials

Описание: On day six of his trial, defendant Cristhian Bahena Rivera was called to the stand, to testify in his own defense.

Bahena Rivera was charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts.

Previously, Bahena Rivera admitted to police that he took Tibbetts' body out of his trunk, placed it in a cornfield and covered it with cornstalks. Former officer Pamela Romero testified to this on day two of the trial. She was called in to interview him because she is fluent in Spanish.

Alison Guernsey, a law professor at the University of Iowa, talks about why defendants may testify and the strategy behind them doing so.

Watch Cristhian Bahena Rivera's full trial testimony: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/new...

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