Kayla Murphy

Like, okay, well –

Was that your brother's?

You know what I mean?

I would say most of the time, and like most of the other defense attorneys I've talked to you, will say to not have your client testify.

Okay.

Honestly, I mean, just like how it's police officer's job to get information from people, right?

It's like attorneys, we are really good at trying to get people confused, turn them around, say something that's going to help our case and hurt their case.

And so I think that it's protective, frankly.

Sure.

That being said, I understand like how kind of outside the system people are like, well, if you didn't do it, go up there and tell me that you didn't do it, you know?

But yeah, it's just I'll tell you, I've never won a trial where I had a client testify is what I'll say.

I would say it would hurt because you're saying that like, I'm not answering this question because I'm afraid of potential criminal liability.

So essentially that makes you look guilty.

I would say so.

And I mean, frankly, like our criminal legal system is not there and it's very punitive.

And frankly, like

most of the time the state, you know what I mean?

They have more resources to prosecute people.

And you're just like up against this like behemoth with all of these resources.

And I would