Posts Tagged ‘Restelli Conspiracy Trial’

Defense attorney Josh Kolsrud questioned the prosecution’s strategy of calling this particular family witness so early in the trial. He explained that jurors tend to remember testimony presented first and last, and this witness, in Josh’s view, did not strongly support the state’s theory of manipulation or direct responsibility for the killing. Instead, the testimony introduced subtle references to the victim’s drinking and temperament—details prosecutors usually try to avoid because they can unintentionally humanize the defense’s self-defense narrative.