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And they had Wanda
take the stand
in her own defense. [McKinney] The default
position for criminal
defense lawyers is don't put your client
on the witness stand. It's a quick way
to grab defeat from
the jaws of victory
take the stand
in her own defense. [McKinney] The default
position for criminal
defense lawyers is don't put your client
on the witness stand. It's a quick way
to grab defeat from
the jaws of victory
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And they had Wanda
take the stand
in her own defense.
00:00:06.233 --> 00:00:08.767
[McKinney] The default
position for criminal
defense lawyers is
00:00:08.833 --> 00:00:11.005
don't put your client
on the witness stand.
00:00:11.005 --> 00:00:14.867
It's a quick way
to grab defeat from
the jaws of victory.
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Movie Summary
In 1991, Wanda Holloway was arrested for trying to hire a hit man to kill her daughter Shanna's cheerleading rival so that Shanna could get a place on the team. Now, Shanna reveals the truth behind what happened for the first time.
![[reporter] When she took
the stand in her own defense,
Mrs. Holloway tearfully denied - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot](https://clip.cafe/img400/reporter-when-took-the-stand-in-own-defense-mrs-holloway-tearfully-denied.jpg)
![[Shanna] Trial stuff
was not talked about
around me at all. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot](https://clip.cafe/img400/shanna-trial-stuff-was-not-talked-about-around-at-all.jpg)
![[reporter] Reporters
and onlookers from
around the world - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot](https://clip.cafe/img400/reporter-reporters-and-onlookers-from-around-the-world.jpg)
![[Swartz] The guilty verdict
seemed like a foregone
conclusion to me. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot](https://clip.cafe/img400/swartz-the-guilty-verdict-seemed-like-a-foregone-conclusion-me.jpg)
![[reporter] Holloway,
visibly shaken, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot](https://clip.cafe/img400/reporter-holloway-visibly-shaken.jpg)
![[announcer] Now,
Channel 2 news at 6:00. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot](https://clip.cafe/img400/announcer-now-channel-2-news-at-6-00.jpg)
![[reporter 3] Holloway's
lawyers discovered that
one of 12 jurors - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot](https://clip.cafe/img400/reporter-3-holloways-lawyers-discovered-that-one-of-12-jurors.jpg)
