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What the jury will hear Defense has work cut out for itself in Brown's trial.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 13-APR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: What the jury will hear Defense has work cut out for itself in Brown's trial.(News)

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Byline: Stacy St. Clair Daily Herald Staff Writer

An arduous task lies ahead of Juan Luna's defense team as opening statements begin today in the Brown's Chicken murder trial.

Luna's attorneys must confront DNA evidence, horrific crime scene photographs and a detailed video confession - none of which casts their 32-year-old client in a favorable light.

Even more taxing for the defense, experts say, is that it must sway a jury already leaning toward the death penalty for people who commit first-degree murder.

Their case will be bolstered by not-insignificant weaknesses of the prosecution, namely that the police work surrounding the seven murders in 1993 often has been criticized as sloppy and ineffective.

The defense strategy will be to highlight the many bungles, false leads and even confessions that overwhelmed the investigation from its onset.

They're also sure to stress that law enforcement officials suggested - wrongly - that they had detained...

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