FIFTY-NINE
Clint Raymond’s testimony was a watershed event in the trial. By the time he stepped off the witness stand, the complexion of the case had changed dramatically. Courtroom observers even talked about a tangible shift in momentum, much as a goal line stand just before half-time can be the turning point in a football game. That was also when Kelly made the determination, without consulting Frank, to advise the court and the prosecution that the defense was withdrawing any intent to rely upon the insanity defense. She was confident that Clint Raymond’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment injected a reasonable doubt theme into the case that virtually guaranteed an outright acquittal for Frank, so why tempt a jury to use “not guilty by reason of insanity” for an obviously crazy man
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