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“There’s a question of, ‘If stand-your-ground is invoked, can we withstand it without calling the defendant to testify, with our evidence, before we ever get to a jury?’” she said.

While working for Brown, Williamson publicly advocated for children’s health, testifying in favor of legislation that would eliminate the state’s personal-belief exemption for childhood vaccines.

The original plea outcome may have been weak due to a desire to accommodate his victims’ reluctance to testify.

But allowing anyone to testify in their own defense has inherent risks.

He testified in Congress many times saying he was afraid that, with the death tax, his family was going to have to sell the Christmas tree farm.