margin-right:0in">On the day of trial, April 10, 1973, Rummel’s attorney asked to withdraw from the case. The court denied the request. During the trial, Chenault called no witnesses on Rummel’s behalf and advised Rummel not to testify.

 

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Two days before trial, Rummel’s parents paid Mr. Shaw fifty dollars towards the loss he had incurred when dealing with their son. Shaw signed a nonprosecution agreement in exchange for this payment. But the court refused to admit the document into evidence, because it had no bearing on his innocence or g...

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