The prosecution's case against Brendan Banfield lives or dies with Juliana Peres Magalhaes. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins the Banfield Channel to explain exactly how the defense should tear her apart.

Juliana spent a year in jail telling police the same story Brendan did — that Joseph Ryan was an intruder and they shot him in self-defense. Then she got a deal. Plead to manslaughter. Time served. Go home to Brazil. Her sentencing is scheduled after Banfield's trial to make sure she keeps cooperating.

From jail, she wrote to her mother that she was "heartbroken for doing this to Brendan" and that she still loved him. But she wanted to come home.

Motta explains how to weaponize that letter on cross-examination. He breaks down how to frame her year-long lie for the jury — was she finally telling the truth, or did she just find a better lie when freedom was on the table?

The prosecution is positioning Juliana as a reluctant participant who was told it was "too late to back out." Motta dismantles that framing and explains what the defense should be highlighting instead. He identifies the biggest mistakes attorneys make when cross-examining cooperating witnesses and what Banfield's team needs to avoid.

The prosecution dropped her charge from murder to manslaughter. She walks free if she delivers. Motta explains how to make the jury understand exactly what her testimony cost — and what it's worth.

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