What if Sandra Birchmore's case moved from a federal courtroom with no cameras to a state courtroom where everyone could watch? Bob Motta of Defense Diaries explains how that could happen: if Matthew Farwell's jury hung, Motta says Massachusetts can bring a straight murder charge without proving Farwell's motive. If the jury acquitted, Motta says his wife's research shows the state may be blocked from a murder charge, leaving charges over what Farwell did when Sandra was a teen. Either way, a new Norfolk DA takes over in January. Retired FBI behavior chief Robin Dreeke points out that this federal trial has reached people only through reporters' accounts, and a televised state trial would put Farwell in front of far more of them. Tony asks what a state trial with cameras would do to Farwell's name.

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