“You have to ask yourself the question: If I just say things, is that going to end up being one of those things where I'm going to be handed up for a murder by just repeating that fiction? I keep repeating that? The answer is no. You have to corroborate everything I say in order for it to be true. Otherwise, it's just that.”

Michael Sanft · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Defense lawyer Michael Sanft argued to the jury that Duane Davis' claims required independent corroboration to be considered true.