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Lawyer: Skakel’s temper prevented his testimony

By John Christoffersen
Published April 18, 2013 4:00am ET
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Lawyer: Skakel’s temper prevented his testimony
Defense attorneys Hubert Santos, left, and Jessica Santos speak to one another as Michael Skakel looks on during the second day of Skakel's appeal trial at Rockville Superior Court on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in Rockville, Conn. Attorney's for Skakel accused Michael Sherman, the attorney who represented him at his murder trial of having a good time making trips around the country instead of preparing for the case. Skakel is the 52-year-old nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel. He's serving 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 golf club bludgeoning of Greenwich neighbor Martha Moxley when they were both 15. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Jason Rearick, Pool) | Jason Rearick

VERNON, Conn. (AP) — A trial attorney on Thursday defended his decision not to have Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel testify at his 2002 murder trial, saying he has a temper.

Attorney Michael Sherman said Skakel is intelligent, “but he does have a temper and he does get excited.”

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