Breaking Down Todd and Julie Chrisley’s Motion for a New Trial and Judgment of Acquittal

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After Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of committing tax fraud, the pair filed a motion for a new trial and an acquittal.According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, August 25, the couple are requesting a new trial on the grounds that “the government presented and failed to correct false” testimony during their initial case.Todd, 53, and Julie’s legal team claimed that IRS Revenue Officer Betty Carter “lied” about the reality TV stars owing taxes.

In the legal argument, Carter’s testimony is compared to “falsely painting the Chrisleys as untruthful, likely to commit other forms of fraud, and evading the tax payments alleged” in the indictment.The motion also alleged that the “substantial volumes of evidence” that were admitted into court had been “obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment” and should be excluded.

In the paperwork, the attorneys referred to evidence presented by the government as having “substantive problems.” The lawyers argued that a new trial would allow for a case to be made against their clients with “evidence lawfully obtained and witnesses who testify truthfully.”In the request for an acquittal, the documents claimed there was no evidence that Julie, 49, “participated in any of the specifically alleged bank frauds.” The legal argument continued to argue there was no sufficient evidence to prove Julie and Todd were involved in bank fraud, wire fraud, tax evasion or conspiracy to defraud the U.S.The filing comes two months after the Chrisley Knows Best stars were convicted on 12 counts of tax evasion, bank and wire fraud, and conspiracy.