They have launched a fresh appeal on behalf of Sirhan, 67, claiming in court
for the first time that prosecutors fabricated ballistics evidence against
him at trial, switching a bullet that was taken from the dead senator's neck
for one that they claimed matched the defendant's gun.
Lawyers also seek a re-examination of claims that Sirhan was framed by shadowy
agents -
indirectly suggested as being the CIA - who they say "hypno-programmed"
him into taking part in the shooting to divert attention from their own
fatal gunfire.
Court documents filed in federal court in Los Angeles now pull together years
of research, evidentiary documents and psychological analyses of Sirhan for
a case that his lawyer says proves him as a victim of "an egregious
miscarriage of justice" and "horrendous violations" of his
legal rights.
"On the law, and on the evidence, it's game set and match to us. It's all
over," Dr William Pepper told The Sunday Telegraph.
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