The fate of a man accused of stabbing an 88-year-old British man to death on Long Island will soon be in the hands of the jury.

Attorneys on Thursday presented their closing arguments in the case of 51-year-old Moses Morris, who is on trial for the April 1, 2015 murder of Dr. Harry Harding.

Morris, who has been on remand for eight years, has denied the allegation.

In his closing statement, defense lawyer David Cash said, "You would expect if a man has been in jail for eight years, you would expect that the evidence would look better than the garbage they brought in court."

Cash submitted that the prosecution had failed to provide any evidence to connect Morris to the crime, apart from a purported videotaped confession that he described as a "movie script".

Cash said Morris' fingerprints were neither found in Harding's home nor on his Suzuki Swift, which was found abandoned some distance away from the crime scene.

He said all of the information provided in the confession was already known to the police when Morris was arrested on April 4, 2015.

In the recorded confession, Morris claimed that he stabbed Harding following an argument over money, took his wallet and left the scene in his car. He said that he abandoned the car when it broke down and threw the keys and Harding's wallet into bushes.

Prosecutors alleged that Morris used one of Harding's knives to commit the crime, and that he washed off the bloody knife and put it back into the knife block.

However, Cash said that this did not align with the evidence of the pathologist, who said she removed a silver metal object from Harding's scalp during the autopsy.

Cash suggested that the tip of the knife broke during the attack, and the murder weapon was not left behind as prosecutors alleged.

He said, "If this is not the knife, then you should give Mr. Morris back his life."

He said the case was an "international incident" and police felt that "someone had to go down for this".

On the other hand, prosecutor Timothy Bailey said that the prosecution had proven its case.

He said that Morris' confession was given freely, and not coerced as alleged by the defense.

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he fate of a man accused of stabbing an 88-year-old British man to death on Long Island will soon be in the hands of the jury.

Attorneys on Thursday presented their closing arguments in the case of 51-year-old Moses Morris, who is on trial for the April 1, 2015 murder of Dr. Harry Harding.

Morris, who has been on remand for eight years, has denied the allegation.

In his closing statement, defense lawyer David Cash said, "You would expect if a man has been in jail for eight years, you would expect that the evidence would look better than the garbage they brought in court."

Cash submitted that the prosecution had failed to provide any evidence to connect Morris to the crime, apart from a purported videotaped confession that he described as a "movie script".

Cash said Morris' fingerprints were neither found in Harding's home nor on his Suzuki Swift, which was found abandoned some distance away from the crime scene.

He said all of the information provided in the confession was already known to the police when Morris was arrested on April 4, 2015.

In the recorded confession, Morris claimed that he stabbed Harding following an argument over money, took his wallet and left the scene in his car. He said that he abandoned the car when it broke down and threw the keys and Harding's wallet into bushes.

Prosecutors alleged that Morris used one of Harding's knives to commit the crime, and that he washed off the bloody knife and put it back into the knife block.

However, Cash said that this did not align with the evidence of the pathologist, who said she removed a silver metal object from Harding's scalp during the autopsy.

Cash suggested that the tip of the knife broke during the attack, and the murder weapon was not left behind as prosecutors alleged.

He said, "If this is not the knife, then you should give Mr. Morris back his life."

He said the case was an "international incident" and police felt that "someone had to go down for this".

On the other hand, prosecutor Timothy Bailey said that the prosecution had proven its case.

He said that Morris' confession was given freely, and not coerced as alleged by the defense.

Bailey said the doctor who examined Morris when he was admitted to prison did not observe any injuries. Additionally, he said that Morris did not tell the examining physician that he was beaten.

Bailey said the doctor who examined Morris when he was admitted to prison did not observe any injuries. Additionally, he said that Morris did not tell the examining physician that he was beaten.

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