The burden of proof is on the prosecution. If they can't prove that you did something wrong, you are more likely to get off. Your lawyers can poke holes in the

The burden of proof is on the prosecution. If they can't prove that you did something wrong, you are more likely to get off. Your lawyers can poke holes in the prosecution's case ("cast doubt" on it). Make it look like a weak case. Getting on the stand and explaining an alternate timeline actually give the prosecution MORE evidence, from the horse's mouth. They can find new things you did wrong, they can find inconsistencies in your story, inconsistencies between what you said today and what you said last week. You're likely to commit perjury. You're not expected to convince the jury of an alternate timeline, you just need them to NOT believe the very specific one the prosecution lays out.