Senior Judge William Alsup, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in his chambers in SF with the 26 volumes of appendices to the Warren Commission report. October 11, 2022. Photo: Ross Todd/ALM Senior Judge William Alsup, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in his chambers in SF with the 26 volumes of appendices to the Warren Commission report. October 11, 2022. Photo: Ross Todd/ALM

What if Lee Harvey Oswald wasn’t fatally shot and had to stand trial for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Which legal arguments would win the day?