The convicted child molester plans to testify at his court hearing Friday, said his lawyer Al Lindsay. Sandusky, 72 says his defense lawyers bungled the 2012 trial in which he was convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys and sentenced to at least 30 years in prison. He has to convince the Pennsylvania court his counsel was so ineffective it undermined the fairness of his trial. Story highlights Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky plans to testify Friday in his bid to get a new trialSandusky blames his lawyers for his 2012 convictions of sexually abusing 10 boys(CNN) Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky claims he needs a new day in court because of lousy lawyering. It's unclear how his testimony will illustrate the lawyers' missteps.

Source: CNN August 12, 2016 00:33 UTC