RALEIGH -- A disciplinary hearing continues for a North Carolina attorney known for helping the falsely accused.
Chris Mumma, the director of the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence, took the stand on Tuesday.
In May, the State Bar filed a complaint against her claiming she violated the rules of professional conduct.
The accusations stem from work she did on the case of Joseph Sledge, a man who was exonerated after spending nearly 40 years behind bars for a double murder he did not commit.
The State Bar took issue with how Mumma had a water bottle tested for DNA evidence from a family of men once considered suspects during her investigation into Sledge's claims of innocence.
If they find that Mumma violated the rules of professional conduct, she could face possible disbarment.
Meanwhile, some of the men she helped release from prison attended the hearing to support her.
“You are looking at about 60 years in prison the three of us combined and we would still be in prison and would probably be looking at dying in prison if it wasn’t for Christine Mumma," said Greg Taylor, Mumma's client who was exonerated.