Re: _Ho_, Ed Grinnell wrote to Terry May on 30 Sep 97:
 EG> Terry accepted an invitation to the Tidy Bowl by saying:
 EG> 
 TM>> But the prosecution wasn't done yet, either.
 EG> 
 EG> And that juror was aware at that time but was swayed more by the
 EG> woman.
That doesn't impress me.  The juror hadn't heard the rest of the case, so 
they couldn't possibly know what was coming, and there had been no 
deliberations.  Remember, at least two of the O.J. jurors were ready to 
acquit at the close of that trial, but they changed their mind in almost 
record time when the deliberations got under way.
Again, if you're facing a potential life sentence for a felony (though 
clearly he wouldn't have gotten life for a first offense) vs. probation for a 
misdomeaner, are you going to take the chance that the jury will "probably" 
acquit?
It's easy being armchair defendant.  I'm sure you'd feel differently if it 
was *your* life on the line.
 TM>> Agreed, but I think the kink had more to do with him being fired
 TM>> than the assault & battery conviction.
 EG> 
 EG> Ebersol left the door open for Marv to come back which tells me that
 EG> they were worried more about public relations than justice or even
 EG> kink.
The PR and kink were directly tied together.  Albert had become the butt of 
jokes and at best would have been a huge distraction.  This was not because 
of assault and battery, but because of his alleged sex life.  If he hit 
someone in a bar and got the same conviction, at worst he would have gotten a 
suspension.
... I am Berman of Borg.  Your real name is irrelevant.
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