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...wake of this decision, we're going to see a lot more petitions being filed," Belsky says, "and almost all of them will be summarily dismissed." Why? "If you didn't raise the issue in the trial or appeal in the first place, you're not going to suddenly get a judge to consider it now, just because this ruling came down...
...Judge John Kavanewsky denied Skakel bail and refused his request to address the court. Outside the courthouse, no one was celebrating. Martha's brother John called the victory hollow, saying: "It doesn't bring Martha back." Mickey Sherman, Skakel's lawyer, declared himself "bitterly disappointed" and discussed grounds for appeal. Said brother David: "Michael is innocent. I know this because I know Michael like only a brother does...
Barring a successful appeal, Skakel, now 41, will go to prison for the crime of the feral 15-year-old he once was. A last thread remains unresolved: Did he act alone, or did he have an accomplice? "I think it's unlikely he cleaned his mess up by himself," said Benedict after the trial. "That's about all I would venture to guess." Which goes to show there are some messes that will never be cleaned up and some secrets time will never tell...
...during a World Anti-doping Agency summit in Montreal. According to a confidential enquiry chaired by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, the unnamed athlete tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone in July 1999. The athlete was given a two-year ban in March 2000, but was exonerated on appeal in time for the U.S. Olympic trials in July. The American governing body USA Track and Field (USATF) refuses to name the offender, one of 17 who failed dope tests in the 18 months leading up to the Sydney Games. USATF policy is to publish names of offenders only...
...Fire will open at Berlin's Museumsinsel. These won't be staid affairs. "They are phenomenal live entertainment," says Garth Cartwright, a London music journalist and author. Critics point to the virtuosity of bands like Fanfare Ciocarlia, whose musicians can tap 180 beats a minute, to explain their appeal. Others cite the use of traditional instruments in a time of digitized sound machines. "It's music untouched by the 20th century," says Cartwright. Fans are less analytical. "It's beautiful. It's raw. It's out of this world," enthused Miroslav Luczka, resting after a hectic bout of dancing...