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...that the lawyers, not the client, should be in control of defense strategy. "The standard for the conduct of criminal cases says that the client has the choice of whether to plead guilty or not, or whether to take the stand or not," observes Stanford University law professor Barbara Babcock, "but I don't think that the tactical decision of what defenses to raise...
Even if Kaczynski is convicted, he may avoid execution. Stanford law professor Babcock speculates that he would appeal to the Supreme Court, probably without success, and then, as the execution date approached, would have writs brought arguing that he's too insane to be executed. "We want people to know what is happening to them and why it's happening, and not have any illusions about it," says Babcock. "So actual crazy people can't be executed." Kaczynski, Babcock believes, will have a new hobby once this trial is over. "Being in jail and running his case is what...
...smoke screen for an effort to gain dangerous power over others. What would happen if these men kept their promises of love, respect and commitment toward loved ones without the burden of being "in command"? I find it frightening, yet sad, that they cannot separate love from power. JANIS BABCOCK Danville, Calif...
...major urban university and we need recognition," said Donald D. Babcock, the school's associate chancellor...
Instead, the soloists were ringers: BSO cellist Martha Babcock, Boston Chamber Music Society violinist Lynn Chang, and pianist Luisa Vosgerchian, Harvard music professor emerita. The soloists were, of course, quite good, especially Babcock, whose lovely tone compensated for the poverty of her themes. Chang was, if anything, a bit too thin--though this effect may well have been due to Sanders' acoustics, which make it difficult to hear at the extreme edges of each tier of seats. Vosgerchian, meanwhile, was a beatific presence, smiling and swaying joyously throughout; even what appeared to be a nasty fall...