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...courtroom where Simpson's trial will take place is wired like a Hollywood sound studio, and whispered sound carries with the speed and spark of the Santa Ana winds which warm and occasionally burn this sprawling metropolis. Shapiro, who made the remark after a Los Angeles County prosecutor made a statement with which he did not agree, later apologized...
...floor of the hall outside the courtroom looks as though a group of giants had played a massive game of Twister on it. Tape of various colors marks off space for the cameras of various local TV stations, and the floor tile is checkered by extension cords and black camera stands...
...astounded by his size and demeanor. "Some of these kids we represent are ominous characters. But I had to bend over, and I was like, 'Hi! My name is Ann, and I'm your lawyer.' I couldn't believe it." Yummy wasn't the least bit intimidated by the courtroom. "It was like he was just sitting there waiting...
...Tailhook convention can't be used as evidence in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claims she was sexually harassed at the gathering, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling found that the report was based on hearsay and is not trustworthy enough to be used in the courtroom. "This is a blow for Navy Lieut. Paula Coughlin (who has filed the lawsuit)," says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. "You came away from the report thinking she was completely the victim." But adds Thompson: the report "was never intended to stand up to legal standards -- it was just trying...
Defense lawyers offered a feisty performance in the courtroom, but the most significant action in the O.J. Simpson case last week was conducted behind closed doors -- and there the defense team took a hammering. In one instance, Simpson's lawyers were rebuffed when they tried to punish prosecutors for seeking evidence against Simpson from testimony in a grand jury investigating his friend Al ("A.C.") Cowlings, the driver of the fleeing white Bronco. The defense was responding to District Attorney Gil Garcetti's earlier statement that his team would not ignore "other evidence that comes out that assists us in another...