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THE ADVENTUROUS Art Davis saw little value in modesty. He called himself the "world's greatest bassist," and many jazz giants, notably John Coltrane, agreed. The classically trained genre hopper ("It all sounded good to me," he said), who turned to jazz after encountering resistance in his early searches for...
What comes with the title of knight? Does it mean you get a better table in restaurants? -Patty Davis, PITTSBURGH, PA.[Laughs.] They're a bit uncomfortable about success, the Brits. But when you think you're being totally ignored by England, they suddenly say 'You now belong to the...
The Constitution requires a grand jury to indict a suspect before he can be tried for a federal felony, and about half the states have a similar setup. This panel of ordinary people is supposed to check the prosecutor's power by making him present a preliminary case in a...
The vast majority of defendants cut deals because fighting charges at trial can result in much longer sentences. Prosecutors and public defenders like to settle cases too, given their massive caseloads. But prosecutors generally hold all the cards: in a case's early stages, a defendant rarely knows how strong...
As Davis advocates putting these new rules in legal-ethics codes enforced by state bars, prosecutors argue that such changes would tie their hands unnecessarily. But some prosecutors are at least willing to open themselves to scrutiny. In places like Milwaukee, San Diego and Charlotte, N.C., they are letting the...