Word: droney
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Baker, now the understudy, will someday be a star. Her questions trapped John Droney (see below) into agreeing to drop charges, and her carefully reasoned argument in front of a federal judge almost set Stork and Hagen free a month earlier. It will take her a few years before she gets dashing down pat, and sometimes she's a little over-organized, which can be dull. Caution can be carried too far; she seems convinced the press she defends is out to muddy her name, and consequently insists that if she says "good morning," it's off the record...
...JOHN DRONEY: If Dershowitz is "noted first amendment lawyer Alan Dershowitz," then John Droney is "ailing district attorney John Droney." Described as "charming" by those who met with him in the course of investigation, Droney is so handicapped that he cannot speak except through an interpreter. At first it seemed that Droney would take a back seat in the Deep Throat case; then, however, the defense decided to take a deposition from Droney, elected in a squeaker two years ago. Excerpts from the deposition gave a flavor of Droney's approach to his job as the county...
...Spear (Droney's interpreter)--I believe Mr. Droney said 'obviously...
Later, discussing the judge's ruling that the film was not obscene, Droney remarks that Alberti was "dead wrong on the obscenity issue." But Droney is not heartless--referring on at least one occasion to Stork and Hagen as "the children," he blames Dershowitz for the entire incident. "I believe in my judgement he would put the issue before the welfare of the students," he said, explaining why he refused to meet with Dershowitz before agreeing to the arrest and the seizure of the film...
...posting of a two-sentence announcement notifying the anticipatory throngs that their lust would have to be sated elsewhere. A week later, they agreed not to stand in the way. But not Epps, who called the district attorney's office to let them know the film was on. Droney again: "apparently the Dean of Harvard told Bill Codinha he would try to prevent it...he said he thought they would not show it, and if they did, he would call Bill Codinha and inform...