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...only was found with the weapon on his person but admitted owning it for a long time, stating that he had taken it from home just "to keep the children from playing with it." This evidence, not properly stressed at the trial, undoubtedly exerted a strong influence on the juror's verdict. Their first request at the opening of their deliberations was to call for the exhibits and hand lenses in order to see for themselves...
...would not handle divorce cases because of his Roman Catholic faith. Outside of that he would defend almost any criminal against almost any charge. He lived more & more wildly, grew less & less careful of legal ethics. Finally Hearst's New York American discovered evidence that Fallon had bribed a juror. In the ensuing trial, Fallon electrified the court by announcing he had in his pocket birth certificates of two illegitimate children of a certain cinemactress whom he linked with Hearst. Said Hearst (according to Fowler) when a worried American editor called him by long distance: "Well, then...
...Chicago John C. Braschler, accused of operating a confidence game, failed to appear in court when his case was called. Explained his lawyer, "He's a juror in a criminal case in another court." "What kind of a case?" the court inquired. Replied the lawyer: "Operating a confidence game...
Happy was Lawyer Reilly to win his first Supreme Court case on a far-reaching issue which would establish a precedent throughout the land in black & white murders. Happier still was Alfred Scott Aldridge who, if prosecuted again, will have the right to question every juror on race prejudice...
...Detroit at the trial of Ted Pizzino, Joe Bommarito and Angelo Livecchi for the murder of Radio Announcer Gerald E. ("Jerry") Buckley (TIME, Aug. 4), a juror complained that he could not hear the testimony because of the popping of photographers' flashlights. Judge Edward J. Jeffries chided him: "Please be patient. The safety of the administration of criminal law is publicity...