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Robert Williams, another juror, said the jury did not believe any group had the right "to thrust its political beliefs on the citizens of the United States...
...jurors were unmoved by Jenrette's testimony that he had been unfairly trapped. Said Juror Yvonne Bothnel: "We just did not see any place where he got his arm twisted." Nor were they swayed by the claim of the defendant that he is an alcoholic and had been too drunk when meeting with the undercover agents to know what he was doing. When sentenced, Jenrette could receive as much as 35 years in prison...
...wanted to cast a judge, you would never cast him." But you might very well cast Balsam, who will portray the Watergate justice in a TV-movie based on John Sirica's 1979 memoir To Set the Record Straight. After judiciously reviewing Balsam's credentials-as a juror in 12 Angry Men (1957) and a Washington Post editor in All the President's Men (1976)-and meeting in his chambers with the actor, Maximum John, 76, ruled him "a very good selection, in my opinion." The film, says Sirica, will reveal "why I made the decisions...
...jury apparently agreed. Said Juror William Savage, 37, a carpenter: "We knew the financial statements were wrong, but there wasn't enough evidence to show that he had actually intended to make false statements." Anthony Tigner, 25, a railroad porter, admitted that the jury was leaning toward conviction on at least one charge, but added, "Certain people felt the defendants were not guilty, regardless of the evidence...
...first week of the trial was devoted to selecting a panel of 56 jurors and alternates, a painstakingly slow process. By week's end 53 had been chosen. All had been required to answer 70 written inquiries about their education, employment, health-even their hobbies and reading habits. In court, Edwin J. Tomko, a member of the Justice Department's fraud section, asked each potential juror in a high-pitched voice whether he or she had seen or heard any accounts of the case, formed an opinion or read LaBelle's book This Too Shall Pass...