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Darren Kavinoky, a lawyer who is no longer part of Markhasev's defense but claims to remain close to the suspect's family, says the Ukrainian emigre may find it impossible to enlist--much less afford--a top-notch defense, especially in a town where the victim's father is not only beloved but also powerful. Earlier in the case, Kavinoky tried to beef up Markhasev's defense team, approaching prominent law firms. None were willing to help. For example, says Kavinoky, "the message came through Robert Shapiro's office that no prominent attorney in this town will take this...
What she has on her side is a top-notch co-author, Teresa Carpenter, who is a Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist and the author of the riveting true-crime tale Missing Beauty. So while Without a Doubt has little to offer for the history books, it is well written, sometimes moving and occasionally amusing. At one point, Judge Lance Ito is compared with Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now: "increasingly cryptic and vain." And the anecdotes about fellow prosecutor Christopher Darden reveal a sweet rapport and a complex relationship. (As for the $64,000 question, Clark writes, tough-guy style, "The question...
Unfortunately for the Crimson, the second and third varsity boats and the two freshman boats were unable to catch the Bulldogs or the Tigers, as all four crews failed to notch a victory...
...expanding its commitment to faculty child care, Harvard has a win-win situation: the faculty and graduate students get top-notch care and Harvard augments its ability to attract the greatest minds in academia...
...brought in some top-notch people, some of the leaders of the gay rights movement," Aceituno said...