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...majority was unnecessarily restrictive. Expert testimony on Johnson's sanity had gone both ways, and U.S. Supreme Court precedent, White stated, would allow a new trial or sentencing if there was a "reasonable probability" of a different outcome had the defense lawyers not shredded their credibility at the outset. "While I share the majority's horror at this carnage," White wrote, "I cannot uphold this as an acceptable standard of representation for a defendant accused of capital murder...
...barring an upset the Crimson should achieve what it has striven for from the season's outset: Ivy League perfection...
...herring worth addressing at the outset is the failure to distinguish between homosexuality and pedophilia, which creates a false parallel at the core of the Times' argument. A double standard would be in effect had the media ignored a situation where two gay men killed a straight man for being straight. But sex with children is a crime regardless of the sexes involved, and is not synonymous with homosexuality. Brown and Carpenter were roommates, and the details of their relationship have not been revealed, but evidence taken from their house - handwritten fantasy scenarios involving children, as well as diagrams...
With the support of a raucous home crowd at Ohiri Field, the Crimson exploded out of the blocks, applying pressure on the Big Green from the outset, dominating play throughout the first half...
Harvard established this trend from the outset as its aggressive defensive play led to sloppy ball-handling from the Huskies in the first half...