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...video age last week, the impact of TV in the Smith case was as hard to judge as the defendant's guilt or innocence. The jury, which is sequestered at the close of each day, sees none of the television coverage. But the single inconspicuous camera in the Palm Beach County courthouse sends every word and gesture -- everything, that is, except the face of the alleged victim -- to a jury of millions. During some parts of the testimony by the alleged victim last week, the audience for Cable News Network climbed to nearly 3.2 million viewers, nine times what...
...most sensational court cases, cross- examination draws out a story from witnesses in eyedropper doses. Expert testimony tends to be bloodless. The lacy bra admitted into evidence in Smith's trial seems less provocative when the garment is discussed by the "bodily fluids and tissue technician" of the Palm Beach sheriff's department...
...Viewers also learn to appreciate that in courtroom testimony, demeanor and delivery are crucial. Prosecutor Moira Lasch must still be regretting that she called Anne Mercer to the stand. On the night of the alleged incident, Mercer went with Smith's accuser to Au Bar, the tony Palm Beach hangout where they met Smith in the company of his uncle, Senator Edward Kennedy, and Kennedy's son Patrick. Lasch got what she wanted from Mercer: testimony that the alleged victim yelled "rape" early on. The jury may remember her fashion-mag appearance and soulless manner...
...this instance, as the accuser's face is concealed on camera in a way that protects her identity but also turns her into a cipher. The prospect of being at center ring in their own media circus may be discouraging other rape victims from coming forward Reported rapes in Palm Beach County dropped from 96 in April, when the Smith story broke, to 68 in November...
...world of journalism, there are datelines that burn forever in the crucible of memory: Berlin '45. Little Rock '57. Leopoldville '64. Chicago '68. Now a new one can be added: West Palm Beach...