Word: petrocelly
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...beginning, Petrocelli had only one photo--and he was concerned. Early in the trial, he had presented a single picture of Simpson wearing Bruno Maglis taken by photographer Harry Scull. The defense declared the photo was a fake, and Petrocelli was afraid the jury might buy into that claim--even though his partner Peter Gelblum had brutally discredited the defense photo expert, Robert Groden, a J.F.K.-assassination buff with no formal training in photography. Then came word that other pictures existed. "Oh, my God. Are they real?" Gelblum asked Petrocelli...
...copy of his sideline pass for the game. In fact, the plaintiffs would eventually come into possession of additional pictures as amateur photographers began digging through their old contact sheets to find prints of Simpson wearing Bruno Maglis. Some photos were even faxed to the plaintiffs. But for Petrocelli and Gelblum, the package of 30 was dramatic enough. They would be the only ones the lawyers would present in court...
...went to their home and met with Fred and Patti and Kim for about three hours," says Petrocelli. "We really connected, but a major concern was whether our firm could afford to take on this case. If we did it, we would have to do a first-rate job. We factored in some of the financial support the Goldmans would be getting. I also had to talk to some of my other clients, because this case would be a major commitment. All my clients [who include some entertainment-industry figures] were very supportive, and some even volunteered to raise money...
...trip from a board meeting at the Forschner Group, a knife company, the former pro-football star used one of the complimentary knives he had just been given to demonstrate in the backseat how a person could kill someone. That conversation took place in the week before the murder. Petrocelli felt that both of those people were credible, but their stories just did not fit into the thesis he was engineering...
...Petrocelli had clear ideas of how to try this case. And he knew what would not work. "The least explored aspect of the case is Simpson's motive," he explained before the trial began. "You cannot just say this murder was a culmination of domestic-violence incidents. You need to tell a jury a story. This was about a stormy relationship. I feel we really need to focus on the dynamics of that relationship and focus carefully on the last two months. That's why instead of talking with Nicole's friends, I want to focus on talking...