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...arrest. Ironically, they seem also to have ignored another historic Supreme Court decision-the recent reversal of Dr. Sam Sheppard's murder conviction on grounds of "virulent" pretrial publicity. While recoiling from Speck himself, the Chicago police have talked about him enough so that his lawyers may well plead "trial by newspaper...
...speedily visited and informed of his rights by Cook County Public Defender Gerald Getty, 53, whose office represents 9,600 indigent defendants a year and who has defended 402 murder suspects since 1947-not one of whom has been sent to the electric chair. Declaring that Speck would plead innocent, probably on grounds of insanity, Getty served notice that he would need "several months" to prepare his case...
...point. Union leaders probably planned a short strike, hoping that a walkout in the middle of the industry's money-making season would cause the airlines to cave in quickly. Management probably would not have been too displeased by an expensive settlement, since they would then be able to plead poverty when the CAB demanded further fare cuts...
...pitch usually goes like this: "The district attorney has you dead to rights. But if you plead guilty to a lesser charge and save the state the time and expense of a trial, I will let you off with a light sentence." The offer comes from a judge. The second party to the bargain is a nervous defendant accused of a crime, almost certain to be convicted, and tempted to "cop a plea." The prac tice is one of long standing. And it has advantages for the public as well as the accused: it clears crowded dockets and sometimes extracts...
...jail once before for another stabbing, Elksnis was a twotime loser headed for a heavy sentence. So when he came before Westchester County Judge George A. Brenner prepared to stand trial on a second-degree murder charge, he could not but accept Brenner's offer: "If you will plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter, I will sentence you to not more than ten years." When time came for sentencing, however, the judge allowed that when he made the deal he had not known that the stabbing was Elksnis' second felony. Without asking the defendant whether he wanted...