Word: prosecutor
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...relations with "16 or 17 men that week and three more wouldn't make any difference." The jury had rejected that statement, but the committee's investigation of the girl turned up evidence of mental instability and promiscuity. What's more, it developed that the prosecutor was aware of some of that evidence. And though it could have had a bearing on the girl's credibility, he did not give all of the relevant information to the defense...
...town. On vacation? No, not exactly. She's gone to Chania. When is she expected back? Well (whisper), you see, she is in jail. She took part in a demonstration in support of Papandreou and against the Junta on the day of the coup. The prosecutor demanded six months on parole. The court-martial meted out three years in jail. This is how it always happens these days--the young officers judging "acts against the State" are merciless...
Basic to U.S. trial procedure is the principle that a defendant's past convictions, if any, may not be introduced to show that he is probably guilty because he was guilty in the past. Should a defendant choose to testify, however, the prosecutor is permitted to try to impugn his credibility. In most states, prior convictions may then be introduced on the theory that they cast needed light on whether his word can be trusted...
Arlen Specter, 37, entered Philadelphia's mayoralty campaign last spring with overwhelming advantages. He was already well known and popular as an able investigator and prosecutor. On the hustings he demonstrated the intelligence, presence and reformist approach that had elected him district attorney in 1965-the first Republican to win a major city wide office in 14 years. Democratic Mayor James Tate, 57, bore the triple burden of a mediocre record, a ponderous personality and a divided party. But instead of pleading nolo contendere, Tate has doggedly chipped away at Specter's seemingly unassailable early lead...
...much. But it was bursting with news about the spies he had left behind. Operating since 1955 as a travelling jukebox salesman, the KGB colonel had been in charge of at least two spy rings, and he blew their covers when he left. The police moved in immediately. Government Prosecutor Ludwig Martin announced solemnly that "this is the most important case of espionage in the history of the Federal Republic...