Word: prosecutors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Sofia's courtroom accused of espionage and black-marketeering (TIME, March 7) were the spiritual descendants of the same U.S. missionaries. As their trial wore on, it became plain that the pastors were being tried solely because of their Western traditions and connections. The Communist prosecutor, his witnesses and even the defendants' lawyers joined in denouncing "American imperialism as the real culprit on trial...
...Abundant Evidence." Thus cheered on by the defense, Prosecutor Dimiter Georgiev saw no reason to prolong the trial. He produced no documentary evidence of the espionage charge and cut his witnesses short. Said he: "The evidence is abundant and clear." He demanded the death penalty for four of the defendants, heavy prison terms for the others...
Alias Nick Beal (Paramount) is a modern morality play subtly fashioned around the text: "What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Into the life of a gang-busting prosecutor (Thomas Mitchell) floats a mysterious character known as Nick Beal (Ray Milland). At first Beal supplies the prosecutor with evidence against a big-time gambler; then he stands at the lawyer's elbow, goading his political ambitions. By the time Mitchell has been persuaded to play ball with a corrupt, vote-powerful political machine, it is clear that...
Dwyer's performance as prosecutor was equally incredible. During the first hearing, when McDowell was the judge, Dwyer blithely put forth an Alice-in-Wonderland case, full of ghostly "evidence" and interesting inconsistencies. In spite of the vigorous protests of Dr. Van Waters' attorney, McDowell solemnly accepted his deputy's offerings, partly through his undeniable bias and partly through his lack of legal training...
...Customers. The Pyramid Club idea also attracted a glib throng of amateur and professional confidence men -there were numerous ways of sidetracking money during its hand-to-hand progression toward the top of the pyramid. In Detroit, Assistant Prosecutor Ralph Garber said: "There are enough innocent people winning from $800 to $1,500 to keep the chain process alive. But I have yet to find anyone who has won the $4,096." But newspapers which warned against Pyramid Clubs or prosecutors who tried to break them up, quickly discovered that the pyramiders had no wish to be saved...