Word: prosecutors
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...pardon, Reagan went so far as to dispute the jury's findings. "The record demonstrates," he said, "that they acted not with criminal intent, but in the belief that they had grants of authority reaching to the highest levels of Government." That was too much for Special Prosecutor John Nields, already miffed by the White House's failure to consult him before acting. Said Nields: "Whoever wrote that 'criminal intent' language doesn't know the facts. The jury heard the facts for eight weeks and found precisely that. That's what the trial...
...opening argument, Assistant Prosecutor Edward A. McDonald depicted Williams as "a corrupt public official," who had promised to use his influence in Washington to obtain Government contracts for a titanium mine in Virginia. In return, the Senator was to receive part ownership of the mine and $12.6 million. McDonald, quoting from FBI tapes, said that Williams had told agents he would "with great pleasure talk to the President of the United States about [the mining contracts] and in a personal way get him as enthusiastic and excited." McDonald also quoted from tapes showing Williams pledging to "do everything...
Tapes introduced by the prosecutor last week show him boasting to Habib of his connections with then Secretary of State Cyrus Vance ("a neighbor back in New Jersey"), with Fritz Mondale ("the Vice President used to work for me," on a Senate committee) and with Howard Baker ("he's in the same class I am ... I'm just a little ahead of him in seniority"). Other tapes showed Co-defendant Alexander Feinberg, 72, Williams' personal attorney, discussing his role in the titanium deal with FBI Operative Weinberg, telling him that Williams is "happy as a lark about...
Early this year, before the trial of the older attackers began, defense lawyers thought the case so hopeless that they attempted (and failed) to plea-bargain with Prosecutor Robert Rodrigues. Once again, Anna flew back to Hawaii from Finland. In direct testimony she described the assaults. But the defense lawyers declined to cross-examine Anna. In so doing they forfeited a chance to challenge her story, but they also cut off the prosecutor's only opportunity to draw further detailed testimony from her in rebuttal...
...singular is sue central to nearly every rape prosecution: the victim's degree of resistance. The case posed special problems for the prosecution because Anna had voluntarily accompanied some of the boys to their surfside tent - and smoked marijuana with them - before the attacks began. The prosecutor asked, "How much torture must a woman endure before she is believed?": But Anna's imprudence was apparently enough to stir a shadow of doubt in the jurors' minds. After deliberating for only five hours, they found all four teen agers not guilty. The judge accepted the verdict and complimented...