Word: trialing
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...said on 60 Minutes. Even so, prosecutors waited until they had viewed the unedited video of Youk's death (not just the excerpts that 60 Minutes broadcast) before deciding to bring charges. Kevorkian, who at times smiled giddily at his arraignment, was released on a personal bond until the trial, which could take place in the spring. If the facts are as they appear in the video, Kevorkian could put together a fairly compelling case. He can invoke Youk's enfeebled state--he had lost the use of his arms and legs, had trouble breathing, was barely able to speak...
...Smaltz threw the book at Espy," says TIME Washington Correspondent Vivica Novak. "He should have focused his case instead." The trial went on for two months and involved a parade of 70 witnesses. Espy's acquittal is likely to have further political ramifications: Smaltz's four-year inquiry ran up a $17 million bill. Tack that on to the $40 million spent by Kenneth Starr to pursue Bill Clinton and the "Smaltz investigation is likely to become one more factor that will lead to the demise of the Independent Counsel statute when it expires next year," says Novak...
...other big technology story, the Microsoft trial, we've turned to someone who loves computers and also knows something about law. Staff writer Adam Cohen, a graduate of Harvard Law School, has practiced in New York and Alabama. This week he takes on the type of question we like to ask: What if the dog actually catches the car? In this instance the question is what might actually happen to Microsoft if the government wins. "In antitrust law, finding companies guilty is easy," says Cohen. "The tough part is coming up with a remedy that forces hard-nosed competitors like...
...stunning victory gave executives at Sun's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., a chance to be magnanimous. "We'd be more than happy to help Microsoft become compatible," offered Sun vice president Alan Baratz. While the ruling was only a preliminary injunction (a trial date hasn't even been set yet), you can forgive Sun for acting like giant killers. Whyte is a tech-savvy judge with a reputation for weighty, watertight decisions. Sun's case, he wrote, is likely to succeed on merit...
...worst of all the system doesn't impose a waiting period to give impulsive gun buyers a chance to cool off.The FBI, of course, is aiming to prove the doubters wrong -- it's hiring more than 500 people to help run the system. The holiday season should be a trial by fire...