Word: verdicts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Milligan committed the crimes; the evidence was incontrovertible. But his bizarre psychological state made a fair judicial verdict excruciatingly difficult to render. Milligan, you see, was found to have 24 distinct personalities within him, each one motivating him in different directions--a case of multiple personality never before diagnosed. Some of his personalities were harmless, others just bizarre. But when one, Ragen (Milligan had different first names for each personality) surfaced, Milligan became "the keeper of hate"--and a rapist...
...betting was that Trilling, 76, would turn out the most thoughtful account, though not the fastest or most marketable. One hesitates to deliver a verdict before all the evidence is in, but it is unlikely that Trilling's treatment of Tarnower's death and Harris' conviction will be bettered. As the 1981 calendar flattens against the wall, Mrs. Harris: The Death of the Scarsdale Diet Doctor seems the best nonfiction trade book of the year...
...four women found James L. Matory '82 not guilty of one count of rape and a related charge of indecent assault. After listening to more than one hour of closing arguments by the prosecution and the defense, the jury deliberated for more than three hours before delivering its verdict. "This case was an ethical injustice," Matory said after the verdict was announced, adding that "there is something wrong with a judicial system where it is only necessary for one party to allege something to make a case...
After trailing the whole race, the Harvard eight crossed the finish line together with their better rivals from Penn. Soon, the photo-finish verdict spread around the hushed crowd--the Crimson had won by about four inches, with Harvard crew coach Harry Parker later calling the Crimson performance "easily the most impressive I have ever seen turned in by any crew...
...core of the Canadian constitutional debate. The possibility that at once embarrasses and frightens most Canadians right now is that the above debate will be played out not in Ottawa, but in London. London, England. Rather than the party led by prime minister Pierre Trudeau battling to a verdict with the party led by Joe Clark, the final decision on the status of a Canadian constitution may come to rest with the followers of Margaret Thatcher and the followers of Michael Foot...