Word: willwerth
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...Simpson's attorneys are awaiting Judge Ito's decision on their request to call an unidentified, last-minute witness they claim can offer "startling" information. James Willwerth reports from the trial that rumors are that the information concerns the credibility of the prosecution: "It allegedly concerns a claim that a member of the prosecution team lied to the judge in chambers about what Mark Fuhrman said during a prosecution rehearsal of his testimony." If the witness were to testify that a prosecutor had lied to the judge, the impact on the Simpson case could be critical. Today, glove expert Richard...
...mystery witness, O.J. Simpson's attorneys have now turned to an appeals court in a last-ditch effort to conclude their case with a bang. The defense claims that the new, last-minute witness -- whose identity the prosecution does not know -- can offer "startling" information. James Willwerth reports from the trial that rumors have been circulating that the witness would undermine the credibility of the prosecution team. "It allegedly concerns a claim that a member of the prosecution team lied to the judge in chambers about what Mark Fuhrman said during a prosecution rehearsal of his testimony." While...
...tapes, Johnnie Cochran let his frustrations out. In a tense exchange, the lawyer angrily asked that Ito clarify and reconsider his ruling. "With all due respect, there are some parts that are incoherent," the Simpson defense attorney said. Huh? "Cochran is really on the edge of contempt," reports James Willwerth from the trial. "Ito's decision really angered him -- he has lost his normal sweet-talking, mildly blustery salesman's pose. But you don't call a sitting judge's writing's incoherent." Testimony in the trial was canceled for another day as defense lawyers tried to find other ways...
Maybe so, but Willwerth points out some of the rewards. "Virtually every serious issue confronting American culture is being debated-or manipulated-in this case," he says. "The justice system, racial conflicts, domestic abuse, violence-they are all here...
...Whereas Willwerth, a 28-year TIME veteran, has covered many of those issues for us for years, Lafferty is one of our newer correspondents, having come aboard last January. She has given her home phone number to virtually everyone involved in the case-and, to her mixed gratification and dismay, many sources use it at almost any hour of the day or night. "Catching them at less harried moments means being around early and being around late," she says...