O.J. Simpson's attorney aims at evidence; what became of that 'missing' 1.5cc of blood and other issues in, yes, a mock appeal
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Harvard Law School professor Alan M. Dershowitz argued a mock appeal of the O.J. Simpson murder case for a Boston Bar Assn continuing legal education (CLE) program. The CLE session came at the same time as the release of Dershowitz's book 'Reasonable Doubts: The OJ Simpson Case and the Criminal Justice System.' The book charged the Los Angeles police planted evidence and lied. In his mock appeal, Dershowitz claimed that Judge Lance Ito deprived Simpson of his right to due process, to confront witnesses and to give a defense. Approximately 70 attorneys attended the mock trial.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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LIRR gunman goes pro se with perplexing voir dire; strange behavior follows a rejected insanity defense
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Colin Ferguson is denying guilt in the 1993 shooting on the Long Island Rail Road which killed six people and wounded others. He makes this claim despite all the eyewitness evidence. Ferguson claims to be the victim of a government conspiracy and says he was on the train but did not do the shooting. After firing a public defender, Ferguson also dismissed Ronald Kuby and William Kunstler after they advocated an insanity defense, choosing to represent himself.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Drug case tests new death penalty law
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Thomas Pitera is a defendant in a drug conspiracy and murder trial which could lead to the death penalty for him. He is alleged to have killed nine people between 1987 and 1989, but claims that he was picked for prosecution because he refused to testify against former associate John Gotti. It is alleged that he committed these murders in the course of a RICO conspiracy.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1992
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