“Does each of you understand that a defendant is not required to prove his innocence or to furnish any evidence whatsoever, and that this right is guaranteed by the Constitution?” Twelve heads bobbed yes. “And does each of you promise not to hold it against this defendant if he chooses to exercis...
Come on in, Jake. You’re just going to make it worse for yourself.” “Worse! How?” There was a faint buzzing on the long-distance line. “I don’t know,” Abe Socolow said, “but I’m sure you’ll find a way.” *** The ride down the mountain seemed to take longer, but that’s always the way it is when you...
On the radio, Leonard Cohen was complaining that there “ain’t no cure for love.” I’d walked around the street, asking a couple neighbors if they’d seen anyone lurking in the hibiscus hedges during the night. But no one had. So who the hell had it been? A random intruder or someone with a connecti...
We listed our witnesses and physical evidence, including a certain "videotape portraying a prosecution witness, the decedent, the defendant, and an additional party." I wanted to see if it got a rise out of Socolow. I don't know if it did. But the widow surely noticed. "Mr...
I draw a line down the middle of the page, scribble what I know on the left side and what I don't know on the right. Chrissy believed she had been sexually abused by her father. But was it true? I didn't know. Rusty bearded me for Guy Bernhardt. Why? For money, I was certain. Guy masterminded Chr...