From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!rocheste!brown
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Verdict Veridicality
Article-I.D.: rocheste.384
Posted: Sat Jan  8 08:49:12 1983
Received: Sun Jan  9 02:13:17 1983

My lawyer (and NY legislator) buddy sez: 1) the cute technicality
about the original vs. copy distinction wouldn't have stood up
for obvious reasons, but 2) once testimony is disallowed, judge can
give such strong instructions to jury that contrary jury rulings
are basically not possible (i.e. equivalent to mistrial?).  This
latter fact (viz. the jury is not "the law") was a shock to me.
Anyway, thank God for our efficient and effective legal system
(20 more lawyers per capita than Japan, I hear).
	Some-of-my-best-friends-are-parasites CB