The rules are different for celebrities. Juries are a selected set of the public, and we know the public is fickle and easily manipulated. She only needs to flip ONE juror, and she’s acquitted.
She can afford the best in jury selection, argument, pre-trial motions, and so on.
OJ got off.
Plus, she probably feels she did nothing wrong. I suspect this sort of “buying special treatment” is garden variety common between the well-heeled and academia. The system is crooked, and why shouldn’t she take advantage of that?
Yeah that costs a lot of money and if you have it you are in MUCH better shape than one of us.
My friend defended Gotti Jr. on his fourth trial and he said the feds have unlimited money to throw at cases.
Don’t know if it’s true at other levels but if it is, you do need bucks to go to trial.
“Plus, she probably feels she did nothing wrong.”
I think that’s partially true. She probably knows it was bad, but not TOO bad. There’s an excellent chance a jury will be kind to her. All her attorney has to do is bring in to evidence all the rich kids who were admitted because their parents made donations such as buildings to colleges. A jury won’t see the difference.
The money laundering part could be a big problem, for her though. Going through that middle man’s phony charity might make the difference.
As to your comment about her feeling as though she has done nothing wrong, absolutely accurate.
She lives by Hollywood's moral standards and such standards, to the extent they actually exist, as illusive as Bigfoot.
We can rest assured that the mood around her dinner table at home is not one of contrition but one of anger and righteous indignation.
OJ got off.