YES, CTV serves a purose in that it shows how many people think. We can weigh the evidence and come to reasoned conclusion - may people will hear what the what to hear from the testimony.
Additionally, Nifong is an authority figure - some will grant him inherent trust and say - WHY Would he Lie? He's one of the good guys.
There are very few types of evidence that can overcome a jury biased to one side on anohter.
Having said that - this new Judge is HUGE. He changes everything - decisions on jury selection, etc. - that Nifong would normally benefit from, are no longer certainties.
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"Having said that - this new Judge is HUGE."
This is only showing us what an honest judge would have done in the first place. He's doing what Stephens and Titus SHOULD have done--instead, those two
permitted this crime (which is what it is) to continue.
Now maybe, if there is an honest judge (and one not in league
with a dishonest DA), this case may get tossed out, the sooner the better.