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To: Yeti
"If acquitted, he will be suing court tv for their inaccurate reporting, and well, really suing almost everyone involved."

You're not whistling Dixie there. Let's see, the vdams, LE, DA for starters. I will be "glued" to any and all
SD websites to follow it, too.

819 posted on 08/07/2002 5:14:36 PM PDT by the Deejay
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To: the Deejay
You're not whistling Dixie there. Let's see, the vdams, LE, DA for starters. I will be "glued" to any and all SD websites to follow it, too.

Dw would have no case against the DA. Possibly against those whose affidavits that were used to get the indictment. Anything said in court cannot be the basis for a libel/defamation action. However the republishing of statements made in court can be the basis for a defamation/libel action if it not a 'fair' reporting of the testimony. In this case, DW would have a tough time prevailing in such an action. This is why prosecutors rarely talk to the press about the accused, other than to simply state that so-andso has been charged and pretty much leave the rest for the courtroom.

840 posted on 08/07/2002 5:30:04 PM PDT by connectthedots
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