Jumping in here
Jakki
As long as Jakki has the cover of being a female, he escapes scrutiny.
Jakki O'Knight, Drag Queen Extrodinare is all well and fine.
Who is Clyde (I have my doubts that is his real name) Who is he and what is his background? Does Clyde have a record?
Jakki just showed up one day, presented herself as family spokesperson and in spite of the contradictions, no one questions her. A member of the local NAACP? Associate with any closet gays in the Durm gov't?
There has to be a way to find out more about Jakki's other life.
He also asked that defense attorneys "refrain from efforts to influence Durham citizens regarding the evidence which might be introduced at a trial." To that end, he urged the State Bar to use its power to limit "the publication of evidence" that could possibly influence a future jury.
Barber wants to gag the defense, meanwhile he posts an 82 item "fact sheet."
Big hint for NAACP: gagging the defense would not have ended the dissemination of exculpatory evidence.
One thing that set this case apart from all others is that the defense has attached actual discovery documents to numerous defense filings. Kirk Osborn is a genius for making his case filings available on his website. I believe the availability of primary source documents was a major factor in building widespread public support for the defense. I wouldn't be comfortable basing my opinion on something I read in a newspaper or heard on TV. No one had to convince me of anything. I read the documents and I made up my own mind.
Brad Bannon wrote an article "Pre-trial Publicity: Know the Rules," which was published in TRIALbriefs,Dec 2003. It's a good article that even an ordinary person [me] can understand. http://www.cheshirepark.com/Pre-TrialPublicity.pdf