[wardaddy]

btw...this is interesting

He also sought to downplay the racial element, telling jurors the Brooklyn-raised White never said anything about a lynch mob until the case went to trial

[Clemenza]

I caught that too. It was also DUMB for the lawyer to do that, as the jury was probably dominated by guys named Rizzo or Donelly, rather than Jackson. This is Suffolk County after all.

[spunkets]

"He also sought to downplay the racial element, telling jurors the Brooklyn-raised White never said anything about a lynch mob until the case went to trial"

The prosecutor lied. A grand jury had already gave White a no bill for murder. White followed his atty's advice to keep quite and that's all that can be said. Recklessness was never proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The jury was simply confused and in a hurry to go home for christmas.