[Congressman Billybob]

Judge Mudd was not a push-over marshmallow like Judge Ito in the O.J. case. High-powered defense attorneys can and do turn any trial into a zoo if the presiding judge permits that.

Remember the purpose of defense attorneys in criminal cases: It is not their job to "prove the defendant innocent." It is only their job to create a cloud of confusion, like the ink cloud of a startled squid in the ocean, so their client wiill get off in the midst of it.

Congressman Billybob

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[connectthedots]

I do not think the prosecution established Dw's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Last week, when many people criticized you for saying that DW was guilty, I did state that no one should lightly dismiss Congressman Billybob's take on the case. As in most cases, you were correct.

Ito was a push-over for the defense in the O.J. trial, while it appeared top me that Mudd was pretty much a push-over for the prosecution in the DW case.

It will be interesting to hear the comments of the jurors in this case; especially why they discounted to bug evidence and the absence of evidence that DW was ever in the VD home.