Election Law
Mock Jurors in Fieger Case Reflected Bush Credibility Crisis, Lawyer Says
Posted Jun 27, 2008, 09:07 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Mock jurors hearing evidence in a case against Michigan lawyer Geoffrey Fieger overwhelmingly expressed a distrust of government, an attitude probably held by jurors in the real trial, says one defense lawyer.
Lawyer Steve Fishman, who represented co-defendant Ven Johnson, told the Detroit Free Press he became sure he would win the case after jurors were asked how many trusted their government to tell the truth. Johnson and Fieger were acquitted earlier this month on charges of making illegal campaign contributions.
Out of 39 mock jurors, only four raised their hands to indicate they trusted the government. "In my father's day," Fishman told the Free Press, "there would have been 38… Continue reading...
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