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Entertainment & Sports

Feb. 26, 2000

Faust Finds a Willing Taker In Plea Trade

DICTA On 'The Practice,' a desperate Berluti offers another prosecutor a Faustian deal.

By Cynthia Filla
        Regular viewers of "The Practice" know that the show often dramatizes the ethical and moral conflicts of lawyers. Jimmy Berluti, frequently the beacon for ethical standards in the office, abandons his moral high ground when he makes a stunning proposal to prosecutor Richard Bey.
        Five months ago, Berluti defend...

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