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Entertainment & Sports

Mar. 18, 2000

Innocents Do Not Belong in The Slammer

DICTA 'The Practice' asks how can our system allow defendants innocent of a crime to be convicted. Page 8. ^^The Practice^^ By M.C. Sungaila

By M.C. Sungaila
         As Ellenor Frutt comments, "Clients always blame their lawyers." Patrick Rooney, after serving 12 years for murders he didn't commit, kidnaps and threatens to kill Bobby Donnell. The situation provided a welcome twist on the series' ongoing ethical debates and questioning of the efficacy of our criminal justice system. Instead of hearing prosecutors and defense l...

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