Posted on 09/20/2004 9:11:58 PM PDT by timbuck2
BYLINE: By C. BRYSON HULL, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: JASPER, Texas
BODY:
Hawthorn pulled the chain out, showing it to jurors during cross examination of a police detective just a few hours into testimony Wednesday. In doing so, he stole a moment used to great dramatic effect by the prosecution in closing stages of the King and Brewer trials.
Berry's trial began as two pre-trial distractions came to an end.
First, State District Judge Joe Bob Golden denied a last-minute defense motion to move the trial from Jasper, about 125 miles northeast of Houston, because of intense media coverage and jury prejudice.
Later, CBS News agreed to provide a transcript of the complete interview between Berry and anchor Dan Rather, portions of which aired on "60 Minutes II" on Sept. 28. It also was posted on the company's Web site, www.cbs.com.
Prosecutors had subpoenaed CBS producer Mary Mapes and ordered her to bring the video and transcript of the outtakes. Golden twice found Ms. Mapes in contempt of court and ordered her jailed for failing to hand over both items.
Two Texas appeals courts upheld the lower court's ruling, and Ms. Mapes avoided jail when the network agreed to provide the transcript and a witness to verify its authenticity...
(Excerpt) Read more at apdigitalnews.com ...
an ax to grind regarding feminism, he also said he was ashmaed of her. That's pretty harsh.
If I'm not mistaken, she was also the producer for Rather's slander of Vietnam veterans called "The Wall Within" a few years ago. They used fake Vietnam veterans as the basis of the story. ABC's 20/20 and B.G. Burkett (author of "Stolen Valor") did an expose on CBS's fraud and won a major award.
Ain't far-fetched at all.
Gay-bashing "story" + Rather's daughter + "partner" Mapes + Rather + CBS = Destroying Dubya Bush + promoting pro-gay agendae
George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent
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