He's such a good salesman that they didn't have a clue about what he was doing. I don't think prosecutors start out suspecting their own witnesses to be criminals.

The good lawyer is the great salesman.

The big issue would be if there was illegally obtained evidence. It could lead to motions for new trials on cases that have been resolved. This case could cause a major disruption.

The constitutional presumption is for openness in the courts, but we have to ask whether we are really honoring that. What are the reasons for so many cases remaining under seal?

Courts don't want to invade the deliberative process. We favor finality, and we don't want to send a message to jurors that you can do whatever you want to do because if you have second thoughts we can undo it.

Rodney King was about police abuse, O.J. was about police incompetence, and Rampart is about police corruption. That's a pretty grim picture for the LAPD, ... What Rodney King taught us is you can't ignore the problems and hope they will go away.