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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000
size=2><SPAN class=879234123-21102005>Dirk Bruere</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=879234123-21102005>> </SPAN>Given that Furman took the fifth when asked
if he planted the glove, I'd say he planted the glove.<BR><SPAN
class=879234123-21102005>> </SPAN>Or is it routine, when US police are asked
in court whether they planted evidence, to say "I do not wish to answer that on
the grounds I may incriminate myself"?</FONT></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=879234123-21102005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG>N</STRONG><SPAN class=879234123-21102005><STRONG>o,
it is not routine, but there are other plausible reasons for<BR>Furman taking
the 5th (e.g., he had already technically committed</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=879234123-21102005></SPAN></FONT><FONT><SPAN
class=879234123-21102005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><STRONG>p</STRONG><SPAN class=879234123-21102005><STRONG>erjury and
answering further would expose that futher to<BR>the jury OR deepen his perjury
etc.).</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=879234123-21102005><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=879234123-21102005><STRONG>But, juries are regularly instructed that when
there are two</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=879234123-21102005><STRONG>plausible explanations for any fact or set of
facts they must</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=879234123-21102005><STRONG>favor the defendent.<BR><BR>The JURY is
required by law (and instructions of the judge) to favor
</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><SPAN class=879234123-21102005><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>the defendent when such multiple,
plausible explanations exist.</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=879234123-21102005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG>A<SPAN class=879234123-21102005>nd then there is
Kato...who was never eliminated as another <BR>suspect for either/both
acts.</SPAN></STRONG><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=879234123-21102005>--<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2>Herb
Martin</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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