Double Tap
“Judge Samuel Gilcrest is up on the bench, peering down at the five lawyers assembled at the other counsel table. In flowing black robes, his narrow, crooked nose and hairless dome shining under the beams from the courtroom’s overhead canister lights, Gilcrest resembles a wingless bald eagle about to hop down from its perch to eat its prey.
Gilcrest has decided that there will be no cameras in the courtroom for Ruiz’s trial.
Harry is leaning back in the chair next to me at the defense ta...ble, taking a deep breath, psychically hyperventilating.
Templeton has given up the prosecution table temporarily to the legal brain trust for the media, lawyers representing three of the national television cable franchises. They may be arguing lofty First Amendment issues, but the bottom line is dollars. The trial of Emiliano Ruiz—the man accused of killing Madelyn Chapman in what is now being called the “Double Tap” Murder—is worth tens of millions in ad revenue if they can get it on live TV.MoreLess
Gilcrest has decided that there will be no cameras in the courtroom for Ruiz’s trial.
Harry is leaning back in the chair next to me at the defense ta...ble, taking a deep breath, psychically hyperventilating.
Templeton has given up the prosecution table temporarily to the legal brain trust for the media, lawyers representing three of the national television cable franchises. They may be arguing lofty First Amendment issues, but the bottom line is dollars. The trial of Emiliano Ruiz—the man accused of killing Madelyn Chapman in what is now being called the “Double Tap” Murder—is worth tens of millions in ad revenue if they can get it on live TV.MoreLess
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