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The Advocate And The Media: The Courthouse Basement, Edward S, Mccallum Iii

Mercer Law Review

The coffee shop at the bottom of the well-worn stairs was not its usual flurry of jibes and clinking dishes. The frantic faces of young attorneys and the sly smiles of experienced advocates that normally graced the dingy tables were gone for the day. All that remained was a waitress brewing one last pot of coffee for the five criminal defense attorneys who somewhat anxiously, somewhat objectively were awaiting the verdict on their five co-defendants. The trial had lasted two tense and turbulent weeks, and now it was 6:30 p.m. The media had covered the case from day one, and …