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| <br><br>ketamarama: What was the most dramatic moment of the whole case? < br><br>Harriet Ryan: Clearly when Puffy took the stand. He testified for five hours, and no one knew whether he would come off as credible. For the most part, he was believable. The trial was in some ways a war between Puffy and his driver. For him to win, Puffy had to tell a story that was totally different that the testimony of the driver and make the jury believe that it was at least plausible. I think the verdict is proof that he did that. <br><br>africanvioletus: Harriet, your really seemed to enjoy covering the players in this case. Any behind-the-scenes info you haven't discussed yet? Harriet Ryan: I had a good time. Good trial. Here's a little tidbit I couldn't work into my story. Anthony "Wolf" Jones, the bodyguard who was facing 15 years in prison, had this apple he carried around the court during deliberations. He was like, I'm nervous. Some people smoke, I shine my apple. You never saw Wolf without the same green apple. So the jury is about to come out of the deliberations room and announce their verdict and I look up at the defense table and Wolf's apple is sitting there half eaten. The jury acquits. Happiness, chaos. I run into Wolf's excellent attorney Michael Bachner outside, and I ask him, what was the deal with the apple? And he says, well, Wolf was keeping the apple for after the acquittal, but he got hungry. Which is pretty funny if you've seen Wolf�he's this huge guy with a huge appetite. <br><br>Court TV Host: Thanks, Harriet... I know it's been a long day...a long couple of months, actually...and you should go get some rest! |