RTFA: http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/09/10/ed-rosentha…

You know, I wasn’t allowed to present these facts in either case. And the jurors were misled, because a half-truth isn’t a truth. A half-truth is a lie. The jury was told that I had distributed this material, but they didn’t hear that I had been told that I was free from prosecution.

That’s an estoppel issue. Let me explain that. Let’s say there’s a red light, but a cop waves you through. Another cop, on the other side, can’t give you a ticket for crossing the red light because you have been told that what you’re doing was legal, right? You’re following the cop’s orders.

So I was told by the city attorney’s office that what I was doing was legal and I was free from prosecution. So even if she was wrong, I should’ve been able to say to a jury, “Hey, look. I was led to believe that what I was doing was legal by an official.” But the judge said, “No. Even though this person is a government official, she can’t testify for you.”

RU: The jury from the first trial was outraged after your conviction when they found out what was actually going on. That was very unusual. Describe what happened with the jury after the trial.

No comment.

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