'Rockefeller' verdict analysis

[0:55]" Of course of that there was sort of this the split verdict with the ANC charges the assault and battery. At just as the plane assault battery than the assault and battery with a dangerous weapon of these the issue indeed it was there any surprise there is is is that a little stretch."

[1:10]" No it's not -- a jury nullification. And I think in this case the bureau spoke that if they convicted him the more serious charges that the very minor charge of giving a false name. Ought to be discarded. And they simply did not believe that the assault on the escort was serious enough to warrant conviction and so I think that they. Simply nullified. Those judges and their own minds. As a matter of fact on the false name. I believe that it requires that the false name be given with a malicious intent or intent as an artifice of fraud. And and I don't think the commonwealth proved that that was the case."

[1:54]" I know -- the at the Suffolk DA said that. That -- boss the little girl was was there at the time and that her father. It -- in it was only known to her by this name so maybe that would account for that this discrepancy."

[2:09]" It's a very minor charge and clearly this guy would use that name -- time and I think that the jury simply felt that it would be. Piling on as a matter of fact I think it. Men have been over charged in the indictment."

[2:23]" What isn't about this case that captured -- so much attention not only in this area but you know indeed across the country that the fact that this was a man who used a lot of aliases and that was part of."

[2:59]" But that not -- the facts of the case itself."

[3:02]" Now I don't think the fact -- usual except. The insanity defense was proffered I think two. Except in the murder cases. Several which I have tried would be insanity defense was raised. I think that this -- usual two. Property insanity defense on a non capital case."

[3:24]" Anything else that struck you about this case it did you were actually coming up to about a year since the event itself."

[3:30]" You know -- you indicated when a priest asked about this case. One I thought would be the trial strategy and I indicated that it would be they battle of the experts. That is decided that the defense would put on experts who would testify. That this forward whose name that is he could not conform his conduct to be law and the commonwealth would also put on an expert -- exactly what happened thought that the them. Experts put on a profit by the defense. We're certainly solid. Expresses no question about that but I predicted that testimony. Flew in the face of the actual facts of of this matter I think it would be very difficult committee where he could be -- pure. To believe the testimony that this soul could not rationally. Determine his course of action. Conform -- law."

[4:30]" Now of course of one of those one of the defense expert witnesses was AM a TV personality and a celebrity psychiatrist if you will doctor keeps abelow and and he was persuasive -- saying that it wasn't convincing."

[4:45]" I think in view the practice is no psychiatrist who was put on the stand a category one. Would have persuaded a a -- world. In view of the -- which led up to. The actual kidnapping there was a planning stage which existed over a period of many months. Where rom this whole. Clearly understood the nature and extent of what he was doing."

[5:10]" An empress has always easy in hindsight. It to say these things split down. But you said this before the verdict."