Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           AwomanwhohadbeensexuallyassaultedinAugustunderverydifferentcircumstancessaidshethoughtitmightbenumber2butshewasn’tpositive.CarrieDryersaidwithoutthemustacheshecouldn’tbesure,butnumber2didlookfamiliar.PollyNewtonmadepositiveidentification.OnNovember3,thegrandjuryhandeddownanindictmentonthreecountsofkidnapping,threecountsofaggravatedrobberyandfourcountsofrape.Allwerefirst-degreefelonycharges,punishablebyprisontermsoffourtotwenty-fiveyearsoneachcount.

           Theprosecutor’sofficerarelygotinvolvedinassigningattorneys—eveninmajormurdercases.ThenormalprocedurewasfortheheadoftheFelonyDivisiontoassignoneoftheseniorprosecutorstwoorthreeweeksinadvance,byrandomselection.ButCountyProsecutorGeorgeSmithcalledintwoofhistopseniorprosecutorsandtoldthemthatthepublicitysurroundingtheCampusRapistcasehadstirredpublicoutrage.Hewantedthemtohandlethecaseandtoprosecutevigorously.

           TerrySherman,thirty-two,withcurlyblackhairandafierce,guardman’smustache,hadareputationforcomingdownhardonsexoffendersandboastedthathehadneverlostarapecasebeforeajury.Whenhelookedatthefile,helaughed."It’salockedcase.Thewarrantsweregood.We’vegotthisguy.Thepublicdefendershavenothing.