Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 1
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BernardZaligYavitch,athirty-five-year-oldmemberoftheprosecutorscriminal-trialstaff,hadbeentwoyearsaheadofJudyStevensonandGarySchweickartinlawschoolandknewthemwell.Garyhadbeenhislawclerk.Yavitchhadpracticedlawforfouryearsasapublicdefenderbeforecomingtotheprosecutor’soffice.HeagreedwithShermanthatitwasasgoodacasefortheprosecutionashehadeverseen.
"Asgood?"saidSherman."Withallthephysicalevidence,thefingerprints,theidentification,we’vegotitall.Itellyou,they’vegotnothing."
ShermantalkedtoJudyafewdayslateranddecidedtosetherstraight."Therewon’tbeanyplea-bargainingontheMilligancase.We’vegottheguyandwe’regoingforaconvictionandthemaximumsentence.Youdon’thaveanything."
ButBemieYavitchwasthoughtful.Asaformerpublicdefender,heknewwhathewoulddoifhewereinJudyandGary’sposition."There’sstillonethingthey’vegotleft—aninsanityplea."
Shermanlaughed.ThefollowingdayWilliamMilligantriedtokillhimselfbysmashinghisheadintohiscellwall.
"He’snotgoingtolivelongenoughtostandtrial,"GarySchweickartsaidtoJudyStevensonwhenhegotthenews.
"Idon’tthinkhe’scompetenttostandtrial,"shesaid."Ithinkweshouldtellthejudgewefeelheisincapableofassistinginhisowndefense.
