Friday, March 05, 2004
Ding, dong, the witch is dead!
Martha Stewart guilty on all four counts.
All four remaining counts, that is. The most serious charge was tossed by the judge at the conclusion of the prosecution's case. She will probably be sentenced to around a year in prison.
Color me surprised. I thought the jury was going to find her not guilty, and they were going to do it fairly quickly. Not that I expected them to buy her version of events necessarily, but I did think the idea that the feds were going overkill on someone because of her fame would get some traction.
Now it's all over but the shouting. And the TV news editorials. And the appeal. And the...
I need a nap.
Martha Stewart guilty on all four counts.
All four remaining counts, that is. The most serious charge was tossed by the judge at the conclusion of the prosecution's case. She will probably be sentenced to around a year in prison.
Color me surprised. I thought the jury was going to find her not guilty, and they were going to do it fairly quickly. Not that I expected them to buy her version of events necessarily, but I did think the idea that the feds were going overkill on someone because of her fame would get some traction.
Now it's all over but the shouting. And the TV news editorials. And the appeal. And the...
I need a nap.
