Michael Brick gives us something not even Court TV can do: a short daily on hours of court proceedings, with graceful narrative elements and important details that put readers there. Those of us who cover courts can learn something from his story:
This is the second trial for Mr. Norman, who was convicted in September of soliciting illegal campaign contributions, and his long volley with the prosecutor, Michael F. Vecchione, first deputy district attorney, was something of a rematch. Mr. Vecchione cross-examined a faltering Mr. Norman in the earlier case, eliciting statements including, "I have no independent recollection."
In contrast to that performance, Mr. Norman appeared calm and self-assured on the stand yesterday, measuring his replies in soft, explanatory tones even as Mr. Vecchione yelled at him, sighed loudly and spun on his heel.
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