Talk:Georgia v. Smith

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[edit] What makes this case SO noteable

Much more information is available about this amazing high profile case and trial. I watched (and also recorded) the entire trial as it was broadcast live on Court TV's website in February, and have been interested ever since. Even the Judge in this trial told the jury how inaccurate all of the press coverage was. Having said that, I was disappointed daily by the discrepancies and blunders in the press reports and TV blurbs. Oddly, even what Court TV's website editorials ended up reporting was a poor reflection of the actual trial. I will try to follow the appeals process related to this trial closely, and would like to find the complete court transcript (from the court reporter, I mean). If the court transcript is available (anywhere) as an online reference, it would probably be a helpful and neutral reference in relation to this trial which was very interesting indeed.

I'm having to start using the news articles, but am certainly not interested in re-hashing what was reported about this case because they were boringly repetative and unnecessarily sensational (probably due to time, readership goals, ratings, etc.) The truth IS often stranger than fiction. These court proceedings were intensely dramatic and deeply informative without the extra hype. There is no need to add outside opinions or anything more than the facts here. Anyway, I would like to contribute much more to this article in the hope that it reflects the trial accurately (and not the news). This high profile case is very interesting, like Mike Nifong interesting, and could be for a long time. SqwikiKlean 21:24, 12 June 2007 (UTC)