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"Do Not Let Him Hide Behind His Collar"

"Do Not Let Him Hide Behind His Collar"

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Mar 07, 2014
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Associated Press/Matt Rourke

By Ralph Cipriano
for Bigtrial.net

William J. Brennan, defense lawyer for Father Andrew McCormick, referred to his client's Roman Catholic priest collar as "the elephant in the room."

In his closing argument, Brennan reminded the jury of 9 women and 3 men that they were picked to hear this case because they said they could be im…

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