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As he did Wednesday, Du Bois compared his client to the odd-looking duck-billed platypus to emphasize his belief that even though Reiser, 44, can come across as strange and obnoxious, that doesn't mean he murdered his wife.
"I was trying to think recently how a platypus could even evolve," Du Bois said. "It must have been a genetic mistake. That's why it reminded me of ..." Du Bois' voice trailed off as he turned his head and gave a disdainful look at his client, prompting laughter in Judge Larry Goodman's Oakland courtroom.
Du Bois said Hans Reiser is the victim of "one of the great screw jobs," perpetrated by his wife. "It's easy to screw a platypus," he said.
The defense put a picture of a platypus on the screen in court. On Wednesday, Du Bois repeatedly held up a stuffed-animal platypus.
As he did Wednesday, Du Bois compared his client to the odd-looking duck-billed platypus to emphasize his belief that even though Reiser, 44, can come across as strange and obnoxious, that doesn't mean he murdered his wife.
"I was trying to think recently how a platypus could even evolve," Du Bois said. "It must have been a genetic mistake. That's why it reminded me of ..." Du Bois' voice trailed off as he turned his head and gave a disdainful look at his client, prompting laughter in Judge Larry Goodman's Oakland courtroom.
Du Bois said Hans Reiser is the victim of "one of the great screw jobs," perpetrated by his wife. "It's easy to screw a platypus," he said.
The defense put a picture of a platypus on the screen in court. On Wednesday, Du Bois repeatedly held up a stuffed-animal platypus.
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Re: It's easy to screw a platypus
Mon, April 28, 2008 - 3:33 PM
