CLARK'S BOOK SHOWS HER VIEW OF EVENTS.Byline: Fred Shuster Daily News Staff Writer Marcia Clark Marcia Rachel Clark (born 31 August 1953) was a prosecutor for the State of California, County of Los Angeles in the O.J. Simpson murder case along with Christopher Darden. is famous for three things - losing the O.J. Simpson criminal trial and, er, well, make that one thing. The $4.2 million woman begins her long-awaited memoir, ``Without a Doubt,'' with her trademark air of confidence. After winning 19 homicide cases before Simpson popped up in the docket surrounded by a chorus line of high-priced defense attorneys, Clark was certain of her ability to sway a downtown jury: ``I felt The Force was with me, if you know what I mean.'' The Force, as it turned out, was vacationing in the Greek islands. Here are some quick quotes from Clark's book. Simpson: ``virtually unconvictable . . . a homicidal hom·i·cid·al adj. 1. Of or relating to homicide. 2. Capable of or conducive to homicide: a homicidal rage. narcissist nar·cis·sism also nar·cism n. 1. Excessive love or admiration of oneself. See Synonyms at conceit. 2. A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in .'' Judge Lance Ito: ``. . . an overgrown overgrown said of a part that has not been kept trimmed. overgrown hoof overgrown hooves put unusual stresses on bones and tendons and allow for distortion of the wall and sole. adolescent . . . no bright star . . . Lance Ito lacked good judgment . . . the only judge I knew who wore running shoes under his robes.'' Kato Kaelin: ``Well, at least he could spell his name . . . despicable.'' Was she dating Chris Darden?: ``The question is irrelevant . . . Chris Darden and I were closer than lovers. And unless you've been through what we went through, you can't possibly know what that means.'' Johnnie Cochran Jr.: ``a testy tes·ty adj. tes·ti·er, tes·ti·est Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish: a testy cab driver; a testy refusal to help. weasel weasel, name for certain small, lithe, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae (weasel family). Members of this family are generally characterized by long bodies and necks, short legs, small rounded ears, and medium to long tails. . . . determined to put on a show . . . always played the race card . . . (and) turned that jury into a mob.'' Mark Fuhrman: ``Yes, Mark Fuhrman had spoken like a racist. But the issue at hand was whether he had planted evidence. He had not.'' Dennis Fung: ``The hard, ugly fact was that Fung's oversights would hobble hobble leather straps fastened around the pasterns of horses, mules and donkeys. Placed on all four legs and pulled together by a rope, it provides an effective means of casting the horse. us at every turn.'' Race: ``Looking back on it, I think I'd have to say that blacks of both sexes were moved to breathtaking feats of denial in order to keep the Juice from going down. . . . We lost because American justice is distorted by race . . . by celebrity.'' The glove demonstration: ``I looked down at the bloody, weathered leather, and I said to myself, `That's it. We just lost the case.' '' The Future: ``As I saw it, the Simpson trial had ruined me as a prosecutor. . . . This book came to my rescue. When I received my contract - bearing a figure I could never have imagined in my wildest dreams - I breathed a sigh of relief.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: no caption (Book cover - WITHOUT A DOUBT) |
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