Even without a law degree, Pellicano seemed to realize that getting the jury to acquit him of the conspiracy charge was important.

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"There was no way in the world that any jury would acquit all of the defendants again, " Stone, the defense attorney, told CNN.

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Carey seemed to think that at least some of that truth will acquit the company of the more egregious charges against it, such as the thinly-sourced claim that reporters may have hacked the voicemail in-boxes of Sept. 11 victims.

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