Intellectual Property Law

OAKLAND, California -- In a media briefing following today's murder verdict, prosecutor  Paul Hora said the jury was persuaded to convict Hans Reiser of murder by the  latticework of circumstantial evidence presented at the six-month trial.

"The strongest piece of evidence is every piece in light of every other piece," Hora said, in a press briefing following the verdict. "It's like a puzzle."

"Geek defense" notwithstanding, a series of  incriminating moves by Reiser following Nina Reiser's disappearance added up to murder in the eyes of the jury.

Immediately following today's verdict, Reiser's own lawyer suggested his client doomed himself when he insisted on taking the stand in his own defense.

"I'm sure he negatively impressed the jurors," defense attorney William DuBois said.

Jurors declined to be interviewed by the media.

(Courtroom sketch:  Norman Quebedeau/ Wired.com)

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