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By Stevens’ lawyer had requested that the trial be held as soon as possible because Stevens is up for re-election in November.
“I want to make a request if at all possible that the trial be in October so that he can clear his name before the general elections,” said the attorney, Brendan Sullivan, adding light-heartedly that it was the first time he had ever asked for a speedy trial.
He also proposed moving the trial to Alaska because a majority of the witnesses are there and the events in question took place there.
And because an Alaskan jury, Stevens assumes, would be as likely to convict him as a jury in Maycomb, Alabama, would be to acquit Tom Robinson.