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>> when we met they pitched a royal fit. they were not going to overturn the conviction, the five of them wasnt. >> in the end, all the justices except smith agreed to uphold the conviction. wayne williams said the court was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white house. and well leave it at that. >> not so, said george smith, now retired from the court but still practicing law in his 90s. >> i cant imagine that would have happened in a case like th...

>> when we met they pitched a royal fit. they were not going to overturn the conviction, the five of them wasnt. >> in the end, all the justices except smith agreed to uphold the conviction. wayne williams said the court was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white house. and well leave it at that. >> not so, said george smith, now retired from the court but still practicing law in his 90s. >> i cant imagine that would have happened in a case like th...

The conviction, the five of them wasnt. >> in the end, all the justices except smith agreed to uphold the conviction. wayne williams said the court was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white house. and well leave it at that. >> not so, said george smith, now retired from the court but still practicing law in his 90s. >> i cant imagine that would have happened in a case like this. i cant imagine having any case but certainly this case. it didnt reac...

There was a ruling that would have reversed the verdict. >> he would find the evidence that would support a conviction. thats what he did find. originally. >> but the five other justices resisted. >> when we met, they pitched -- they were not going to overturn the conviction, the five of them. >> in the end all the justices, except smith, agreed to uphold the conviction. >> wayne williams said the court was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white ho...

>> in the end, all the justices except smith agreed to uphold the conviction. wayne williams said the court was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white house. and well leave it at that. >> not so, said george smith, now retired from the court but still practicing law in his 90s. >> i cant imagine that would have happened in a case like this. i cant imagine having any case but certainly this case. it didnt reach to the white house. >> smith did write...

Tolin was not his real name. in fact, he had a criminal record. was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white house. and well leave it at that. >> not so, said george smith, now retired from the court but still practicing law in his 90s. >> i cant imagine that would have happened in a case like this. i cant imagine having any case but certainly this case. it didnt reach to the white house. >> smith did write a dissenting opinion. he said the fiber evi...

House. >> smith did write a dissenting opinion. he said the fiber evidence fell short of scientific certainty and the prosecution should not have been allowed to use the so-called pattern evidence on ten other murders. >> i said only similarity in the crimes in this case is the fact that all of them were dead. >> smith was denounced on the floor of the georgia legislature. >> i was an n-lover. you know what "n" stands for. >> mary welcome agreed. when justice smith wrote the defense attorneys we...

>> i cant imagine that would have happened in a case like this. i cant imagine having any case but certainly this case. it didnt reach to the white house. >> smith did write a dissenting opinion. he said the fiber evidence fell short of scientific certainty and the prosecution should not have been allowed to use the so-called pattern evidence on ten other murders. >> i said only similarity in the crimes in this case is the fact that all of them were dead. >> smith was denounced on the floor of t...

>> when we met they pitched a royal fit. they were not going to overturn the conviction, the five of them wasnt. >> in the end, all the justices except smith agreed to uphold the conviction. wayne williams said the court was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white house. and well leave it at that. >> not so, said george smith, now retired from the court but still practicing law in his 90s. >> i cant imagine that would have happened in a case like th...

Thats what he did find originally. >> but the five other justices resisted. >> when we met they pitched a royal fit. they were not going to overturn the conviction, the five of them wasnt. >> in the end, all the justices except smith agreed to uphold the conviction. wayne williams said the court was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white house. and well leave it at that. >> not so, said george smith, now retired from the court but still practicing ...