that said the DP has a long way to go to be applied in this case. Apparently a lot of lawyers have stepped up to defend the kid. I think they'd be hard pressed to find a jury in the city (or much of the rest of the state) that would vote for the DP.

It's a civilized city, albeit a tough one, and a lot of people probably see what I saw, a drifting kid whose only family was a nutcase elder brother bent on suicidal glory. Take the brother out of his life, he'd probably still be hanging around on Somerville street corners, doing some small time dope sales.

They'd have to figure out how to move the trial venue to Florida or Texas to be sure of getting the DP verdict they want.