Below the Radar
Robert Bailey, 23, faces the death penalty for the murder of a police officer in Panama City Beach, Fla. His defense: his lawyer says Bailey is either retarded or has “brain damage.” Prosecutors say he’s faking it: They taped calls between Bailey, who was in jail, and a friend, and he talks about faking being “mildly retarded or crazy” so the charges will be dropped. What does Bailey’s lawyer say about that? “That just shows that he really is functioning at a really low level, because he thinks he’s got everybody fooled,” says Deputy Public Defender Walter Smith. (AP) ...Which just shows that Smith really is functioning at a really low level, because he thinks he’s got somebody fooled.
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