SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The video release pre-dated the widespread adoption of the internet and while many saw portions of the footage on their local television news programs, few outlets broadcast the video's entire 9 minutes of footage. One wonders if the verdict would have been different if prosecutors had been able to leverage the power of today's social media, 24-hour news cycles and web-enabled phones and devices to influence the jury of public opinion.

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