His testimony, even though viewed as dubious, was used by the George W. Bush administration to justify the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
At the beginning, the eighth juror, an architect, is the only one willing to explore the possibility of reasonable doubt, even though, as he concedes, the testimony made the boy sound guilty, and "maybe he is".
A year after publication, though, "Testimony" hit a snag.
If the informant was living he knew that even though his testimony was favorable it would not be sufficient to overcome the presumption of the statute.
In one incident, Mr. Eisner disparaged an Apple advertising slogan before a Congressional committee and then claimed that he hadn't — even though his testimony had been transcribed.
Lane should have been protected, the court ruled, because even though his testimony included facts learned at work, it was constitutionally protected as Lane offered it up as a citizen and it served the public interest.
Six years later, Reneau was put to death for the killing, and now Texas wants to execute Wood under its "law of parties," which holds people criminally liable in some cases if they aid or encourage others in committing a crime — even though trial testimony showed that Wood did not know Reneau was carrying a gun or planning to rob the store.
Many parents complained that their children had to miss school in order to testify even though all testimonies were voluntary.
About Justice Clarence Thomas, for instance, Ms. Kagan wrote that the Senate would have confirmed him easily in 1991 even though "his substantive testimony had become a national laughingstock".
