Perhaps the most damaging testimony at the trial came from Mr. Strouble's sister.
The most revealing testimony of the trial came from Jesús Zambada García, the accountant of the Sinaloa cartel.
The plasma for the trial comes from donors under 30, and it may not be potent enough.
But, as with much unofficial news about China, the reports that General Ji has been arrested and is awaiting trial come from the Hong Kong media, which often rely on unsubstantiated rumor from the mainland.
The account of the trial came from Emanual Litvinoff, a writer and editor and publisher of the magazine he founded 12 years ago, "Jews in Eastern Europe," which is published quarterly in English, French and Italian.
The potential drawbacks of being in a trial come from the fact that it is an experiment, and researchers do not know whether the new treatment will be safe and effective.
The crucial testimony in the three-week trial came from Deputy Aldranon English, who stood up in court and identified Mr. Al-Amin as the man who shot him and his partner, Deputy Ricky Kinchen.
Unlike in the Clemens case, some of the testimony in that trial came from a former mistress who spoke of a weakening in Bonds's sex drive and of his shriveled testicles.
The most damning message to arise from the trial came from the defendant's own testimony as he told the jury that in essence he had lied to the F.B.I. because he was frightened that appearing in court to testify against another officer would jeopardize his family and his career.
Assuming that permission for such a freewheeling trial came from Beijing, rather than Jinan, Mr Bo's treatment reflects the fact that he, or his supporters, still have some leverage over the politburo's standing committee, the seven-man body that runs China.
