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To: Janice Shell who wrote (7071)	1/28/2005 2:42:20 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 12465

It is a question of fact for the jury to decide. Many court cases have two opposing versions of the "facts" but juries come to a conclusion beyond what they consider a reasonable doubt and find accordingly. I could see a juror here saying that Royer clearly defied the FBI when it came to rules on classified information; he said so on the stand. Royer and AP were good buddies, close enough that the jury believed they had an ongoing conspiracy (you may disagree but that was their finding of fact). From there it is not a big leap at all to say that Royer knew he was doing wrong, and Elgindy must have known. Very few criminals sign confessions saying they were doing bad at the same time they plead innocent in court. The jury has to decide who they think is lying, that's their job.