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Originally Posted by valo403
Seriously? The guy who had been Manhattan DA for over 3 decades? Yeah, he really needed to make a name for himself. That whole being in charge of the most high profile county in the country for 30+ years thing just wasn't cutting it, and prosecuting Mark David Chapman totally didn't get his name in the papers. I mean he only won his final election after receiving the nomination of the democratic, republican and working family parties and garnering over 99% of the vote. Totally used Burress to elevate his profile  |
I thought Vance was the DA I misremembered. However, Morganthau hand picked Vance as his successor and what he did reflected on Vance.