Rather than betting on a conviction, which is rather unseemly, an interesting exercise would be to figure out other proposition bets on the trial that have nothing to do with the outcome, similar to prop bets on the Super Bowl, like which team will win the coin toss. Who will be the first attorney to attempt a Johnnie Cochran rhyme or which defendant will testify first
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