Hans Reiser

"There's no substitute for a picture that's worth a thousand words" and he believes jurors might have reached a different verdict if they had seen the videotape. But Reardon said Allen and his sister both testified during Allen's trial about the impact the rape had on them and he thinks the videotape "wouldn't have made any meaningful difference" in the outcome of the case. DuBois, who has handled many high-profile cases, including the trial of Hans Reiser, who was convicted last year of murdering his estranged wife Nina in Oakland in 2006, said Allen's case "is one of the greatest tragedies of my career." He said the shooting "caused the death of a wonderful young man (Atkins) and the possible lifetime incarceration of another young man (Allen)."

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Reached for comment, Du Bois observed that Reiser wrote, "It is a logical necessity that either I am delusional, or [Du Bois] is delusional." Du Bois said, "He's absolutely correct."

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Deputy District Attorney Paul Hora, who prosecuted Reiser, said Tuesday of his appeal: "It just seems to be consistent with the behavior I've seen in Hans over the past year and a half. His chance of success is slim."

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"It just seems to be consistent with the behavior I've seen in Hans over the past year and a half. His chance of success is slim." Du Bois noted that Reiser wrote in his papers, "It is a logical necessity that either I am delusional, or (Du Bois) is delusional." "He's absolutely correct,"

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"All right," the judge said. "Is that correct, Mr. Reiser, I could assume that's a yes?" the judge asked.

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"I don't think that people who hurt children should die, but I think that children should be safe," Reiser says.

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"Persons with oxytocin excess enjoy betraying others," Reiser wrote. Reiser added, "I believe that the attraction of duping and betraying me exceeded the attraction of duping and betraying a jury, due to my unique personal characteristics."

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Reiser railed against lead defense attorney William Du Bois, saying the lawyer "seems to match the symptoms for oxytocin excess as described in an article in the Scientific American this year."

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By way of explanation, Reiser wrote, "Persons with oxytocin excess enjoy betraying others.

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That could constitute "good assistance of counsel," Reiser said, adding of the two sentences, "If those are the only choices available." "All right,"

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