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OR ow Salted eels e @ -a G CY sone 28, lose Honorable ‘illism B. Bryant pe Federal District Court Washington, D.C. Dear Judge Bryant:- This is a letter that I intended to write sooner, but the contents ase still relevent in spite of the delay, Iwas surprised and dism7yed to read in the press about your decision to overule the bribery conviction of forner Representative Kelly of Florida. It was shocking to read that you described the tactics of the F. 2, I, in the Abscam case, aa "outrageous", and intimated that law enforcement officials had menufactured crime and created criminals. As @ believer in our est“blished trial by jury, I find it troubling to have a single judge - overule a verdict of twelve jurors. This seems to be another example of the jbdicitry being too favorable to defendants. You refer to the dubious character of 3 government witness in the Kelly case. Surely, you can't always expect, 95 a witness, an upright and mich respected citizen, to be an example of righteousness! Often, it tskes someone of sh dy chsracter to help in the conviction of one accused of wrongdoing, Many of us have been encouraged and pleased by the conviction of government officials and represent7tives-who hve betr-yed their trusts in the Abscam cases. This is good news smid se much bd news of crime and wrongs, in the~publig press. It is significent thet your decigion in the Kelly case, is at odds with the decisions of other feder:1 District Budges, in the sever:1 Abse-au cases. Gne is tempted to believe (as often is ch- reed) tht the Disbrict of Cajumbia Federal courts sre composed of judzes whe len too far in faver of defend-nts and those of » liber-1 roint of view. I hope ond believe thot veur decision will not be sust-ined. W/ Respectfully 15; /- SOLA t) 4 SD Senvanune