Slaughter of the innocence

In November 1994, a Lodi man named Pete Rose — not the famous baseball player — was arrested for the kidnap and rape of a 13-year-old girl. Rose told a judge he didn't need a lawyer, since he wasn't guilty, but he nevertheless accepted San Joaquin County's appointment of attorney Harry E. Hudson Jr. to defend him at trial. It didn't help. A jury convicted Rose, who was sentenced to prison for 27 years.

By Robert Greene

February 25, 2008