The Sentimentalist

As the Jerry Sandusky trial opens this week, many Americans seem to be asking the same question: when will it be over and when can this awful man's long prison sentence start? This, of course, skips an important step -- the trial itself. It may look like the prosecution has an open-and-shut case against Sandusky. But whatever the public is expecting, it is hardly a sure thing that the trial will end in a conviction.