OTOH, if you've done it, there's proof you've done it, and you've told the police that you did it and were glad you'd done it, you can still get off scott free if your lawyer plays the system. Think Menendez...

Re the transcription issue, the tapes are evidence and are therefore open to both parties. You can get your own transcriber/translator if you don't think the prosecution's transcription is correct. If your lawyer hasn't checked the evidence that you're being convicted on, he's incompetent.

Graham.