Provided, of course, a Federal prosecutor could win a conviction from a California jury.

In the view of a California jury, there are certain secrets that lovers must share.

The suit was thrown out by a California jury in 1997.

All four defendants were indicted last month by a California grand jury.

"Actually, that's a defence that might work with a California jury," he said sourly.

Even if I wind up in court, I'd trust a California jury to find me not guilty.

The California jury awarded $1.5 million to compensate a lung cancer victim who started smoking in 1962 at age 15.

In 1997, a California jury threw out the case.

A California grand jury investigated the 1996 contest but found insufficient evidence to return indictments.

A California jury was convinced, and last year, it awarded the eight plaintiffs $10.3 million - an average of $1.3 million each.