"Justice was done in this courtroom," said William R. Warne, a Sacramento lawyer representing Dr. Moon.

A leading Republican strategist, Steven A. Merksamer, a Sacramento lawyer, argued that Mr. Bush could still carry the state.

That article outlined how Mr. Walton, a Sacramento lawyer, almost sold the "Diebenkorn" for $135,805 after putting it up for sale for 25 cents.

Steven Merksamer, a Sacramento lawyer and Republican strategist who supports Mr. Bush, said the President still had a "fundamental problem: his believability."

"He is modern man," proclaims a slick Sacramento lawyer (Tony Shalhoub), who uses the Heisenberg uncertainty principle as a courtroom tactic.

The trend toward anonymous juries undermines that tradition, said Charity Kenyon, the Sacramento lawyer who represents the news organizations.

"It's the great imponderable of this election," said Steven Merksamer, a Sacramento lawyer who has worked on numerous Republican campaigns.

"These are not typical dope busts," said Michael Borkowski, a Sacramento lawyer representing Mrs. Malik.

"Once this passes, Clinton's history in California," said a leading Republican, Steven A. Merksamer, a Sacramento lawyer.