Crime figure Joseph Galliono was on trial for first-degree murder.  His lawyer was paid by Mr. Galliono to win this case or at least reduce the charges.  It seemed clear that Mr. Galliono was guilty, but the lawyer was willing to do whatever it took to reduce the charges.  The lawyer approached one of the jurors and was able to bribe him to hold out for the verdict of manslaughter: no other verdict would do.  At the end of the trial, the jury deliberated for over a week.  They finally returned a verdict of manslaughter.

When the lawyer met the juror to pay the bribe, he asked, “How did you convince the other jurors to reduce the charge to manslaughter?”

“That’s not exactly what happened,” answered the Juror.  “You told me to get them to return a verdict of manslaughter or I wouldn’t get paid.  It took me a full week to convince them to vote with me on that verdict.  They all wanted to acquit the man.”