Prosecutors see 'CSI effect' in white-collar cases - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jurors schooled in crime
investigations through watching TV dramas expect prosecutors to
show them sophisticated forensic evidence -- even in
white-collar trials -- making it tough for the government to
prove cases, two federal prosecutors said on Friday.

Alice Martin, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District
of Alabama, said that the so-called 'CSI effect' -- a reference
to the hit CBS television show about gruesome crime scene
investigations -- hurt her case against HealthSouth Corp.
founder Richard Scrushy."

And, once again, I'm just so sad for America...