In the prior art, there has been developed a type of speculum which generally consists of an annular support member, and a set of circumferentially spaced blade members mounted on the support member, which can be pivoted together to permit the insertion of a set of ends of the blade members into a body cavity of a patient to be examined by a physician, pivoted apart upon insertion to enlarge such cavity for inspection of the interior thereof and pivoted together to permit retraction and removal of the ends of such blades upon completion of the examination. An example of such a speculum is illustrated and described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,798,960.
In the use of the type of speculum as described, it has been found to be greatlyA burglary defendant in Fresno who was freed because a jury mistakenly signed a not-guilty form in his trial on Wednesday was killed a few hours later in a fight. After the jury error, the flabbergasted judge said he had no choice but to order Bobby Lee Pearson, 37, released because the verdict had already been put on the record. It was too late when the judge learned that the jury stalled on an 8-to-4 vote in favor of guilt. Changing the verdict form and retrying Mr. Pearson would have exposed him to double jeopardy. After his release, Mr. Pearson went to his sister’s home, where the Fresno police chief, Jerry Dyer, said he got into a fight with her boyfriend, Willie Gray, 35. Mr. Pearson was found