addendum ~ if carter was the one that stopped trial, my perspective would be very different re: settlement outcomes but given the 13 & carter had previous NEGOTIATIONS re: settlement > BOTH SIDES had a really good idea of what the other teams BOTTOM LINE was
my take is if carter didn't get the price he envisioned, he would of requested a retrial
cuz billy knew, as well as the 13 knew that CHANBOND was GOING TO WIN with a jury ! (or else Cox would've never folded)
1700's they all look the same I don't make my own memes, blame google LOL