Travis provides some more excellent commentary on the McTague defense materials, examining the twenty-seven letters of support submitted by friends, relatives and acquaintances on McTague's behalf. Travis includes some quotes from letters written by people in the book trade, who - quite frankly - ought to know better than to defend or even be seen as condoning the actions taken by McTague.
Sentencing's still set for 2:30, as far as I know. As soon as I know something, I'll post.