The courtroom drama was swift and efficient. After a two-week murder trial, jurors deliberated for less than six hours and emerged with a guilty verdict, putting a killer behind bars for life. Case closed. Thus was textbook justice meted out last week in Los Angeles, when jurors convicted Mikail Markhasev, 19, of fatally shooting Ennis Cosby, venerable entertainer Bill's only son, while he was changing a flat tire on Jan. 16, 1997. The Cosby family issued a brief statement saying it was "satisfied" with the outcome. Los Angeles district attorney Gil Garcetti stood outside the Santa Monica courthouse beaming and showering...
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