Still, Clark and others said they would support Okhotin's choice to remain overseas and appeal if he takes that path.
On the metro ride home from the courthouse, Okhotin mused about whether the construction on the Center for Government and International Studies, a block from his Cambridge apartment, would be completed before he got a chance to return to Harvard--should he choose to fight for his conviction to be overturned.
"If you know you're innocent, leaving to me is like giving up," Okhotin said.
--Staff writer Anne K. Kofol can be reached at kofol@fas.harvard.edu.
--Staff writer Simon W. Vozick-Levinson can be reached at vozick@fas.harvard.edu.
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