Michael Skakel was sentenced to 20 years to life today.

We have been following and commenting on for the past four years, ever since the investigation was reopened with Michael Skakel as the chief suspect.

We attended a day of the trial and we know the defense attorney Mickey Sherman well. He did a great job at trial. The media on the whole predicted an acquittal because there was little physical or forensic evidence, no dna, no witnesses to the crime. And there were plenty of other suspects. So what went wrong?

We'll write a long analysis this weekend [ed. note: earlier today we wrote that we'd finish it tonight but we didn't.]

So check back this weekend, and in the meantime, if you're curious about the Skakel case, check out our comprehensive coverage at Crimes 'R Us: The Legal Side of Crimes in the News where we've been chronicling the case and providing defense-oriented coverage for a few years now. There's archives too.