Once A Prolonged Case Comes To A Close, People Ride Off

At weeks end in one of the biggest conspiracy trials the United States has ever had

, the main players are going their separate ways. Jurors climb on a bus for a long ride. The lawyers go back to offices and resume working. One goes back to prison.

The United States district judge commands them to leave the witness stand immediately and exit the courtroom so that no other attorneys come up with any further questioning at the end of hours and hours of dense testimony. The judge's comments brought a smile to the defendant's face. After literally hours of questions, he sat emotionless and without intonation answering questions. Law enforcement officers stood ready to take him back to the prison in which he is fulfilling a 1-4 year sentence for obstructing the judicial process.

The judge tells the jury to have a good bus ride and enjoyable weekend. He admonishes them to relax a bit. There is an outing planned this weekend for the jurors, who are being sequestered in a motel for the duration of the trial. The judge then shares some comments with the lawyers. He is very tired of telling them to stop fighting with each other. They've continued to do so after repeated warnings.

You have all done a fairly good job. He has admitted to participating in the allegations. He said that it was up to the jury to decide the defendant's fate. Following a recess, then, he says he doesn't want the court influencing the jury.

The manner in which it affected the jury is unknown, but the accused gave strong, extremely detailed testimony about the conspiracy. It was the same as he gave during televised committee hearings. The prosecutor caught him in some discrepancies on certain dates and times. The testimony was not nearly as interesting as the battles waged between lawyers and the judge. Spectators had lined up early to try to get a seat.

After the defendant and the jury were dismissed, the attorneys got in a last contentious battle over the government's failure to reveal the name of the witness to appear Monday when the trial resumes. He didn't have the name to provide, according to the Chief Prosecutor. He also reminded the court that the government had promised to give the names one day prior to their testimony. In an attempt to avoid yet another nasty argument, he agrees that there's really no reason why the name of the witness can't be provided.

The district attorney once again attempted a compromise. Seeking a written record, he stated he was against how the case was prosecuted. They are withholding materials for months at a time. To make our cross examinations less potent, they keep witness names from us. Though they've said their testimony could be found on the back of a matchbook cover, we've provided them with over a thousand pages of printed testimony. Laughter filled the courtroom when the district attorney sighed and said they'd been getting along pretty well until then. At that point, the judge was standing, clearly ready to depart, stating that he is already overly burdened trying to keep the attorneys in check.

by: jonahcrane

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