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>> The prosection rebuttal - ended earlier today - was disfigured by
>> personal ad hominem attacks on Mike. On several occasions Mike was
>> forced to interrupt the prosecutor and object, with the objections
>> sustained (i.e. approved) by the none-too-courageous judge. This is
>> most unusual. I told Mike that this was the greatest compliment
>> that could be paid to him, and that he should be generous in his
>> personal triumph.
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> That is quite a compliment! Got any examples?
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> John A
There were four or five other objections along the same line, but here are two. At times the rebuttal reads as if they were anticipating trying Mike Tigar as soon as they were finished with Lynne Stewart.
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PROSECUTOR:
14 But I want to say one more thing about the burden of
15 proof. The fact that the government has the burden of proof
16 and the defendants have no burden to do anything is not a
17 license to ramble on about things that have nothing to do with
18 the case in an effort to confuse. And then to tell the jury
19 that you have actually done something when you haven't and all
20 you have done is given the jury theories that aren't based on
21 the evidence, think about it. Were there times when Mr. Tigar
22 was talking to you when you had to ask yourself why is he
23 talking about this? What charge or what evidence does this
24 relate to? How does this relate to the question of what we are
25 here to answer, whether Lynne Stewart is guilty or not guilty?
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1 Is he talking about the allegations and the charges in the
2 case?
3 MR. TIGAR: I object to attributing motives to
4 counsel.
5 THE COURT: Sustained.
PROSECUTOR:
11 And then Mr. Tigar suggests, as a fourth or fifth
12 alternative theory, that maybe the comment was actually about
13 the New York Times, not about Abu Sayyaf, not about the
14 terrorists. Good for the New York Times. But the New York
15 Times didn't report the demand so it can't be good for them for
16 reporting the demand. And she can't be saying that it's good
17 for the New York Times for not reporting the demand because
18 Mr. Tigar and Lynne Stewart keep telling us that the withdrawal
19 of support for the cease-fire was good because it was good to
20 keep Abdel Rahman's name out there.
21 MR. TIGAR: I object to what Mr. Tigar allegedly told
22 about the cease-fire, your Honor.
23 THE COURT: All right. Sustained.