Pope
It’s all up to the jury now
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008What a day we had on Tuesday.
Court convened at 9:30 AM to give locals a little extra time to hit the polls, and the judge addressed a last minute kooky filing submitted by Eddie Kahn. The nonsense motion was , of course, denied and closing arguments began.
The prosecution team went first, and they nailed their closing [...]
Has Snipes been singled out?
Saturday, January 26th, 2008It’s an interesting group of people sitting in the audience during the trial. Reporters, people who didn’t make it on the jury but are curious about the case, one juror’s spouse, supporters and family members for the defendants, tax protesters, government employees, and so on. For the most part, it’s a very polite and sociable [...]
Snipes’ Defense: He trusted bad advisors
Sunday, January 20th, 2008Throughout the trial so far, the defense counsel in the Snipes criminal trial have stressed repeatedly both in the courtroom and in the press that Snipes is the victim of unscrupulous advisors. Who were these advisors and will the jury find that Snipes’ continued faith in them is believable?
Everybody makes mistakes in their lives; we [...]