agrees with the defendant's skepticism of the government's ability to prosecute this case in open court in light of the shroud of secrecy under which it seeks to proceed. |
Although the public's right to a speedy trial is a legitimate concern, this court's paramount concern is ensuring that the defense receive a fair trial, ... The volume and complexity of the evidence in this prosecution fully support the defense request for a brief continuance of the trial date. |
At a minimum, ... would eliminate the possibility of the death sentence and could exculpate him from the specific conspiracies charged in this case. |
Because Mr. Freeman has consistently declined to comply, ... the defendant's motions requesting that Mr. Freeman be permitted to provide him with out-of-court legal assistance ... are denied. |
because of its unreliability, incompleteness and inaccuracy. |
disturbed by the extent to which the United States' intelligence officials have classified the pleadings, orders and memorandum opinions in this case. |
enemy combatants captured in the theater of war and detained abroad. |
I could not find the testimony of two of the defendants credible, ... It showed a blindness, which the law does not permit. Some witnesses saw what was going on, realized what was happening. Some other defendants sensed the problem and withdrew. |
I have made the decision. |
In all the years I've been on the bench, I've never seen such an egregious violation of the court's rule on witnesses. |
It is a sad case because I believe that these defendants may be good family members and obviously have lots of friends, but the reality is that the government has established the offenses. |
skepticism of the government's ability to prosecute this case in open court. |
That would very likely put you in a situation of being able to argue very effectively that although a member of the conspiracy, you should be given a significantly mitigating role, and that might be sufficient for the jury to find that the death penalty would not be appropriate in your case. |
The affidavit must indicate why investigators were unable to retrieve any information from MSN Hotmail and/or any other computers or accounts searched, |
The quantity and quality of the defendant's pleadings strongly reinforce our conclusion that standby counsel must remain on this case, |