It changes the face of the trial for the prosecutors and the defense. They had to have some contingency plan for trial preparations for a case without Causey. Now they just put that plan in place. |
It means that the prosecutors are already having the name plate written to go over the jail cell. |
It takes a mature, confident and thoughtful judge to acknowledge and identify a real legal issue. That's not to say there may not be other significant issues; it's just she has identified one she believes is the most likely to be considered on appeal. |
It's more likely that you can lose a case in jury selection than win the case. |
It's rather unlikely that potential jurors either didn't have family members or didn't know people that were directly affected by Enron. My greatest concern isn't the jurors who are speaking to the court honestly but those that want to get on the jury either to make a point to right the wrong of Enron...or to make sure that they can make the round of talk shows. |
Judges normally show greater sympathy for people of advanced years and deteriorating health, |
Less rope is needed for two necks as the Government's noose tightens. |
Less rope is needed for two necks, as the government's noose tightens. The government always benefits from the addition of high-level insiders who would have been party to conversations with most senior executives. |
Mr. Wright has conveyed previously to the government his intent to be responsive to the government's investigation. He has not indicated to the government either personally or through counsel any change in those plans. |
Not disclosing material facts about the transaction, such as guarantees against loss, could constitute a crime. |
Not that (the justices) intended it that way. But it has that effect. |
Now anyone who wants to know what trial court judges in New York state are doing when confronted with conviction in a high-profile corporate fraud case, the answer is imposing a significant sentence. |
Prosecutors are also about to go up against an unprecedented level of firepower. |
Someone of means, who for his entire life was able to appreciate the value of freedom, and enjoy his success, is now having his life in many respects controlled by mid-level penal officials. |
Sometimes doing that takes a little bit longer than many would like or expect. |