From MSN:
CHICAGO (AP) - Media mogul Conrad Black's lawyer moved for a mistrial Wednesday, saying the prosecutors at his racketeering and fraud trial were prejudicing the jury with documents mentioning his chef and chauffeur.
"This is inappropriate and appeals to class prejudice and I move for a mistrial," defense attorney Edward M. Genson told Judge Amy J. St. Eve.
St. Eve immediately denied the mistrial demand and allowed lead prosecutor Eric H. Sussman to go on reading from the September 2002 message from Black to fellow executives in which he said they should not have to take "a vow of poverty."
"We have a certain style that all these shareholders were aware of when they came in," Black said in the document, one of the "musings" that the chairman of the Hollinger International newspaper empire periodically sent to his fellow executives as a blueprint for the company's future.
In the "musing," Black referred to complaints about his use of the company jet and other aspects of his lifestyle. He said it was important not to "appease the lust for authority of the more aggressive institutional investors."
Oh, please...
5 comments:
Speaking of oh please, what did the Dept. of Ag and Wisconsin get into?
Gas station ordered to raise prices
Dang! Get that owner a Congressional Medal of Honor, not a lawsuit!
Blacks lawyer will use anything.
Has the Queen gone home yet? I am getting tired of hearing about her, and having all our tax dollars spent on this extravaganza, maybe she can take W back with her, he's not needed here, Cheney doesn't really need him around. Maybe when Cheney gets back from his Middle Eastern business, personal and business.
And Tony Blair is supposed to make some announcement today on his future.
Wisconsin citzens should contact Feingold and their other lawmakers in that state. Gas prices are getting insane. I will not say how much that paid at the gas pump yesterday!
Yes, Black's lawyer will use a hang nail excuse to cry a mistrial. I know. We need to move on the Queen's visit news. Cheney is over at the Middle East moving his investments.
The good thing for Cheney is he is on Middle Eastern time, the time he is normally working on anyhow. No jet lag for him.
Better hope the old ticker doesn't go out on Cheney.
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