Though defense lawyers cannot ask questions in the grand jury, they sometimes interrupt, and they often help prepare their clients' statements.
Lawyers will, for instance, have to certify that they have investigated the accuracy of their clients' statements about their assets, debts, income and creditors, and lawyers will face penalties if the submissions turn out to be wrong.
In arguing to have their clients' statements ruled inadmissible, lawyers for two of the defendants, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali and Mohamed Saddiq Odeh, said their clients were not only not offered lawyers or properly advised of their rights, but were also threatened by American officials during their questioning.
For this article, we paid special attention to providers' and clients' statements and comments about the quality of care, difficulties encountered, and ethical issues.
They said in court papers that he had created false and fraudulent client account statements.
Mr. Chang's lawyer, Bradley D. Simon, said he could not discuss his client's statements to the authorities.
Mr. Coleman cautioned against drawing conclusions from his client's statements, saying Mr. Chiacchia is not a scientist.
Mr. Gottlieb asked a judge on Monday to sign subpoenas so that he could begin preparing a motion to suppress his client's statements.
Her client's statements to the police, she said, were those of "a distraught and confused young man under extreme psychological pressure" and his confession was "fictional".
The mere act of following someone, Mr. O'Mara said, "is not an unlawful activity".As for the discrepancies in his client's statements: "If you lie, it's normally with the intent to deceive," Mr. O'Mara said.
