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The defense has argued that the basement was a morass of pipes and that it was not clear to the defendants what had happened to the standpipe.

Judges can order documents or witness identities held back from the discovery process, which normally obliges prosecutors to tell defendants what they know.

The lack of an independent appeals process drew continued criticism today from human rights groups that otherwise commended the administration for providing defendants what they called fair considerations of due process.

Even if prosecutors offer defendants what is known as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal — a deal in which the charges are eventually dismissed if the person goes a certain period of time without being rearrested — Mr. Stolar said that "a substantial number of people" would decline the deal and "insist on going to trial and establishing their innocence".

While ostensibly the blame is being placed on the prosecution for compiling a weak case against the defendants, what the Mubarak trial really highlights is the archaic and mangled workings of the Egyptian judiciary, and the failure of the law to include provisions that could bring to account police officers who opened fire with wanton abandon on citizens of the state.

Prosecutors and law enforcement are examining the Internet of Things for potential evidence — should defense counsel also be asking defendants what devices that store ESI they come in contact with on a regular basis?

Gregory, the prosecutor, asked Ashkenazi, "Do you consider Aron to be a traitor for what he is saying against the defendant?" "What means the word 'traitor'?" Ashkenazi asked.

In it, the jury forewoman said, "If we find one defendant guilty/not guilty and can't come to a decision on the other defendant, what happens to the count?" All of a sudden, evil spirits were lurking.

At one point, the prosecutor, Peter McClosky, asked the defendant: "What should a general do who received those orders?" General Krstic replied, "He should refuse the order".

The appeals judges called on the lower court to determine "as to each defendant, what evidence — if any — the government presented against him that was tainted as to him," and whether that was enough to justify throwing out the charges.

Because the complainant likely knew less than the defendant about what the defendant was thinking, or might have thought, had the situation been different, the new standard placed the defendant in a strong position to defeat a claim.