As one of my colleagues commented, the warning sounded so avuncular, you just about expected the agent to put his arm around the prospective defendant's shoulders.
It was not uncommon for prosecutors to meet with the attorneys of a prospective defendant, giving them a chance to present their side and try to talk the prosecution out of filing a case.
The court appeared to be very engaged and interested in the AG's submissions on whether press coverage that vilifies a suspect might then impede the defence's trial preparation by causing such a hostile image of a prospective defendant that it would impair the ability to get witness evidence.
Another prospective defendant, in the name of liberty, is Gonzales.
The plan is for the defendant and any prospective witnesses to enter the courthouse through the Dearborn entrance, just like everyone else.
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The obvious risk is that a prosecutor's statements outside the courtroom, particularly statements that pillory a defendant, will taint the pool of prospective jurors and make it less likely that a defendant can receive a fair trial.
While a defendant who fears prejudice from prospective jurors may ask that the trial's location be moved, such a change would provide no remedy to Mr. Saadey, Mr. Rafidi said in an interview, because anxieties are so widespread.
Yesterday in court, during a brief public session, the judge greeted the prospective jurors and had the lawyers, prosecutors and defendants introduced to them.
As jury selection gets under way, prospective jurors are asked if the fact the defendant is an educated woman, a doctor, would influence their judgment.
