Many legal experts had predicted that the defense would waive the hearing to forego such lurid testimony, and some observers in the courtroom questioned the defense's decision to go forward.
People questioned our defense, they've been doing that forever.
On the second day of the trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday, Judge Jill Konviser-Levine questioned that defense.
Earlier today, the prosecution questioned another defense witness, Shannon Adlong, who worked for several years as Mr. Duncan's executive assistant.
Mr. Ortiz has yet to be questioned by defense lawyers, and he will continue his testimony when the trial resumes on Monday.
Florida Coach Steve Spurrier openly questioned his defense's effort after last week's poor performance against Kentucky and saw no improvement against the Bulldogs.
She was not questioned by defense lawyers at the time, but has since sworn that on the night of the crime, it was triple parked at a church service and could not have been used.
Its is being questioned by defense lawyers, and Superior Court Judge Francis J. Orlando Jr., sitting in Camden, is expected to rule sometime next year on whether the machine can be used in New Jersey courts.
The trial of Officers Gilkes and Pinto was scheduled to conclude this week, but has now been adjourned until Dec. 5 to allow the judge time to decide on a motion filed by prosecutors seeking to limit the nature of questions defense lawyers can ask Mr. Peterson, Mr. Reed said.
And, in addition to defending Dowty with his ludicrous "rhetorical question" defense, Chaplain Hernandez expressed his own opinion on the subject, with statements such as: "Leaders should be promoted because of sacrifice and integrity, not sexual immorality".
