Paul R. Martin, an expert on cults, had a rocky time on the stand, as Judge Roush sustained many prosecution objections to his testimony.
When Guandique's lawyers tried to probe Condit about his relationship with Levy, and to cast doubt on his alibi, the trial judge sustained the prosecution's objections.
The heated disputes between the defense and the judge continued throughout the day as the judge almost always sustained the prosecution's objections and overruled the defense's objections.
Few women, or men, could sustain a prosecution under this combination of pressures.
If our legal system cannot sustain the prosecution of a murderer for his crimes, the implications for our society and its laws are catastrophic.
"Your honor, at the urging of a vindictive high school principal, Mickey Jackson has been falsely charged with three crimes: unauthorized use of a computer, computer trespass and computer tampering, none of which will be sustained by the prosecution," she continued.
She says on her Web site: "We should put real cops on the financial beat in the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, cops with the resources they need to patrol for fraud and sustain tough prosecutions".
Bruck argued that Roof didn't understand the full weight of his actions, and tried to raise doubts about Roof's mental state, however Judge Gergel sustained objections by the prosecution, ruling that such considerations wouldn't be relevant until the sentencing phase of the trial.
The cost of forming and sustaining a successful prosecution is often quoted as a primary reason for failing to use this law.
The report said there was evidence to suggest Mr. Clinton may have known of two fraudulent loans in connection with the Arkansas business deals, but "that evidence was, ultimately, of insufficient weight and insufficiently corroborated to obtain and sustain a criminal prosecution beyond a reasonable doubt".
