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Meanwhile, Judge Garland Burrell Jr., impatient with the delays in the trial, ruled today that Kaczynski would not be allowed to represent himself. The defendant, stuck with his original lawyers, was out of options. The government forced him to drop the sticking point of the earlier deal: A proviso that...
In the current deal, officials say, the Justice Department makes only one promise: not to seek the death penalty. The deal will be submitted to Judge Burrell sometime after 3:00 EST today; if accepted, the long-awaited Unabomber trial will be over before it ever really began.
As Judge Burrell approached his seat, Ted Kaczynski took a deep breath, gulped down a drink of water, and began his first public statement since his arrest nearly two years ago.
"Your Honor," he said in a high, reedy voice, "before these proceedings begin, I would like to revisit the issue of my relations with my attorneys." At first, most people in the courtroom didn't even know who was speaking. A few feet away, the prosecutors looked up in confusion...
The court reconvened on Wednesday afternoon amid hopes that the opening statements could proceed. Judge Burrell announced that the issue of representation had been resolved; Kaczynski would cooperate with his lawyers. But Kaczynski was not done surprising the court. It seems that San Francisco defense attorney J. Tony Serra had...