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Garcia could not be reached for comment after trial. Neither Kelleher, Sousa, nor any of their lawyers would comment for this story when approached outside the courtroom...
...when Garcia was two to six feet away, Kelleher allegedly exited his vehicle and struck Garcia repeatedly in the chest and the head. Garcia sustained bruises on his upper left chest and above his temple, according to the Harvard University Police Department report. Garcia was present yesterday outside the courtroom, but declined to comment before the outcome of Kelleher’s jury trial. Neither Kelleher, Sousa, nor any of their lawyers would comment yesterday when approached outside the courtroom. This past June, Kelleher filed a counter-complaint against Garcia, in which he claimed that he was actually assaulted...
...Iraqi government's move to change the presiding judge of the trial has the courtroom in some upheaval. Saddam has been ejected three times in as many sessions. The defense attorneys refuse to attend. The new, court-appointed defense attorneys have had just a week to catch up on the complex case, which requires a command of Iraqi military jargon and weapons expertise. In court on Monday, the judge had to repeatedly ask the defense attorneys to clarify their questions and dismissed multiple queries as "irrelevant." The defendants themselves, frustrated at the sometimes-deficient cross-examination by their lawyers, pointed...
...advisors to the court want Saddam in the courtroom to face his accusers. The Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO) that provides training and logistical support to the court "was not happy about Saddam being kicked out," said an Iraqi official. "They would rather see him there all the time." The U.S. embassy does not comment on the private discussions with the court, said spokesman Lou Fintor, adding that "the Iraqi people deserve to see those that committed crimes during the former regime brought to justice." But Saddam hasn't made a friend on the bench. Just before he was ejected...
...both think that increasingly, science is involved with some of the crucial legal decisions of our time, and the way science appears in the courtroom has often been very problematic,” said Galison in a phone interview from New York...