Word: mardian
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...sallies, and defense attorneys objected during a jury recess to what they called the "aspect of French Revolution" in the courtroom. Neal's rhythm remained unbroken. He summed up: "But, of course, everybody is blaming John Dean. But Mitchell also blamed Colson. Ehrlichman blames the President. Mardian blames the White House. And Mr. Haldeman really can't recall enough to blame anybody...
...cooperative Dean, court observers estimate that Sirica, despite his "hanging judge" reputation, will mete out nowhere near the maximum penalties to the newly convicted conspirators. Some forecast a minimum sentence of two years for Mitchell, Haldeman and Ehrlichman-double that of Dean's-and a lesser term for Mardian. No date for sentencing has been...
...most promising prospect for a successful appeal probably lies with Mardian, who will argue that he deserved a separate trial. He will contend that his case was unfairly linked with the much stronger cases against the other three convicted defendants and that he was fatally tarnished by their misdeeds...
...William Hundley, summing up for John Mitchell, conceded that "the maestro of the White House may have been orchestrating some pretty strange tunes." But Hundley contended that "it is obvious that John Mitchell was not one of the boys in that band." Though Neal had referred to Defendants Robert Mardian and Kenneth Parkinson as "cymbals" in the ensemble, Mardian's attorney, Thomas Green, insisted that his client "never sat in the orchestra-he sat down in the seats ... finally got up and walked out." H.R. Haldeman, who might have been described as first violin, was not assigned a rhetorical...
...crossexamination, the dour Mardian came on strong. He tried to overwhelm Assistant Special Prosecutor Jill Wine Volner by sneering contemptuously at her questions. To one, he replied: "Go ahead and make a speech, Mrs. Volner." When she asked a follow-up question, he shot back: "Do you want me to say yes-yes?" Ignoring rebukes from Judge Sirica, Mardian frequently turned to the jury to deliver his own version of the evidence...