“Sentencing is prolonged to exercise some leverage over the defendants. I don't think the defendants are in any great hurry either. If they testify, the chances of the government coming to bat for them later on for a reduction in sentence is greatly enhanced.”
“There's nothing the government can offer them, and there's nothing they would take. This matter is headed for an absolutely certain collision course.”
“It seems unlikely they can accomplish this. They'll have to show that more than a dozen possible witnesses and their independent counsel analyzed the cases and the evidence and all came to the conclusion they should plead guilty to things they didn't do.”
“Everything the defense has said until now is rhetoric. All that matters is what comes in at trial. They may have tried out some defenses in the court of public opinion, and they will use others in trial.”
“Prosecutors need to keep the jury interested. If the defense drags it out too much, if it all seems too complicated, a jury might think since they themselves didn't understand, that's enough for reasonable doubt about guilt.”
“The mausoleum matter has been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties although we were disappointed. The goal of the litigation was an attempt to retrieve the missing ashes and we weren't able to do that.”
