Re: Witness for the Defense

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On 5/23/05, Michael wrote:
> I have a trial set for this Thursday. All of the sudden
> the defense says their witness has a doctors appointment
> and can't make it. They sent a letter to the judge saying
> they want to re-schedule the trial. Then they sent a
> letter to the appeals board to try to re-schedule the
> trial for some bull.... story about needing doctor
> reports. I can't believe how dirty these people can get.
> It's like there running out of options. My question is
> can the trial go on without there witness or is the judge
> going to set another date.

It's more likely that the Judge will set another date for the
Court if the letter arrives with plenty of time, but than
again depends on the Judge ... it seems to me that they are
'buying more time'.. witnesses are very important in these cases !