Martha Stewart Wins a Round
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Fri Oct 10, 2003 at 04:49:59 AM EST
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Posted on Fri Oct 10, 2003 at 04:49:59 AM EST
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Go, Martha! She won a big round in court and the Government is so upset it may appeal.
U.S. District Judge John E. Sprizzo last week said depositions of 15 witnesses in her criminal case can be taken by lawyers representing investors who sued Stewart after her company's stock value declined when she became embroiled in an insider trading scandal.
Prosecutors tried to block the depositions, contending that the sworn testimony of government witnesses would give defense lawyers an unfair look at evidence prepared for her January trial on criminal obstruction charges. "We're reviewing our options," said Marvin Smilon, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney James B. Comey in Manhattan. He declined to elaborate.
It's about time something broke her way.
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