Fifth Day: Jim Bell Trial
Before the jury came in, Bell stood up and told the spectators that his
attorney had relayed a threat to him from the US government. The threat
was directed at him and six members of his family, he claimed. On Sunday,
he said he tried to call 20 attorneys on the
Sixth Day: Jim Bell Trial
The judge started out by giving the jury a generally boilerplate set of
instructions.
Then London started his closing statement. He re-read the counts, and covered
what the prosecution has to prove.
He said that the government did not have to prove:
1. That the
Second Day: Jim Bell trial
The second day of the Jim Bell trial opened up with D.A. London making a
motion to tell the jury that Bell had owned firearms in the past although
he hasn't had any since the 1997 trial. According to London, the fact that
Bell had had a gun in the past was a
On Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:23:33 -0400, Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 06:28:22PM -0700, Bill Stewart wrote:
(A quick read of Declan's description of one day of the trial sounded
like Bell's counsel was trying to help, perhaps competently, and helping
Bell is
