Pepper Spray Plaintiffs rest case, except...

Plaintiffs rest case, except ... Thursday, April 21, 2005

The plaintiffs rested their case in chief Thursday, April 21, with the exception of the possible testimony of former California Attorney General Dan Lungren, who has been subpoenaed to appear as a final witness on Monday, April 25. (See the latest press release below.) The testimony of the rest of plaintiffs' witnesses, including the plaintiffs themselves, has now been given.

The defense case will begin on Monday, and is expected to be brief, since many of their witnesses have already testified when called by the plaintiffs. After the defense witnesses are finished, there will be an opportunity for the plaintiffs to call rebuttal witnesses, if any. Following that will come closing arguments by both sides. Then the judge will instruct the jury as to the law and they will begin deliberations, which could happen as early as Tuesday, April 26, and probably no later than Wednesday.

Update Friday, April 22, 2005

Dan Lungren is fighting the subpoena served on him through his office. The office of the current Attorney General of California, Bill Lockyer, has filed a motion to quash the subpoena on various technical legal grounds, saying in essence that Congressman Lungren is too high a government mucky-muck to be pestered and dragged in to court to testify about this trifling matter.

A hearing on the motion to quash has been rescheduled for Monday April 25, 2005, at 1:30 PM, before Judge Illston, immediately following the regular trial session.