Twisted Triangle
“But prosecutor Jim Willett maintained that they were tied into Gene’s overall plan.The defense also requested to move the trial to another venue because of the overwhelming volume of negative publicity about Gene and, short of that, to sequester the jury.“We’ve seen the Commonwealth proclaiming Mr. Bennett’s sane, that he’s a scam artist. We’ve seen internationally recognized author, Patricia Cornwell, saying that he’s a dangerous man, he should be locked up,” Reid said.Of the eleven motions, t...he judge granted only two, including a request to cover the cost of fees for bringing in out-of-town witnesses. Reid had argued that Gene was too poor to pay for the services of his four attorneys, let alone the cost of witnesses. Apparently, Reid and his colleagues were representing Gene pro bono.Judge Potter, noting that the news reports submitted by the defense came from such national publications as the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Time, remarked, “One has to wonder where exactly the defendant would have the court transfer venue to?”He decided the trial would proceed as scheduled the next day, Tuesday, starting with jury selection and opening statements. Even though Margo wasn’t scheduled to testify until Wednesday, she had butterfl Monday night.MoreLess
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