Leonie Brinkema
Leonie Brinkema
Leonie M. Brinkemais a United States district court judge for the Eastern District of Virginia...
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although brief complexity concern defense ensuring evidence fair fully legitimate paramount receive request support trial volume
Although the public's right to a speedy trial is a legitimate concern, this court's paramount concern is ensuring that the defense receive a fair trial, ... The volume and complexity of the evidence in this prosecution fully support the defense request for a brief continuance of the trial date.
rule seen violation
In all the years I've been on the bench, I've never seen such an egregious violation of the court's rule on witnesses.
classified disturbed extent intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals officials opinions orders united
disturbed by the extent to which the United States' intelligence officials have classified the pleadings, orders and memorandum opinions in this case.
assistance declined freeman legal motions permitted provide
Because Mr. Freeman has consistently declined to comply, ... the defendant's motions requesting that Mr. Freeman be permitted to provide him with out-of-court legal assistance ... are denied.
ability case open skepticism
skepticism of the government's ability to prosecute this case in open court.
law problem realized saw testimony witnesses
I could not find the testimony of two of the defendants credible, ... It showed a blindness, which the law does not permit. Some witnesses saw what was going on, realized what was happening. Some other defendants sensed the problem and withdrew.
complex consider decision split
This is a what I consider to be a split decision in a very complex case,
accounts computers indicate information unable
The affidavit must indicate why investigators were unable to retrieve any information from MSN Hotmail and/or any other computers or accounts searched,
evidence record specific trade
There is significant evidence in this record that you did not know anything about the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, or any of the specific plans,
appointed attorney court obvious satisfy
Unfortunately, it is now obvious that no attorney appointed by the court will satisfy the defendant,
admitted dispute either essential guilt issue legitimate penalty phase reason recordings states tape united unless
Unless the United States demonstrates a legitimate reason why these recordings are essential to an issue in dispute either in the guilt or penalty phase of this case, these tape recordings should not be admitted at trial,
conclusion counsel quality quantity reinforce remain strongly
The quantity and quality of the defendant's pleadings strongly reinforce our conclusion that standby counsel must remain on this case,