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Pellicano Trial: Confusing Jury Deliberations

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted May 6, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

The latest update from the Pellicano jury room is that the jury deliberations are proving to be as confusing as the actual case. The jury has come back with at least one question every day since they started deliberating. Some of the questions from the other day seemed to indicate...

Pellicano Trial: The Jury Has The Case

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted May 1, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

As promised, Mr. Saunders (and his buddy Mr. Lally who wore matching suits for this final day of trial) got the last word. It was all Mr. Saunders in the last stretch of this trial, taking his final opportunity to argue against almost every single point brought up by the...

Pellicano Trial: Final Defense Closing Arguments

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted May 1, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Mona Soo Hoo just gave her closing argument on behalf of former SBC phone company worked Ray Turner and it was surprisingly good. She did a great job of pointing out that most of the damning testimony against Mr. Turner came from Teresa Wright, a phone company employee who was...

Pellicano Closing Arguments: Final Thoughts

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 30, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

We finished up the day with final closing by Adam Braun, the attorney for computer genius Kevin Kachikian. All of the defense attorneys did a decent job today of discrediting aspects of the government's case, but there were a few things about Mr. Hummel and Mr. Braun's closing that were...

Pellicano Delivers Own (Hysterical) Closing Arguments

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 30, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner Mr. Hummel, who represents Mark Arneson, spent an hour delivering a compact, compelling closing argument as to why Mr. Arneson should be found innocent. He started off admitting what he'd admitted in his opening--Mr. Arneson did in fact do hundreds of computer runs for Mr. Pellicano over the years. He...

Pellicano Trial: The Closing Arguments

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 30, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Prosecutor Daniel Saunders stepped up to the podium yesterday morning to finally give his closing argument in a case that started back in November, 2002. Mr. Saunders actually started off strong, going to the audio tape in order to give the jury a taste of Mr. Pellicano in action. The...

Pellicano Trial: Closing Arguments Begin

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 29, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Prosecutor Daniel Saunders has begun his closing argument, starting off strongly with his statement that the Pellicano Investigative Agency was "nothing more than a criminal organization operated by a well connected, well paid thug." He then went on to give the jury a recitation of the number of witnesses and...

Pellicano Trial Exclusive: Excerpts From FBI Investigation

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 28, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

I have exclusively reviewed the evidence gathered this weekend by the F.B.I. relating to the government's intent to still try and prove, despite testimony from their own witness to the contrary, that former Sgt. Mr. Arneson had something to do with filing a fraudulent bankruptcy application and that he lied...

Pellicano Trial: Mistrial Denied

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 28, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Part 1:
At this time, the judge had denied without prejudice Mr. Hummel's motion on Mr. Arneson's behalf for a mistrial. After Phyllis Miller, the government's witness from last week, agreed to not take the fifth and continue to be cross-examined on whether she and her husband had forged...

Pellicano Trial: A Possible Mistrial As Jury Sent Home

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 25, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

**Update below**

Part 1:

Well folks, it seems that Mr. Saunders' day long grilling and attempted impeachment of former Sgt. Arneson has come back to haunt him. After introducing documents of a bankruptcy filing that Mr. Saunders claimed was signed and filed by Mr. Arneson and that...

Pellicano Trial: Computer Expert Kevin Kachikian Cross-Examined

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 24, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner Even after the judge admonished Mr. Kachikian to put a lid on his commentary and threatened him with serious sanctions, Mr. Kachikian continued to hold up pretty well under cross-examination by Mr. Saunders. With the judge learning forward, listening carefully to his every response, Mr. Kachikian continue to still manage...

Pellicano Trial: A Computer Expert and a Government Witness Bashed

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 24, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Computer Expert Kevin Kachikian was back on the stand this morning and having a bit of difficulty briefly answering Mr. Braun's questions. After a number of snarky objections from Mr. Saunders, who definitely looks like he could stand a good night's sleep and a little sun, the judge repeatedly instructed...

Pellicano Trial: Anthony Won't Testify In His Own Defense

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 23, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

The day ended with some of the biggest news of the trial, Anthony Pellicano will not testify in his own defense. After what was one of the most tortuous days of the trial with the seemingly endless testimony of defendant Kevin Kachikian, Mr. Pellicano finally livened things up after the...

Pellicano Trial: Telesleuth In Depth

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 23, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Part 1:
Here at the Pellicano trial, things have livened up with defendant and resident computer geek Kevin Kachikian taking the stand to talk about his days working on the telesleuth program with former boss, Anthony Pellicano. Mr. Kachikian, sporting a friendly, youthful looking non-descript v-neck sweater, white shirt...

Pellicano Trial: Greenberg, Glusker and Brad Grey's Work

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 22, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Ms. Soo Hoo took a much needed break from her defense of Mr. Turner and turned the defense over to Adam Braun, the attorney for computer wiz Kevin Kachikian. Mr. Braun called Ricardo Preston Cestero, who began as a worker in Mr. Pellicano's audio lab in July 1995 and then...

Pellicano Trial: Pellicano Does a Cross Examination and Digging for Proof

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 22, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Session 1:

Mr. Pellicano started off this morning's session of his trial on wiretapping and conspiracy with a brief comment, noting that he no longer wished to cross-examine F.B.I. Agent Stan Ornellas because he "no longer has any belief in the fairness of the trial." He didn't elaborate on when...

Pellicano Trial: Michael Ovitz Fingered Over Threats To Anita Busch

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 18, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

After years of speculation, the government offered its answers to a few questions about who they think was behind the threat against Anita Busch--the dead fish and "stop" note that have been the most well known evidence in the case against Mr. Pellicano. In two words--Agent Ornellas identified Michael Ovitz....

Pellicano Trial: LAPD Employment Scheme

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 18, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Right now, we're busy listening to a parade of former colleagues of Mr. Arneson's who are testifying to what a.) what a good officer he was and b.) how helpful he was and c.) how they all made lots of arrests together. The idea is to show that Mr. Pellicano...

Pellicano Trial: Pellicano To Testify And A Reminder That Many Wiretappers Were Never Charged

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 18, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

Pellicano declares his intention to testify in his own defense because of some unspecified information he learned last night. Chad Hummel becomes the first one to point out the ridiculous number of admitted wiretappers--both clients and Pellicano employees--not charged in this case.

The day started off with a not-so-surprising announcement...

Pellicano Trial: Bert Fields Will Not Testify

Allison Hope Weiner | Posted April 17, 2008 | Entertainment


Allison Hope Weiner

BREAKING:
Turns out that Mark Arneson's attorney, Chad Hummel, has decided not to call Bert Fields as a witness. So, turns out that the jury will not get to hear any testimony from Mr. Fields on anything related to Mr. Pellicano's alleged wiretapping on behalf of many of Mr....

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