Leonie Brinkema Quotes (17 Quotes)

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.

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,

enemy combatants captured in the theater of war and detained abroad.

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.

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,

The affidavit must indicate why investigators were unable to retrieve any information from MSN Hotmail andor any other computers or accounts searched,

skepticism of the government's ability to prosecute this case in open court.

we're not going to get into a political discussion at this point.

Unfortunately, it is now obvious that no attorney appointed by the court will satisfy the defendant,

This is a what I consider to be a split decision in a very complex case,

I have made the decision.

That would very likely put you in a situation of being able to argue very effectively that although a member of the conspiracy, you should be given a significantly mitigating role, and that might be sufficient for the jury to find that the death penalty would not be appropriate in your case.

This is the second significant error by the government affecting the constitutional rights of the defendant and the criminal justice system in this country in the context of a death case.

At a minimum, ... would eliminate the possibility of the death sentence and could exculpate him from the specific conspiracies charged in this case.

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.

agrees with the defendant's skepticism of the government's ability to prosecute this case in open court in light of the shroud of secrecy under which it seeks to proceed.

because of its unreliability, incompleteness and inaccuracy.