Robert Mintz
Robert Mintz
Robert Mintzwas a producer of the Frank Buck film serial Jungle Menace...
case complex far jury schedule trial understand
This trial schedule is a tacit acknowledgement that the case was far too complex for the jury to understand what was going on,
agree appears corrupt found jury unable
It appears that that's the jury has found one corrupt persuader but was unable to agree on which one.
awake case jury
They've got to make this case clear-cut for the jury and keep them awake and involved. Otherwise, they play right into the defense's hands.
aside baggage business clients defense hurts jury key technical
The key for the defense is to put aside the baggage that is Enron, get the jury to see their clients as individuals and show why each of these transactions was business as usual. The longer, the more technical this gets, the more it hurts the government.
confuse former mistake prison several state stretch
It would be a mistake to confuse this with leniency. For these two former executives, even several years in a state prison will be a very long stretch of time.
convincing
Duncan wasn't all that convincing at the end of the day.
bad management outright simply
Prosecutors have to show this was not simply bad management and bad judgment, but outright fraud. The only way to do that is with insiders.
clearly disconnect inside outside presented spell test
The test will be the conversations. Prosecutors need to clearly spell out a disconnect ? between what was presented inside and what was said outside to the public.
chance people
Sometimes people feel they have no choice. It's their one chance to tell their own story.
certainly defense
It is certainly going to set the defense scrambling to restructure some of their tactics.
arrogance conduct glimpse seen temper trigger
We have not seen any glimpse of his legendary, hair- trigger temper or the arrogance that personified his conduct at Enron.
heavy obviously taking
Obviously they are taking a look at the evidence. They must be heavy into deliberations.
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Since these are the first two major corporate executives to take the government on at trial in the post-Enron era, it's critically important that the government emerge at the end of the day with a victory,
case critical embraced government plans preparing surprising
When you look at how long the government has been preparing this case it is not surprising that they have not scrapped their plans and immediately embraced him as a critical witness.