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Wearing a court-ordered electric ankle bracelet, he'll be jolted outside his authorized space - a fixed podium in the courtroom's well. Martini told him, "You will be struck with a shock if you do something foolish."
In other words, if he follows normal courtroom procedures, he'll be punished for doing his job. Marshals have sole discretion. At issue is creating an impression of guilt.
Everything's stacked against him, a process designed to deny due process and judicial fairness. America abandoned them long ago to convict targeted victims.
On October 11, jury selection began. Eighteen were chosen, including six alternates. Instructions were to avoid all relevant news reports.
In September, Martini ruled Bergrin initially would be tried on two counts related to Kemo Deshawn McCray's killing. Prosecutors called him a key FBI informant regarding William Baskerville, an alleged drug dealer Bergrin represented. On March 2, 2004 in Newark, he was shot and killed.
On October 17, Bergrin's trial began. In opening arguments, prosecutor John Gay accused him of orchestrating McCray's murder. When finished, Bergrin more than held his own, saying:
"You can't even imagine how difficult it is to sit there and listen to an opening argument which you know contains more fiction than you've ever heard in your entire life."
"Look into the eyes of the (government's) witnesses, the mirrors of their souls, and determine if these people are telling the truth....Because there is no tomorrow for me, you are my last line of defense in my quest for justice."
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