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| | No fair, says Persico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | Prosecutors suggested that Meyer's name be excised from DeChristopher's testimony because he represented another figure in the case, and Persico said his lawyer, Frank Lopez, agreed "to protect his associate, friend, and former law partner." |
 | | "Lopez and Meyer reacted to the situation much like ostriches, who, when danger approaches, hide their heads in the sand," said Persico, and it prejudiced him in two important ways. |
 | | One, Meyer was not called as a witness to rebut the allegation, which Meyer now swears was false, and two, the jury had to believe trial lawyer Lopez was the unnamed attorney involved in the shady activity. |
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