WBUR | In Mehanna Trial, Defense Saves The Star Witness For Last by David Boeri

In Mehanna Trial, Defense Saves The Star Witness For Last BY DAVID BOERI Dec 15, 2011, 7:07 AM The judge in the trial of the Sudbury man accused of supporting terrorists said the jury will begin their deliberations Friday. Defense attorneys for Tarek Mehanna have rested. But they saved their star witness for last. Bow-tied, […]

Day 30: Greg Johnsen: “No AQ in Yemen in ’04”

Before the jury came in the room today, Aloke Chakravarty (AC) disputed the defense’s use of new exhibits with a witness who is scheduled to testify tomorrow. Janice Bassil (JB) argued that the evidence is from the government’s discovery, and they only planned to used 5-6 Tibyan posts. JB argued that it was ridiculous to […]

Day 29: Andrew March: “I don’t formulate beliefs based on hearsay.”

Today the prosecution, after 6 weeks of testimony, including 21 videos, hundreds of chats and emails, and the testimony of 6 informants, rested its case. Before the jury came in the room, the defense moved for a directed verdict of not guilty on all counts, a motion which is standard procedure and which was denied […]

Analyst again under fire at Tarek Mehanna trial – Metro – The Boston Globe

Analyst again under fire at Tarek Mehanna trial Helped research group post videos By Milton J. Valencia |  GLOBE STAFF     DECEMBER 07, 2011 An analyst testifying for the prosecution in the trial of Tarek Mehanna acknowledged yesterday that he helped a research organization post on its website the same type of Al Qaeda-produced videos […]

Day 28: J.W. Carney Continues Aggressive Cross-Exam of “Expert” Witness Evan Kohlmann; Kohlmann’s Confidence Worn Out.

Day 28 This morning the court was informed that one of the jurors had a family emergency and would be unavailable until further notice. It was decided that, rather than suspend the trial until the juror was back, the juror would be excused and one of the 4 alternates would step up to take fill […]

Day 27: Carney Cross-Exam of Kohlmann Initiated: Kohlmann Lacking Most Basic Credentials of Scholarly Expertise

Day 27 Aloke Chakravarty (AC) Direct of Evan Kohlmann (EK), Cont. EK’s testimony continued this morning by repeating the assertion that Al Qaeda (AQ) relies heavily on media, saying each AQ faction has a media wing. He stated that digital editing of videos and translations of various forms of media are essential for AQ. Throughout […]

South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Evan Kohlmann: “Government’s favorite wind-up toy,” say Attorneys.

(Click the article image below to enlarge) Evan Kohlmann is a purported expert in Islamic extremism and jihad who makes a living by testifying on behalf of federal prosecutors in terrorism cases. The only problems with this are his lack of qualification and the fact that his testimony consists entirely of prejudicial and non-substantive content.

Day 26: Under Direct-Examination by Aloke Chakravarty, Evan Kohlmann Calls Prayer Material Support

Today was much less eventful than the past few days have been. The witnesses were FBI Special Agent Brian Solecki and Evan Kohlmann. The defense moved for a mistrial for the fifth time since the trial began. Jeffrey Groharing’s (JG) Direct Examination of FBI Reader Brian Solecki (BS). JG and BS they read multiple chats […]