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A long day in a long trial

In a voice choked with emotion, Bill Horton talked this afternoon about the high price of fraud:

"Mr. Watkins, if I had to sit in Mr. Scrushy’s office and tell him to step down, I had to turn my back on so many of my friends for the good of this company, [...]

A short week & a long break

It was an abbreviated day, and the trial is in recess until Wednesday. One of the jurors is ill, so after only two and a half hours of testimony, the day ended at lunch. Judge Bowdre said resuming tomorrow would depend on the diagnosis of the juror, and the day was later canceled. He [...]