All right. Ladies and gentlemen, good news and bad news. I'll let you contemplate that concept for a few moments. I don't know if I should tell you the good news first or the bad news and I can't figure out which is which at this point. The good news is that the Defense tells me that if we go according to schedule, and of course depending on the variabilities of cross-examination, they anticipate calling their last witness on Monday, August the 28th, which is a week after next, the Monday after the week after next. That's the good news. And I've asked the Prosecution to begin scheduling their rebuttal witnesses for the week of August the 28th. So there's light at the end of the tunnel. That's the good news. Bad news is, the witnesses who are scheduled next in order are from out of state, and we've had scheduling difficulties and we're not going to be able to present you any further witnesses today and tomorrow. So you're going to have a long day tomorrow to--and I've told the sheriff's about this, and hopefully we'll use the time to finish up any personal errands that you have, any additional trips to target and all of that. So we'll try to see if we can't get you out to the beach for an extra day or some other activity. I apologize to you, but as you know, as I mentioned to you when we started the case, these things happen. There are scheduling problems. Also, there's a legal issue that I need to address with the lawyers, and my anticipation is, it will probably take me personally perhaps 20 to 30 hours of working to prepare for that hearing. So while you are taking care of personal business and going to the beach tomorrow and all of that, I'll be here working as usual. So it's not that we are sitting around wasting time. We'll also take the time, remainder of today to take care of some other legal issues and we'll put the time to good use in your absence. But we just don't have any other witnesses to present to you at this time. I'm sure you understand this has been a long trial and sometimes when you have witnesses coming from far distances, it's hard to make these arrangements, and that's what happened to us today. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. I've told the lawyers we need to pick up the pace a little once we get the witnesses here because I would like to see this jury as it sits today decide this case. All right. Remember my admonitions to you; don't discuss the case amongst yourselves, form any opinions on the case, conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you or allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case. As far as the jury is concerned, we'll stand in recess until Monday morning, 9 o'clock. We'll stand in recess.
There is light at the end of the tunnel. I've told the lawyers we need to pick up the pace a little once we get the witnesses here because I would like to see this jury as it sits today decide this case.
I'll be here working as usual. So it's not that we are sitting around wasting time.
Good news and bad news. I'll let you contemplate that concept for a few moments. I don't know if I should tell you the good news first or the bad news and I can't figure out which is which at this point.