And much of Wednesday's hearing was devoted to questioning a potential expert witness for the prosecution, Evan Kohlmann, an international terrorism expert who apparently examined the contents of a laptop belonging to Hasan.
That would change Mr. Pettitte's role in the trial from that of a key prosecution witness to an asset for the defense.
To make this case in any courtroom would be very difficult for a prosecutor -- who point out that it is difficult, if not impossible, to put on a successful prosecution if the chief witness is deemed by the prosecutors to be unreliable on some issues, but presented as totally truthful on others.
After a witness agrees to testify for the prosecution, he or she may be eligible to start receiving protection.
Koenig, in turn, was a crucial prosecution witness who had pleaded guilty in August 2004 to aiding and abetting securities fraud.
Kuala Lumpur was buzzing Monday when a key prosecution witness in the Anwar Ibrahim corruption trial appeared to contradict his earlier testimony.
Mr Hackett said that one prosecution witness had said it would have needed a forklift truck to deliver the amount of cash required for such deposits.
Before he called his first witness, Sherman made a motion to have the judge enter an acquittal on the grounds that the prosecution presented insufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.
The Labour Party immediately suspended Mrs Dawn, a witness for the prosecution in its case against Ms Jones, and forced her to stand down as council leader.
Delgado became a prosecution witness against Lugo and Doorbal, who were convicted of murder in 1998 and sentenced to death.
For the government in its prosecution of Rainey, they would be better served to have Kurt Mix as a witness and not a defendant.
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Hale, who was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison for mail fraud and conspiracy following a plea agreement, is the key witness for the prosecution.
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