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I know I don't need to enlarge upon the wide scope of
evidence in a conspiracy case. I think, perhaps, the best way to do is
to swear the witness, and that the other prosecutors, if they feel their
field is being trespassed upon, or the judges, if they feel that we are
exceeding, raise the objection specifically; because I don't know how
we can separate, particularly on a moment's notice, Count One from the
other Counts.
We have tried our best to work out an
arrangement that would be fair, as between ourselves and the other
prosecutors, but we find it impossible always to please everybody.
With
the greatest deference to the ruling of the Court, I would like to
suggest that we proceed. I don't know just what the bounds of the ruling
might be, but I think the only way we can find out is to proceed, and
have specific objections to the specific things which anyone feels have
been transgressed; and in doing that, I want to say that we do it with
the greatest respect to the ruling, but that we may find ourselves in
conflict with it, because of the difficulty of any boundary on the
subject.
THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Stahmer?
DR. STAHMER:
Mr. President, I must return to the matter raised by Doctor Nelte,
namely his statement that before the beginning of the Trial the Defense
and the Prosecution reached an agreement to the effect that the next
day's program should always be made known to the Defense on the
previous day. Such an agreement was actually reached, and I cannot
understand why the Prosecution was not informed of it. We considered the
possibility and then reached this agreement in a conference with Doctor
Kempner, who was acting as our liaison man. I should like further to
point out the following:
The Prosecution stated that for
security reasons the Defense could not be furnished with the names of
witnesses to be called during the next day's proceedings. The press
however received, as early as yesterday, information on the witnesses to
be called today. We heard of this through representatives of the press
this morning and, as far as I know, the information also appeared in
today's papers. I cannot understand, therefore, why it was withheld from
us, and why we were told that for security reasons, it could not be
communicated to us. I think this amounts to a mistrust of the Defense's
discretion that is quite unjustified. It is, furthermore, incorrect that
we are now receiving documents in good time; they still reach us
belatedly. For instance, a document which is to be dealt with in court
today was put on our desks only this morning, moreover, in a language
which many of the defending
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