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...pretrial hearing now under way in both cases. A grand jury proceeding, the nearest civilian equivalent, hears the prosecution's case without the defendant or his lawyers present. At Article 32 hearings, the defense is not only present but can challenge witnesses and call its own. Even William Kunstler, the activist attorney representing Lonetree, concedes that "at the end of Article 32, the defense knows almost everything that the prosecution...
Cabey's attorney, civil-rights lawyer William Kunstler, said that Cabey probably will testify, but his mental competence is in doubt. "He doesn't even remember who Goetz is," Kunstler said...
...should undergo a court-martial, the defendant's lawyers won a 3 1/2- week postponement of the proceedings. As Lonetree emerged from the courtroom, he grinned broadly and gave the thumbs-up sign, an indication that a plea bargain may be in the works. Lonetree's chief attorney, William Kunstler, claimed the prosecution's witnesses "said nothing that hurt our client." Added Kunstler: "They have no direct evidence that ties or links him to any illegal activity...
...William Kunstler, the radical New York lawyer who has defended Native American activists, has volunteered to represent Lonetree, whose mother is a Navajo and father a Winnebago. Kunstler claims Bracy was offered immunity in the Navy's attempt to build its case against Lonetree but that Bracy had refused to accept it. Navy investigators concede that their cases have been built largely with lie detectors and must be strengthened. Kunstler goes further: "The case is a consummate hype and fraud," he charged. "They're trying to make Clayton and, I suspect, Bracy too scapegoats for their lax supervision." He said...
...enticement to testify against Goetz before the grand jury. Goetz, by contrast, was refused partial immunity and decided not to testify. Declared Barry Slotnick, one of Goetz's lawyers: "This is a case of the muggers against the muggees, and Round 2 was won by the muggers." William Kunstler, who is representing one of the wounded youths, saw the issue differently. Said he: "The indictment is the first step back on the road to sanity in this case...