Free Pretrial Conference - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:04-cr-00103-REB-MEH

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Robert E. Blackburn

Date: March 2, 2007 Courtroom Deputy: Ginny Kramer Court Reporter: Suzanne Claar _____________________________________________________________________ Criminal Case No. 04-cr-00103-REB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Matthew Kirsch Wyatt Angelo

v. 1. 2. 4. 6. NORMAN SCHMIDT, GEORGE ALAN WEED, CHARLES LEWIS, MICHAEL SMITH, Defendant. _____________________________________________________________________ COURTROOM MINUTES _____________________________________________________________________ Hearing: First Trial Preparation Conference 1:38 p.m. Court in session. Thomas Hammond / Peter Bornstein Thomas Goodreid Ronald Gainor Richard Stuckey / Declan O' Donnell

Defendant George Alan Weed, appears via telephone. Defendants Charles Lewis and Michael Smith are present in court (on bond). Defendant Norman Schmidt is present in court (in custody). Appearances of counsel. Opening statements by the court.

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Trial by jury is scheduled to commence on Monday, April 2, 2007, for 40 days. The court and counsel discuss pretrial motions. The Court will seat 12 jurors with 4 alternate jurors. The Government shall have 6 regular peremptory challenges with 2 additional challenges as to the alternate jurors. The Defendants shall have 10 regular peremptory challenges with 2 additional challenges as to the alternate jurors. The Defendants make an oral motion for 6 peremptory challengers per defendant. The Defendants' Oral Motion for 6 Peremptory Challengers per Defendant is taken under advisement. The court and counsel discuss the jury questionnaire issued by the Court. The parties shall submit written questions for the Court' jury questionnaire on or s before March 12, 2007. The Court encourages counsel to continue to meet and confer about exhibits that can be stipulated. The Court and counsel discuss voir dire. The Government requests 30 minutes for voir dire. Defendant Norman Schmidt requests 30 - 45 minutes for voir dire. Defendant George Weed requests 30 minutes for voir dire. Defendant Michael Smith requests 30 minutes for voir dire. The Court and counsel discuss opening statements. The Government requests 1 hour for opening statements. Defendant Norman Schmidt requests 20 minutes for opening statements. Defendant George Weed requests 25 minutes for opening statements.

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Defendant Charles Lewis requests 25 minutes for opening statements. Defendant Michael Smith requests 30 minutes for opening statements.

It is ORDERED: 1. The Government shall file a sure response to defendant Michael Smith' s reply to objections re: defendant Smith' expert witness [#977] filed s January 22, 2007, on or before March 16, 2007. A Second Trial Preparation Conference is scheduled for March 30, 2007, at 1:30 p.m.

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2:49 p.m.

Court in recess.
1 hour and 11 minutes -Hearing is continued

Total court time:

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