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Judge again admonishes Schneiders? lawyers

By Ron Sylvester

Judge Monti Belot continues to admonish lawyers for motions they’re filing on behalf of Stephen and Linda Schneider, as the couple await trial charged with more than 30 federal crimes related to their prescription practices for painkillers at their Haysville clinic.

As in earlier orders, Belot’s latest ruling was terse and critical of the Schneider defense team’s efforts to argue their case

The Schneiders’ lawyers had asked Belot to reconsider a ruling last month, in which he rejected their attempts to keep prosecutors’ medical experts from testifying at the Schneider’s trial.

Belot noted in his order today the defense included a list of medical articles to support their arguments but which, in fact, supported the other side:

“The court is left to wonder whether defendants? counsel even read the articles they claim will require exclusion of the government?s experts? testimony.”

Belot concluded that the government’s experts? opinions “are reliable, credible and will be helpful to the jury” and the Schneiders’ lawyers “have failed to provide any basis to challenge that conclusion.”

Trial is set for February.

Full post as published by What the Judge Ate for Breakfast on December 03, 2008 (boomark / email).