HEADLINES:
Call Him The "Dumbbell" BanditExplosive Dinnertime Bandit Tries To Destroy His Own Public Defender's Well Presented Case
Startled Jurors Ordered To Leave The Courtroom
Quotes:
"Why should you believe Mr. Liebman?" Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Valde asked the jury, "Well, he corroborated that specific pieces of jewelry were stolen by Golder."
"Yeah, after you showed him the list!", Golder shouts as he rises from his chair.
Golder blows up at 'Dinnertime' trial
By Martin B. Cassidy/ Greenwich Time Crime Writer
Alleged Dinnertime Bandit Alan Golder exploded at a prosecutor Tuesday during closing arguments that centered on the believability of an alleged accomplice, who said he took part with Golder in a series of Greenwich burglaries more than a decade ago.
Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Valdes asked the jury to give extra weight to the testimony of Robert Liebman .....
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Golder, 53, has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, burglary and larceny in four early evening break-ins of Greenwich mansions in 1996 and 1997. ...
UPDATE: Wednesday August 20, 2008
Martin Cassidy has added to and reposted his article here:
..."Stop!" Public Defender Howard Ehring, Golder's attorney, said as he reached up to quiet his client.
The outburst prompted Judge John Kavanewsky Jr. to excuse the jury briefly to warn Golder that he could be barred from the courtroom for the remainder of the proceedings.
"He better put a lid on it," Kavanewsky Jr. said...
...Golder also got a break yesterday when Kavanewsky dismissed two counts of first-degree larceny against him, one in connection with the burglary of an Otter Rock Drive residence in Belle Haven, and another the theft of a Jaguar that was later foundabandoned after a Round Hill Road burglary.
"I don't find sufficient evidence that a reasonable jury could use to convict him of those charges," Kavanewsky Jr. said.
Before deliberations began, Kavanewsky Jr. instructed the jury not to speculate about Golder's past or references to him being on parole, while touching on concerns that Liebman's contradictory statements were legitimate grounds to question his truthfulness.
Liebman, rightly or wrongly, might have testified in hopes of special treatment from police and authorities, Kavanewsky Jr. said.
"You should consider the importance and weight of any inconsistency to decide to what extent you believe his testimony, whether it be wholly, partially, or not at all," Kavanewsky Jr. said....
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08/20/2008 01:00:00 AM EDT
...Kavanewsky also explained that Golder's flight from the United States also was significant, and could be construed as evidence of guilt.
"Flight, when unexplained, can offer a consciousness of guilt," Kavanewsky said. "When he purportedly learned law enforcement officers had an interest in his whereabouts, he left."
Deliberations will continue today.
Tuesday afternoon, the jurors requested that certain portions of the testimony be played back...
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