Enron CEO's Lawyers Expected to Use 'Idiot Defense'
CHICAGO - The Enron Corp. trial opening Jan. 30 in Houston is shaping up to be the biggest test yet of the so-called idiot defense.
Former Enron chief Kenneth Lay has vowed to tell jurors from the witness stand that he knew nothing about crimes committed at the energy company.
And while last Wednesday's plea bargain by co-defendant Richard Causey, a former top Enron accountant, is a blow to the defense, it is unlikely to change a defense strategy that boils down to a simple theme: Blame Fastow...http://tinyurl.com/c2qsf
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CHICAGO - The Enron Corp. trial opening Jan. 30 in Houston is shaping up to be the biggest test yet of the so-called idiot defense.
Former Enron chief Kenneth Lay has vowed to tell jurors from the witness stand that he knew nothing about crimes committed at the energy company.
And while last Wednesday's plea bargain by co-defendant Richard Causey, a former top Enron accountant, is a blow to the defense, it is unlikely to change a defense strategy that boils down to a simple theme: Blame Fastow...http://tinyurl.com/c2qsf
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