It’s looking bad for the Walking Id aka former New Orleans Mayor C Ray Nagin. The prosecution’s closing was strong and its rebuttal even stronger. The defense seems to be trying the lay groundwork for an appeal based on the NOLA.com commenting scandalat the US Attorney’s office. It has already led to several convictions being reversed.
I spent much of today riffing on the trial again. Here are some highlights or lowlights depending on your perspective. The case is now in the hands of the jury who will commence deliberations at 2:30 after chowing down. Note: Jenkins is C Ray’s mouthpiece,
Sounds like C Ray is chillaxing in court. It’s what he did for 8 years while Mayoring. #nagintrial
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
#nagintrial full of baffling and inexplicable things. Much like the career of C Ray. He was more of a performance artist than Mayor.
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
Nothing worse than putting a guilty client on the stand who thinks they’re innocent. That’s Jenkins’ big dilemma. #nagintrial
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
First a Dollar Bill freezer reference and now a gangster one? What is Jenkins thinking? Oh well, gotta say something. #nagintrial
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
Nothing involving C Ray makes sense. He’s a surrealist or dadaist. Sort of the Marcel Duchamp of NOLA politics.. #nagintrial
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
C Ray shaking his head a lot at #nagintrial. Wonder if it makes any noise. Probably not, it’s empty, after all.
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
Jury charge: You may not consider the shininess of the defendant’s head as a factor in his favor. C Ray: the human mirror. #nagintrial
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
Jury charge: You may not consider the defendant’s inability to go 3 minutes without saying man as a factor. #nagintrial
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
Wish I could scan the #nagintrial jury and see if any of them resembles Henry Fonda. #12angrymen
— Adrastos (@Adrastosno) February 10, 2014
“C Ray shaking his head…Wonder if it makes any noise.”
I’m thinking maybe a few loose screws and a kind of hollow rattle?