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Those hearings can lead to internal company documents becoming part of the public record and company executives having to answer hours of questions on the witness stand.
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Emily L Mahoney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
Both original Read prosecutor Adam Lally and lead investigator Michael Proctor — who was fired by the Massachusetts State Police earlier this year due primarily to his conduct into that investigation — could end up on the witness stand Monday for a Milton murder case.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
Purdy’s defense attorneys had hoped to call his mother to the witness stand to present evidence of her history of mental illness, drug addiction, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse during her pregnancy with Purdy.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
On Tuesday, prosecutors rested their case without calling Khorram to the witness stand.
—Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
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Emily L Mahoney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
Both original Read prosecutor Adam Lally and lead investigator Michael Proctor — who was fired by the Massachusetts State Police earlier this year due primarily to his conduct into that investigation — could end up on the witness stand Monday for a Milton murder case.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
Purdy’s defense attorneys had hoped to call his mother to the witness stand to present evidence of her history of mental illness, drug addiction, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse during her pregnancy with Purdy.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
On Tuesday, prosecutors rested their case without calling Khorram to the witness stand.
—Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
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“Witness stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness%20stand. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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