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He was previously embedded in the Middlesex DA’s office as a homicide investigator and was being considered to take the witness stand for the prosecutors in the Phan case.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
In his Friday testimony, Ye yawned, closed his eyes for long stretches, and at times seemed to catch his head falling forward as if dozing while seated on the witness stand.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
The defense suggested in its response that it should be permitted to explore the justification theories in part because new accounts of the shooting came to light from the witness stand.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
Merchant’s turn on the witness stand was meant to reframe his actions leading up to his July 2024 arrest.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
In his Friday testimony, Ye yawned, closed his eyes for long stretches, and at times seemed to catch his head falling forward as if dozing while seated on the witness stand.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
The defense suggested in its response that it should be permitted to explore the justification theories in part because new accounts of the shooting came to light from the witness stand.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
Merchant’s turn on the witness stand was meant to reframe his actions leading up to his July 2024 arrest.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Witness stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness%20stand. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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