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Expects Yuge Games
For the men still facing trial, the central argument used by defense lawyers in court papers thus far has been entrapment, accusing the main F.B.I. informant who penetrated the group as well as various other informants or undercover agents of pushing the plot along.
Lawyers for three defendants who first appeared in state court in Jackson County last March made similar arguments. The trial of five others in Antrim County has yet to begin.
Based on his participation so far, it appears the government will rely heavily on what Mr. Garbin said to try to dispel any entrapment arguments made by the defense lawyers for the others facing trial. “He confirmed that the plot was real; not just ‘big talk between crackpots,’ as suggested by co-defendants,” government prosecutors said in court documents. They also said that he “dispelled any suggestion that the conspirators were entrapped by government informants.”
Lawyers for three defendants who first appeared in state court in Jackson County last March made similar arguments. The trial of five others in Antrim County has yet to begin.
Based on his participation so far, it appears the government will rely heavily on what Mr. Garbin said to try to dispel any entrapment arguments made by the defense lawyers for the others facing trial. “He confirmed that the plot was real; not just ‘big talk between crackpots,’ as suggested by co-defendants,” government prosecutors said in court documents. They also said that he “dispelled any suggestion that the conspirators were entrapped by government informants.”