Duffy completes testimony, closing arguments to be made in February
In a surprise ending to testimony in the 60-day trial, leaving only final arguments by Crown attorney Mark Holmes and Sen. Duffy’s lawyer Donald Payne sometime next February, Mr. Holmes did not even raise the $90,000 payment that was secretly made by former PMO chief of staff Nigel Wright in late March, 2013.
The senior Crown attorney in Senator Mike Duffy’s trial over expense claims and office contracts wrapped up the final stage of prosecution evidence Thursday, ending a brutal two-day cross-examination covering all major areas but one—bribery related counts related to his acceptance of...
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