Subway Sodomy Trial in Closing Arguments

Mineo in court yesterday. (NY1)

After two days of closing arguments from defense lawyer Richard Murray (during which the judge asked him to stop rambling), prosecutors are closing out the trial of three officers accused of participating in the sodomy of a man during his arrest in 2008. Prosecutor Charles Guria insisted this afternoon that Michael Mineo is the victim here, and derided the defense's claim that he self-inflicted his anal injuries in order to sue the city. "Before there were lawsuits, Michael Mineo was showing blood on his hands," Guria reminded jurors today, City Room reports.

Yesterday lawyer John Patten, who represents Officer Richard Kern, the cop accused of sodomizing Mineo with his retractable police baton, thundered, "It's a big con. These folks climb into bed with him—they adopt that blatant lie. They embrace it and it's a lie." And defense lawyer Stuart London warned the jury not to trust Mineo because of his arrest record and marijuana use: "He has no regard for society at all. An animal that changes its appearance, changes its color and likes to get high. That's really the best metaphor of all for Michael Mineo." After the prosecution rests, the trial will be in the jury's hands. Someday, this subway sodomy trial's gonna end, but how soon is anyone's guess.

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By John Del Signore in News on February 17, 2010 3:43 PM

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Thinky Think

Hmmm....is the glassses supposed to make him look smart or more like a victim?

Guest

The glassses are the real victim here.

Snoopy

It's fashion week. Give him a break.

JacqueMehoff

1983 called they want their Cazals back.

Clarice City

Why is his lawyer letting him dress like a complete lunatic? Is he trying to loose?

Snoopy

I believe his lawyer is trying to reinforce the image of a blunt round object, with a backdrop of a an flaming asshole.

jackie treehorn

carlos nelson reilly?

Clarice City

Harry Carey?

http://www.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/p1_harrycarey2_getty.jpg

SighR

My man lookin' like a blazed dildo.

graybanks

"Animal," huh? Racist much?

http://www.wll-law.com/pa.html

This firm seems to have some history in getting the filth off the hook from having to take responsibility for their own actions.

JacqueMehoff

I'm guessing they're the PBA lawyer.

dgeee

If the fucking sexually perverted and sadistic cop is found not guilty, we all might as well drop our pants and assume the position.

nicemarmot

I would never have believed this guy's story if it weren't for the cop witnesses backing him up. You know with the cop culture that any cop who blabs is going to get a lot of shit at best.

hotstepper

Stuart London quite obviously lifted his incredible defense playbook from Refer Madness. what a moron.

MrCholly

They are guilty as charged. Officer Kern should get fitted for panties, he's going to be some man bitch in prison.

lmd

Those glasses are so thick he can probably see into his future of smoking blunts on the city's dime. For real though, Kern did that sh*t.

Rocknrope

Speaking of changing appearances, he looks douchier and douchier in every pic.

sexisicilian

Can he read these comments with those fuckin glasses on, pleazzzzzzzzze. What does he think, the courtroom is a try out for a wanna-be rap video?? Get a job LOSER!