- Defense
- Desai, Dipak
- Represented By:
- Wright, Richard (Wright Stanish & Winckler)
In this medical malpractice proceeding, plaintiff the state of Nevada alleged former doctor Dipak K. Desai of medical negligence, fraud and murder in second degree by exposing hundreds of patients of his endoscopy clinics to Hepatitis C through improper re-use of contaminated intravenous injection equipment. The plaintiffs counsel claimed that the patients who went to endoscopy clinics ran by Dipak K. Desai for treatment were treated using re-used needles and in order to gain huge profits the defendant would perform endoscopies in such hurried manner that fecal matter would spray on the walls of the treatment rooms at his clinics.
The plaintiff was represented by attorney Rick Santacroce and the defendant in this case; Dipak K. Desai was represented by attorney Richard Wright.
Found guilty on all counts of fraud, murder in the second degree, reckless disregard and criminal neglect substantiating in bodily harm.
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | -1:55:32 | Opening Statement | Wright, Richard | ||||
![]() | 00:16:37 | Break | |||||
![]() | 00:37:58 | Opening Statement | Wright, Richard | ||||
![]() | 01:47:49 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Opening Statement | Santacroce, Rick | ||||
![]() | 01:48:57 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:00:08 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Mathahs, Keith | Nursing | In Person | |
![]() | 01:30:38 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:53:07 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Mathahs, Keith | Nursing | In Person | |
![]() | 02:42:54 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:00:50 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Mathahs, Keith | Nursing | In Person | |
![]() | 01:06:24 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:42:09 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Mathahs, Keith | Nursing | In Person | |
![]() | 03:02:18 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:01:28 | Witness Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Sharma, Dr. Satish M.D. | Anesthesiology | In Person | |
![]() | 00:01:47 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:00:50 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Carrol, Dr. Clifford | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 01:31:46 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:45:30 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Carrol, Dr. Clifford | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 02:49:40 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:03:09 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Carrol, Dr. Clifford | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 00:42:34 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Carrol, Dr. Clifford | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 01:14:41 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:28:19 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Carrol, Dr. Clifford | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 01:59:13 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Carrol, Dr. Clifford | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 01:28:49 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:43:25 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Carrol, Dr. Clifford | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 02:55:37 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:57:12 | Break | |||||
![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:03:30 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Sharma, Vishvinder | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 01:23:14 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Sharma, Vishvinder | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 02:51:33 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Sharma, Vishvinder | Internal Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 01:27:55 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Preston, Lawrence | Other Medicine | In Person | |
![]() | 00:15:30 | Witness Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Falzone, Lisa | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:37:16 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Falzone, Lisa | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:55:19 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Falzone, Lisa | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:17:28 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Martin, Magdaline | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:02:46 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Martin, Magdaline | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:28:58 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | -1:58:12 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Martin, Magdaline | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:51:29 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Martin, Magdaline | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:08:42 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Martin, Magdaline | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:33:31 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Martin, Magdaline | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:35:18 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Martin, Magdaline | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:37:27 | General Case Activities | Martin, Magdaline | In Person | |||
![]() | 00:46:25 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Van Druff, Mr. Marion | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:37:44 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Van Druff, Mr. Marion | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:10:22 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Peterson, Karen | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:24:38 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Peterson, Karen | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:33:07 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Peterson, Karen | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:40:44 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Mione, Vincent | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:27:32 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:43:56 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Mione, Vincent | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:00:12 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Mione, Vincent | In Person | ||
![]() | 03:15:36 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Sagendorf, Vincent | Anesthesiology | In Person | |
![]() | 00:48:32 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Sagendorf, Vincent | Anesthesiology | In Person | |
![]() | 00:55:16 | General Case Activities | Sagendorf, Vincent | Anesthesiology | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:59:00 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Sagendorf, Vincent | Anesthesiology | In Person | |
![]() | 01:02:10 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Huynh, Nguyen | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:26:29 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Huynh, Nguyen | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:41:04 | Witness Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Hubbard, Linda | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:53:18 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:10:14 | Witness Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Hubbard, Linda | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:01:34 | Break | |||||
![]() | 02:15:10 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Hubbard, Linda | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:53:04 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Schaefer, Melissa | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:14:43 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:55:32 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Schaefer, Melissa | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:12:23 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Schaefer, Melissa | In Person | ||
![]() | 03:00:15 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Schaefer, Melissa | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:20:28 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Schaefer, Melissa | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:29:14 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:11:49 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:28:21 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:33:40 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:24:08 | Break | |||||
![]() | 02:20:44 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:33:41 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:54:01 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | ||
![]() | 03:02:11 | General Case Activities | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | |||
![]() | 03:03:33 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Sampson, Nancy | In Person | ||
![]() | 03:05:51 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Chaffee, Rod | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:10:06 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:34:13 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Chaffee, Rod | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:39:41 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Chaffee, Rod | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:22:17 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Chaffee, Rod | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:29:57 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Chaffee, Rod | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:33:18 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Chaffee, Rod | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:36:32 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Lobiondo, Ann | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:13:07 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:16:55 | Witness Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Lobiondo, Ann | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:28:34 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Rushing, Tonya | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:34:48 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:14:59 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 01:15:57 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:02:12 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Lobiondo, Ann | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:35:23 | Break | |||||
![]() | 00:56:05 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Lobiondo, Ann | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:05:15 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Lobiondo, Ann | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:40:30 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Lobiondo, Ann | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:45:06 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:16:33 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Rushing, Tonya | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:23:16 | Break | |||||
![]() | 02:37:18 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Rushing, Tonya | In Person | ||
![]() | 03:13:32 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:01:45 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Krueger, Jeffrey | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:43:15 | Break | |||||
![]() | 02:26:58 | End of Session | |||||
![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Friedman, Dr. Arnold | Anesthesiology | In Person | |
![]() | 01:18:58 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Labus, Brian | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:48:23 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:05:53 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Labus, Brian | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:17:56 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Labus, Brian | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:57:30 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:13:44 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Labus, Brian | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:43:23 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Weckerly, Pamela | Labus, Brian | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:52:20 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Labus, Brian | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:53:28 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Labus, Brian | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:58:32 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Sams, Joanne | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:14:30 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Sams, Joanne | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:21:17 | Break | |||||
![]() | 00:38:14 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Sams, Joanne | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:55:07 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Sams, Joanne | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:56:58 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Sams, Joanne | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:59:43 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Sams, Joanne | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:02:28 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | -1:59:58 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Gonzalez, Patricia | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:46:28 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Gonzalez, Patricia | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:01:22 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Gonzalez, Patricia | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:08:24 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Gonzalez, Patricia | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:16:01 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:58:10 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 02:01:00 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Meana, Robert | Video Recording | ||
![]() | 00:10:38 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Kalka, Katie | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:13:50 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Kalka, Katie | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:37:21 | Witness Cross Examination | Santacroce, Rick | Kalka, Katie | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:38:22 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Kalka, Katie | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:39:07 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Kalka, Katie | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:42:39 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:43:05 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Kalka, Katie | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:44:40 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Alter, Dr. Miriam | Epidemiology | In Person | |
![]() | 00:59:21 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:26:54 | Witness Direct Examination | Staudaher, Michael | Alter, Dr. Miriam | Epidemiology | In Person | |
![]() | 01:40:04 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Alter, Dr. Miriam | Epidemiology | In Person | |
![]() | 02:52:14 | End of Session | Alter, Dr. Miriam | Epidemiology | In Person |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Whiteley, Officer Robert | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:48:24 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Whiteley, Officer Robert | In Person | ||
![]() | 00:58:01 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:25:01 | Witness Cross Examination | Stanish, Margaret | Whiteley, Officer Robert | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:09:05 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:01:38 | Witness Cross Examination | Wright, Richard | Meana, Robert | Transcript Reading | ||
![]() | 00:38:10 | Witness Direct Examination | Wright, Richard | Sims, Dorothy | In Person | ||
![]() | 01:05:10 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:22:06 | Witness Direct Examination | Wright, Richard | Sims, Dorothy | In Person | ||
![]() | 02:10:20 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:33:38 | Closing Statement | Weckerly, Pamela | ||||
![]() | 01:40:42 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:55:39 | Closing Statement | Wright, Richard | ||||
![]() | 02:46:19 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:02:44 | End of Session |
Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:01:42 | Reading of the Verdict | |||||
![]() | 00:13:21 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:16:24 | End of Session |
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.