Time's a-Wastin'
Kenneth L. Lay evidently has this much patience for things that waste his time.
This trial -- specifically, this afternoon's questioning by prosecutor John Hueston about Enron's failed British water company, Wessex/Azurix -- must be a big waste of time in Lay's mind, by the way he's starting to snap at Hueston.
At one point, Lay asked: "Why are you spending so much time on this issue?" indicating he doesn't fully grasp the concept of cross-examination, which in theory at least is run by the prosecutor, not the witness.
A moment later, Lay suggested that Hueston was also inconveniencing the jurors but, to his credit, generously allowed Hueston to ask the questions he wants: "You can go where you want to, but I think this is a real waste of the jury's time."
By Frank Ahrens |
April 27, 2006; 4:40 PM ET
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Posted by: tony weston | April 28, 2006 11:16 AM
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Interesting how Enron's rise was due to L and S's mastery and understanding of amazingly complex strategies yet its fall is all down to nobody in the place telling them a blind thing. Not that they can remember anyway ...