Martha Stewart's attorneys tried to score points against government prosecutors Monday, arguing in court that information regarding charges against Stewart's was leaked before a grand jury handed out the indictment.
Robert Morvillo, lead defense council, pointed to media reports stating that Stewart would not face a criminal insider trading charges and asked the judge to have the government investigate.
Prosecutor Michael Schachter argued there was no need for investigation stating because there were no leaks from the government. He added that defense attorneys knew in advance Stewart would not be facing a criminal insider trading charge, and pointed out that defense attorneys were cited as sources in some of the articles.
Well, they're off to a running start. This one should be long and interesting. CNNfn has the story here.