41. Character witnesses included former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and the father of Atlanta Hawks basketball star Shareef Abdur-Rahim. 42. Davis said he decided against jailing her after hearing from Saline and three character witnesses. 43. Defense attorneys had pleaded with the jury to spare Al-Amin, who was described by character witnesses as a peaceful religious leader. 44. During his sentencing hearing, Junta will be allowed to present character witnesses and family members in the hope of persuading the judge to give him a lenient sentence. 45. Fischer was testifying as a character witness. 46. For now, character witnesses have been testifying about his behavior before and after the war. 47. He was testifying as a defense character witness. 48. Howitt is due in Kalamata on Tuesday, and will appear as a character witness during the trial. 49. In rapid succession, each character witnesses described Kasi as quiet and unobtrusive. 50. In the defense portion of the hearing, lawyers scheduled family members, character witnesses and doctors to testify that Kasi is mentally ill and has brain damage. |