Sunday, April 2, 2006  Intent - Key Issue in Skilling/Lay Trial
Mary Flood, who has been providing in the courtroom reporting of
the Lay & Skilling trial for the Houston Chronicle, discusses a
key issue of this case:  Did the defendants act with intent and
with the appropriate level required by the statutes charging
them with criminal conduct? (here)  The story looks at how
intent can be inferred from the circumstances and what
instructions, if any, should be given by the court on deliberate
indifference.  Co-blogger Peter Henning is quoted with a
wonderful analogy in explaining how credibility can play a
crucial role in determining whether someone acts with intent. 
He states -  "Lay and Skilling are now like teenagers coming
home to parents explaining why they are late. It's a lot of
guesswork to discern intent and it is scary."   April 2, 2006 in
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