Quick and dirty

We're on a lunch break, so here's the quick and dirty of a very busy morning.

* The Judge has deemed the testimony of the "trilogy" admissible. Judge Cunningham ruled their testimony wasn't hearsay and that the content of their testimonies will be for him to determine. He said their evidence has relevance and some probative value,though he agreed with the Defence that none of the 3 men ever discussed the NPB issue with O'Brien.

* MacLeod was on the stand for about an hour. She testified that she met with O'Brien on July 31 2006 at her old constituency office and that David Gibbons was present. She told the court their interaction was casual and that O'Brien said "somebody was talking to Terry about an appointment. It wasn't clear who that was." She said she didn't probe this statement when it was made said to her. Asked again about her recollection, she told the court O'Brien said, "we're talking to Terry about an appointment... I believe it was the National Parole Board. It came up casually, maybe once or twice through the conversation."

* Bennett's time of the stand lasted about half an hour. He told the court the call he made to Light was made from his kitchen and that O'Brien wasn't present. He testified that when Light said he was committed to Kilrea, Bennett checked with Strong (who was in the kitchen) and then said to Light "Kilrea would be gone." He later explained Kilrea was "done" because he had a lack of momentum and money. He also told the court he was having memory issues and that while it was possible that that the NPB was mentioned, he couldn't remember whether that was first hand information or whether he had read that in the newspaper.

David Penner is up next. The Crown is deciding over lunch whether to recall any of the trilogy testimonies... Edelson has said he doesn't intend to cross examine any of them further.