As second week of the criminal trial of former key Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling comes to a lumbering close, the beginning of the third week will bring a new witness and renewed interest in the trial.
My sense is that the remainder of cross and redirect examination of the prosecution’s first witness — former Enron investor relations chief, Mark Koenig — will take the remainder of today and probably a part of Tuesday. Then, former Enron Broadband CEO Ken Rice will take the stand, and expect direct examination of Rice to take at least a day. Inasmuch as cross-examination of Rice will likely take longer than direct examination, expect Rice to remain on the stand for the remainder of this week.