The super-fast deliberations didn't show it, but the attorneys in the just-completed Michael Lock trial put on a great show. There was Assistant District Attorney Mark Williams, the go-to guy on homicide cases, versus Rodney Cubbie, former-state-and-federal-prosecutor-turned-defense-attorney. It was the first time the two have faced off, and they frequently interrupted each other with objections, beating a path over to sidebars with Circuit Judge Jeffrey Wagner. Here are some the highlights: At one point, Cubbie wanted to bring up a witness' drug use, which Williams called "character assassination." Wagner ruled the question was allowable. Williams said, "You can't allow that, judge." Wagner glared at him and said he had ruled. Then there was some sort of noise made by Williams and Wagner summoned the attorneys into his chambers and slammed the door for what sounded like a good tongue-lashing. During cross on Lock, Williams was hammering the defendant on why his was the last call a victim ever received. Cubbie objected. Williams said, "I am not going to argue in front of the jury." Cubbie shot back, in front of the jury, "You do it all the time." At one sidebar, which are supposed to be for lawyers' and the judge's ears only, Cubbie could be clearly heard saying, "I resent that" to Williams. For all the fireworks, Williams got the upper-hand here. It was a tricky case for the state since there was no physical evidence linking L ...
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