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Couple of interesting celebrity trials getting under way. First, Jayson Williams, former NBA rebounding champ is on trial in New Jersey for manslaughter. His trial is just getting under way. You might remember that Williams is apparently a gun fanatic and one night his driver ended up dead after being shot by Williams. The defense apparently is arguing that Williams was just playing around and didn't mean to shoot the poor guy. Williams is apparently admitting he pointed the gun at the guy. In addition, the prosecution apparently has evidence that Williams either directly or indirectly attempted to place the victim's fingers on the gun in order to suggest it was a suicide. Those are known as bad facts Jayson. Will report further as the trial progresses.

In addition, Martha Stewart's is fighting back via the Web. According to an MSNBC report, she will be posting daily reports from her criminal trial [including some transcripts]to a website. I haven't heard or seen this particular tactic before - and arguably it poses some problems if anyone, including jurors, can get on the website and read her thoughts. I suppose she is allowed to do this under the First Amendment, but the trial judge may impose certain restrictions. I'll keep an eye on this and report in later posts.