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[dzika]

March 2, 2005

Lawyers in tire-slashing case poke holes

If prosecutors thought the five Democrats charged in the Great Tire-Slashing Caper were going to roll over and look for a quick plea, they had best think again.

Defense lawyers representing the Kerry-Edwards campaign operatives are going on the offensive.

Days after receiving the bulk of the state's evidence, including witness statements, the defendants' lawyers this week attacked the case, saying they are planning to take the matter to trial.

"It is, in many ways, a pathetically weak case," said Rodney Cubbie, who is representing Michael Pratt, the 32-year-old son of former Acting Mayor Marvin Pratt.

"It's totally underwhelming," said Jeffrey Purnell, the lawyer for Justin Howell, a 20-year-old Racine native.

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