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 HOUSTON (AP) - Jurors in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling will be able to consider whether the two men closed their eyes to possible crimes at their company, the judge decided Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Sim Lake finalized lengthy jury instructions that he will read to the panel before closing arguments begin on May 15, providing everything from legal definitions to guidance on what jurors can and cannot consider while reaching a verdict.
Testimony ended Monday in the premier trial to emerge from Enron's collapse into bankruptcy proceedings in December 2001. Attorneys on both sides are preparing a dozen hours of closing arguments summarizing more than 14 weeks of testimony that involved 54 witnesses.
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