The whole case began with a lie and that lie was that 911 phone call that directed the police to 3111 North 16th Street. It was obviously a false report. The government may try to say that it was because some- one wanted to try to get rid of a drug dealer in the neighborhood. Maybe they thought if they did this call, someone would come, the police would come and things would be taken care of. And I want to speak about that right now.
Nobody knows what happened here.
What I do submit is that the accusation by the defense that Mr. Hogans did it is preposterous. They have the power, like we do, to call evidence. They could have played the tape, it exists, but they didn't. At this point, defense counsel objected that the govern- ment was arguing facts not in evidence. The government responded that it was addressing an invited response, and continued its closing without comment by the district judge.