FAST FACTS:
- Dr. Randeep Mann is on trial for a bombing that nearly killed Dr. Trent Pierce
- Mann's trial has been going on for nearly three weeks. Prosecutors wrapped up their case today
- Dr. Pierce took the stand Wednesday
(Little Rock, AR 7/28/2010) Dr. Trent Pierce began testifying Wednesday afternoon in the trial of Dr. Randeep Mann, who's charged in the 2009 bombing that nearly killed Pierce.
Pierce, chairman of the state medical board says Dr. Randeep Mann didn't seem to understand why he had persistent problems with the medical board for overprescribing drugs.
Pierce testified that he scolded Mann when the doctor first came before the medical board in 2003.
He says he told Mann that he expected him to be back before the board if he didn't change his practices.
After defense attorneys cross examined Pierce, prosecutors wrapped up their case.
Court resumes Friday when defense attorneys start their presentation.
The board suspended Mann's right to prescribe narcotics after complaints that several patients fatally overdosed. Prosecutors claim that Mann planned the attack at Pierce's home in retaliation.
Wednesday marks the first time Pierce has spoken publicly about the bombing.
He described the immense pain he's gone through and told jurors, "I shouldnt be alive."
Pierce credits emergency crews in West Memphis, AR and those at The MED with saving his life.
Prosecutors could rest their case today.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The judge hearing the case of a doctor accused of nearly killing the chief of the Arkansas Medical Board with a bomb has threatened a mistrial if federal agents don't provide information that the defense is seeking.
U.S. District Judge Brian Miller said Wednesday he would force a new start to the four-week trial if the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms does not comply with subpoenas issued by the defense.
The matter was taken up after testimony concluded for the day Wednesday. Erin Cassinelli Couch, a lawyer for Dr. Randeep Mann, told the judge that the ATF had supplied redacted versions of some documents and complained that the agency kept changing its procedures.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon said he'd been encouraging the ATF to provide the information. The Little Rock ATF office didn't immediately return a call from the AP.
