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By James Roxbury
Tuesday December 17, 2013 at 12:41 pm

Slightly more than 25 reporters from news outlets throughout the Commonwealth convened in Dauphin County Court this morning to listen to arguments presented by attorney’s representing Graham Spanier, Gary Schultz and Timothy Curley.

The three men have been charged with various counts of obstruction, conspiracy and perjury charges as a result of their participation in the grand jury investigation of Jerry Sandusky.

At today’s hearing Judge Todd Hoover quashed the subpoena’s issued by the defense to solicit testimony from Cynthia Baldwin who served as counsel to Penn State during the grand jury investigation.

Although Graham Spanier,’s attorney, Elizabeth Ainslie, believes Baldwin’s testimony would be beneficial to her client, she would not comment on specific examples due to the fact that most of this information has been sealed by the courts.

Judge Hoover took the position that he believed he could decide the issues before him now without witnesses, rather accepting testimony, grand jury transcripts and correspondence between the attorney’s involved in the case.

As a result, the hearing was shorter than the time it took to enter the courthouse and wait for the hearing to begin.

A number of documents were unsealed yesterday and read into the court record during today’s hearing. It is expected that this information will become available over the next few weeks.

The following videos were taken after today’s hearing:

Elizabeth Ainslie, attorney for Graham Spanier spoke with members of the press after Tuesday's Pre-Trial hearing held in Dauphin County.

"Serious issues being raised by the witnesses we had subpoenaed and serious issues being raised by the judge."

"We have people who thought she was their attorney, and then we have people who heard her say she was not their attorney."

"I've been a lawyer for 40 years, it has never happened in my experience, it's very unusual, and it's very complicated."

"I was never notified that Ms. Baldwin was going to be testifying against Graham Spanier and neither was he, so this came as a total shock to me at least when it turned that she had been subpoenaed."

On Judge Hoover quashing the subpoenas for Cynthia Baldwin, Jonelle Eshbach, and Frank Fina on Monday December 16, 2013. It was not in open court, but it was on the record.

If there is a trial, I can tell you I fully expect Dr. Spanier to testify.

Charles De Monaco, attorney for Cynthia Baldwin.

"Justice Baldwin is not a party to these proceedings, she was subpoenaed in this proceeding today to be a witness and she was subpoenaed by the defendants."

"You know what at our position is, that she has at all times fulfilled her duties and obligations.'

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