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Gerard Donley
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Special Assistant Attorney General James Baum told jurors Friday that he had "no doubt " Michael Drepaul was willing to testify against the man accused of stabbing him outside a funeral parlor.
He spoke with Gerard Donley, the lawyer for Drepaul's alleged attacker, Jamaal Dublin. Donley was surprised that Drepaul, a convicted felon, was willing to take the stand, Baum testified.
Baum was "shocked" when he encountered lawyer Donna Uhlmann at court. According to Baum, Uhlmann rapped on a yellow notepad and said, "I represent Michael Drepaul. He ain't testifying."
Uhlmann told Baum she represented Drepaul "for life," Baum testified.
Things got heated, Baum said. "It stunk, and I told her it stunk."
Baum took the stand in Donley's trial. Donley is accused of conspiring with Uhlmann and Dublin to bribe Drepaul not to testify.