Suffolk DA, defense conferencing with judge in chambers
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney has arrived in court with fellow prosecutors overseeing the case.
Tierney, who has taken the uncommon step of trying the case himself, will appear at the prosecutor's table along with assistant district attorneys Nicholas Santomartino, Andrew Lee and Lawrence Opisso.
The district attorney made bail arguments during Heuermann's first appearance but has mainly deferred to Santomartino since then.
Lead defense attorney Michael J. Brown is also now present and both sides have entered the judge's chambers to conference in private before the case is called, standard procedure for most cases in Suffolk County.
Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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