![]() Only after Borukhova had walked to the witness stand and taken the oath did the shock of Scaring’s announcement register. There was no immediate reaction in the half-filled courtroom on the third floor of Queens Supreme Court, in Kew Gardens. ![]() Borukhova will testify in her own defense.” Scaring replied, without any special emphasis, “Yes, Your Honor. ![]() Two defense witnesses had just testified to Borukhova’s good character, and Scaring was expected to rest his case with their modest, believable testimony. At around three in the afternoon on March 3, 2009, in the fifth week of the trial of Mazoltuv Borukhova-a thirty-five-year-old physician accused of murdering her husband-the judge turned to Borukhova’s attorney, Stephen Scaring, and asked a pro-forma question.
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