Kevorkian rested his case Thursday morning without calling any witnesses after Judge Cooper rejected his motion to admit the testimony of Youk's widow and brother.

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Morganroth indicated that he would focus on Judge Cooper's refusal to admit the testimony of Youk's widow and brother in the petition to the Michigan Court of Appeals.

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Emmerson told the hearing, held before high court judge Sir Robert Owen, that he and Litvinenko's widow were keen for Russia to have interested party status.

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