Defense Lawyers present motions to judge Joan Lenard in which they argue sessions should be carried out outside the county of Miami -Dade, since it a basic nuclei of the Cuban anti Castro exile " and therefore there are not the ideal conditions for a fair trial." According to the local journey Nuevo Herald, Defense believe it will be extremely difficult to find enough people to form part of an impartial jury for the case." Hearings should start on May 22
The judge states that the trial " would have to wait until September."
This process will be much more interesting than any TV program, the Judge Joan Lenard , declares wise and severe to the Miami Herald.
Doctor Lenard decides that the trial is to be held at Miami and not in Fort Lauderdale, as the Defense had already requested. Defense Lawyer, William Norris, who pleas the impossibility of a fair sentence in that community. He quotes five antecedents in that sense and the judges states September 5 for the beginning of the trial, after the adjournment.
Lawyer Joaquín Méndez, defense attorney of Fernando González ( in that moment he was still named Rubén Campa) asks the District to force FBI to hand over all information available about the known terrorists Luis Posada Carriles, Orlando Bosch, Nazario Sargent, Hubert Matos, Ramón Saúl Sánchez and José Basulto, likewise, terrorist organizations such as: Alfa 66, Omega 7, National Cuban American Foundation and Brothers to the Rescue, among others.
The District denies to supply such information, needed for the trial.
in a letter, René González sends to his wife Olga: "I want you to remember…nobody has the power of making me unhappy here, as nobody could do that when you were jailed , going through very bad moments…Be happy at all means, do not allow a pessimist thought, or an unpleasant remembrance or the trace of a meanness sometimes made you live a bad moment. Think that all things you went through in and out jail, due to the strong temperament, moral and principles…What I like most, to think about you and build in my mind our future, together."
René González starts to write a diary where he would register details of his captivity, of his strength and of his mates, of the fake argument of the district's accusation against them and reveals details of the whole trial.
The judicial process is started at Miami, against González , Guerrero, Medina, Campa y Viramontes. The first sessions are dedicated to choose possible juries. The new Herald states that the District asks for all penalties that could reach 10 years , for having served as foreign agents without communicating it to the North American government." It adds that may be one of them shall receive a bigger penalty.
Manuel Viramontes admits that his true name is Gerardo Hernández Nordelo
Two of the accused reveal their true names : Luis Medina is Ramón Labañino and Rubén Campa is Fernando González, according to the Miami press, defense makes responsible to anti Castro organizations , since they represent a real danger for the Cuban government and having looked the violent withdrawal of the island regime, it was in the need of keeping itself informed from dangers and threats.
In an article in the first page , The New Herald, recognizes :" The fear to a violent reaction by the Cuban exile side if a jury decides to absolve the five men, accused of having spied for the island regime, and this has led to many potential candidates to ask the judge to accuse them of civic duty." The journal, speaker of the most recalcitrant of anti Cuban groups, quoted one of those citizens: "Yes, I am afraid for my safety if verdict does not please the Cuban community.
