Feds: Bulger claim he wasn't informant mystifying

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Bulger's lawyers argue that if the judge prevents Bulger from presenting a defense based on his immunity claim, it would deprive Bulger of his right to a fair trial.

"A decision prohibiting evidence of immunity at trial will also limit the defendant's fundamental right to be tried by a jury of his peers," Bulger's lawyers wrote in court documents filed Friday.

"Whether or not the defendant was granted immunity is at the core of this case," they wrote.

Carney said Friday night: "The federal government has spent decades poisoning the jury pool about James Bulger. It is total hypocrisy for them to complain when I tell the other side of the story."

Bulger, now 83, was a fugitive for 16 years before being captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in June 2011. He is scheduled to stand trial in June.

The judge hasn't indicated when he will rule on the immunity issue.