▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁hearing ▁for ▁Joh ns en ▁and ▁K ear ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁defence ▁law y ers ▁question ed ▁J aff e ▁about ▁his ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁before ▁the ▁fra ud ▁charges ▁and ▁also ▁before ▁his ▁application ▁for ▁Canadian ▁citizens hip . ▁Judge ▁Lorenzo ▁Di C e cco , ▁anger ed ▁by ▁J aff e ' s ▁ev as iveness ▁and ▁contradict ions ▁in ▁his ▁testim ony , ▁war ned ▁J aff e ' s ▁lawyer ▁that ▁" You ' d ▁better ▁advise ▁your ▁client ▁what ▁per j ury ▁means . ▁There ▁is ▁just ▁so ▁much ▁the ▁court ▁can ▁put ▁up ▁with ." ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Joh ns en ▁and ▁K ear ▁were ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁stand ▁trial ▁on ▁kid n apping ▁charges . ▁Judge ▁Di C e cco ▁ruled ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁sufficient ▁evidence ▁for ▁a ▁trial , ▁but ▁that ▁there ▁might ▁be ▁mit ig ating ▁circumstances ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁b ail ▁bond ▁agreement ▁signed ▁by ▁J aff e ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁author ised ▁the ▁bond ▁holder ▁to ▁app reh end ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁left ▁Florida . ▁In ▁his ▁r uling , ▁Di C e cco ▁stated , ▁" I ' m ▁satisfied ▁[ J aff e ] ▁was ▁taken ▁against ▁his ▁will . ▁The ▁question ▁is : ▁Was ▁the ▁transport ation ▁law ful ?" ▁The