[Mark Hurlbert]'s admissions came amid several motions addressed by Judge Terry Ruckriegle in Eagle County court. The judge did not rule on the two most widely anticipated issues -- whether defense attorneys will gain access to the medical records of [BRYANT]'s accuser and whether testimony about those records from the woman's mother and others will be held in open court.

Ruckriegle did not allow either side to dwell on the issue, and after a recess heard arguments on whether to close a portion of the hearing. Bryant's attorneys offered no opinion, but prosecutors and an attorney representing Bryant's accuser argued that the public should not hear testimony that might not be admissible at trial.

Bryant's attorneys want access to documents from the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, where authorities brought the woman Feb. 23 after she overdosed on pills. She overdosed again May 30, and [Pamela Mackey] contended in a court filing that she did so for the same reasons she accused Bryant of rape -- to get the attention of an ex-boyfriend.