tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post2633253766694735353..comments2024-03-28T14:19:33.056-04:00Comments on Southern District of Florida Blog: Snitching ain't easyDavid Oscar Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-15396788092827177162009-10-21T12:23:59.029-04:002009-10-21T12:23:59.029-04:00""But Breuer said the department would f...""But Breuer said the department would fight any effort to require prosecutors to turn over all favorable information to the defense."<br /><br />No other way to say it than...What the Fuck?<br /><br />Due process is a funny thing...it is viewed quite narrowly when you don't need it to save your own ass."<br /><br />Exactly. WTF x 10! So in the eyes of a judge, what exactly constitutes a brady violation these days? Perhaps getting in my time machine, going back in time and sodomizing an under age Marsha Brady?The Straw Buyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161729289044418708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-58270351752264879732009-10-20T09:47:21.360-04:002009-10-20T09:47:21.360-04:00Sen. Al Franken proposed an amendment to the 2010 ...Sen. Al Franken proposed an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that would have required U.s. defense contractors to allow their employees access to U.S. courts in cases of rape or sexual assault.<br /><br />Obama's Department of Defense opposes the proposed amendment," reads a message sent from the administration to the Senate on October 6, the day the amendment passed by a 68-30 vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-85276303255850992502009-10-19T13:48:05.992-04:002009-10-19T13:48:05.992-04:00"But Breuer said the department would fight a..."But Breuer said the department would fight any effort to require prosecutors to turn over all favorable information to the defense."<br /><br />No other way to say it than...What the Fuck?<br /><br />Due process is a funny thing...it is viewed quite narrowly when you don't need it to save your own ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-47631140413862158822009-10-19T09:08:23.053-04:002009-10-19T09:08:23.053-04:00There is just something not right about:
1) a sta...There is just something not right about:<br /><br />1) a state prosecutor working as a city commissioner<br /><br />2) a state prosecutor, working as a city commissioner, working as an undercover agent for the FBI for four years<br /><br />it's not just about serving too many masters, it's that these masters, in particular, require a certain kind of rigid allegiance that seems to be mutually exclusive.<br /><br />It just doesn't seem right somehow. Did she vote a certain way as a commissioner because she felt it best served her constituancy or becasue it helped further her role or protect her role as an undercover agent? If she saw state laws being violated, did she keep quiet because it would have blown the FBI case or hurt the city financially?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-11965578452435912752009-10-19T08:57:49.061-04:002009-10-19T08:57:49.061-04:00Under fire for its handling of the criminal case a...Under fire for its handling of the criminal case against former Sen. Ted Stevens, the Justice Department last week outlined a plan to ensure prosecutors play by the rules when dealing with evidence. But some criminal defense lawyers and judges say the reforms don't go far enough.<br /><br />On Oct. 13, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer traveled to Seattle to address of panel of lawyers and judges who are considering a change to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that would place more stringent requirements on prosecutors to disclose case information to defense lawyers.<br /><br />Breuer pitched what he called a "comprehensive approach" to reform -- a plan that includes mandatory annual discovery training for all prosecutors and the creation of a new position at Main Justice that will focus on discovery issues. Breuer also said the Justice Department would agree to put existing case law and federal statutes involving information sharing into one rule in the criminal procedure books -- making the rule a one-stop shop for disclosure obligations.<br /><br />But Breuer said the department would fight any effort to require prosecutors to turn over all favorable information to the defense.Still waitin' for changenoreply@blogger.com