The assistant US attorney representing the prosecution Zachary Hafer arose. I apologize to him and you for not knowing his name especially since He did a good job. He pointed out Judge Stearns has asserted he knew nothing about the immunity issue. Judge Selya responded and said Whitey had an unorthodox or thoroughly corrupt relationship…
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Part Two: Whitey Bulger’s Hearing Before First Circuit: J.W. Carney’s Presentation
Reading over the notes I took, here’s what I observed and heard in greater detail during the argument before the Court of Appeals. When I arrived at the hearing a little after nine the seventh floor courtroom was 3/4 full with about half of them men and women in pin striped suits. As the clock…
Whitey Bulger’s Hearing Before First Circuit Court of Appeals: Part One
At 9:30 promptly J. W. Carney rose to present his argument that Judge Richard Stearns should not be sitting on Whitey Bulger’s case. He was facing a panel of the court that showed this matter is being given serious consideration. Twice in my career I appeared before that court. Once when representing a Teamsters Local…
Re-Examining Whitey Bulger: The Learning Years: The Real Johnny “Murderman” Martorano. Part 13
I’ll always wonder if the prosecutors have second guessed their deal with Murderman Martorano. He held them up to ridicule when he openly admitted that he took them to the cleaners getting so little time for all the murders he confessed to having committed. What were his words: “I had good lawyers. I made a…
Sunday Reflection – The Need For The Reexamination of Whitey Bulger
Bear in mind that much of the information we are dealing with relative to Whitey during his Early Years and Learning Years is coming from old men who are looking back over 30 years trying to recollect things. These old men have led hard lives and kept no contemporaneous notes from which they can recreate…
Re-Examining Whitey Bulger: The Learning Years: Little Known Whitey Gets No Respect. Part Twelve
I ended yesterday saying: “As 1973 dawned, Whitey was not a player to be reckoned with.” I told how he was nothing more than the big fish in a home aquarium. Doing research yesterday I had to check something out in Murderman’s book (Hitman by Howie Carr). I’ve read it before but somehow missed…