I told how Norman and Roger got attorneys appointed for them after their argument in a parking lot. Why it happened is both a legal matter and one that involves the utilization of court resource. The law is that anyone who is in danger of going to jail is entitled to a free lawyer. In…
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The Massachusetts Criminal Justice: A Look At A Simple Fact Situation Shows Much Is Wrong
Yesterday I stated the criminal justice system in Massachusetts operates as if it is back 70 or so years ago. Imagine going into a hospital today and seeing that it was operating with the devices used back then. Trying to show how hospital’s operated in the Thirties I wanted to see what state the development…
Whitey Bulger’s Main Defense Given A Critical Lift By An Unlikely Ally
I mentioned the other day how Judge Stearns is toying with the idea of tolling the death knell for Whitey. He is considering deciding that the issue of whether Whitey was given immunity is something for him to decide rather than the jury. This is a reversal of his prior position that it was in…
The Massachusetts Criminal Justice: A Chance To Experience A Time Warp
Did you ever get nostalgic for the ‘20s or ‘30s. I was thinking back how things were done back then. Do you remember carbon paper? If you wanted to copy a letter you’d put this flimsy piece of inked paper between two pieces of bond paper and type. Typing was done on a manual typewriter…
A Case of Consequences: When The Government Goes After An Attorney Who Gets Sloppy
One person who had commented with me over time has repeatedly called my attention to the case against Attorney Robert George which was prosecuted by the Boston U.S. Attorneys office. I know very little about it. He suggested that I visit a site that tells something about what happened in the case. I knew Bobby…
A Couple of News Items Gives An Idea How Much Out of Step the Local U.S. Attorney’s Office Is.
The New York Post had an article about a mobster. It starts off “This mobster is the scam artist-in-chief. A longtime Gambino crime-family associate tried to convince a judge he’s politically connected . . . . “ It’s about Anthony “Tony” O’Donnell. He’s awaiting sentencing after having been convicted “on federal charges of shaking down owners…