I wrote yesterday how Judge Wolf was picking and choosing which of the many lies of Stevie Flemmi he believed. One person (Neal) who has written comments to me has suggested that isn’t there some point at which it becomes prosecutorial misconduct to put a liar (and murderer) on the stand and expect people to…
Author: mtc9393
Judge Wolf’s Sex Reassignment Order for M. Kosilek Probably Won’t Stand Up
Judge Mark Wolf in a hundred twenty-nine page ruling ordered the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide a sex change operation, now apparently called a sex-reassignment surgery, to Robert Kosilek who killed his wife in 1990 and who in 1993 changed his name to Michelle Kosilek. Kosilek is doing a life sentence without a chance of parole. According to…
The Pull and Tug Between Prosecutor and Cop — The Way It Should Be
Today I will write about police departments in general. The FBI, the Massachusetts State Police or your local police. They are not different when it comes to protecting their own. There’s a good book out which tells about this. It’s called The Fence. It’s about the Boston Police Department. Within any police unit there’s a…
Even If He Could Whitey Bulger Won’t Make a Deal
The news on the preparation for the Whitey Bulger’s trial seems to have slowed to a trickle. In discussions with others I’ve found many who doubt that he’ll go to trial. I’ve mentioned my feelings on this before. The best argument among that those who think he won’t is that he would like to avoid…
An Inside Look at FBI’s Philosophy and Actions in The Making of An FBI Agent
In 1972 the year J. Edgar Hoover died a former agent published a book. He wrote, “Before long they would be so infused with the policy, they would be afraid to go to the men’s room without advising the Bureau, except for the ones who would not be molded, but there were very few of…
The One Local Police Department Whitey Bulger Hated: the Quincy Police.
I should tell how I developed an interest in this matter from a prosecution perspective. I joined the Norfolk DA’s office in 1976. I had worked for the prior eight years or so in a small Boston law firm. That firm handled all types of cases but was considered a criminal law defense firm. Some…