I’ve noted over the past three days that Whitey Bulger’s lawyer J. W. Carney has to convince the Appeals Court that people in the U.S. Attorney’s in Boston at the time Judge Stearns worked there actually knew of Whitey Bulger and his criminal activity. Jeremiah O’Sullivan, head of the Organized Crime Strike Force, worked there…
Category: Massachusetts Justice System
In examining this case it is necessary to look at different aspects of the justice system to give people a better understanding of what is going on.
Whitey Bulger’s Lawyer J.W. Carney Should Take The Following Steps To Have Stearns Removed From The Case
I’ve talked how the Appeals Court will look for reasons to turn down Whitey’s lawyer, J.W. Carney’s petition for a writ of mandamus. The way it is set up now they won’t have to look too hard. I’ve suggested that Carney has to go for the jugular and not shilly-shally around the issues. For example,…
The Massachusetts Justice System: The Introduction of Mal Actions In Place of Crimes
Norman and Roger having been arrested for breach of the peace and assault and battery spent much time going back and forth to court. Massachusetts spent time and money on having them do this. The ultimate resolution of their criminal matter was that nothing happened. Norman and Roger were the same type people before their…
The Massachusetts Criminal Justice System: What The Emperor Would Say About It
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…
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 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…