The New York Times’s Juliet Macur sets out many of the questions she hopes Oprah asks Lance Armstrong all arranged around the hope he will disclose the identities of all those involved in his scheme to defraud the people about his use of prohibited performance enhancing drugs. Lance is about to admit that for 20…
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.
Will The Untimely Death Of Aaron Swartz Make Carmen Ortiz Recognize She Too Can Commit An Injustice
You know if you are a regular reader I have trouble with some of the things done with the approval of the U.S. attorney in Boston, Carmen Ortiz. I had never heard of her before she was appointed to that post. The Patriot Ledger did an interview of her after she was sworn in. Like…
Judge Stearn vs. Judge Harrington: Why Did Prosecutor Prefer One Over The Other
I’ve been on the road a couple of days so I’ve let things slip a bit. I thought by now the three judges on the Court of Appeals would have removed Judge Stearns since it is such a simple matter. Whitey Bulger’s case is a one in a generation case, at least in the…
The Start Of A Re-Examination Of Whitey Bulger: What Is The Source Of Our Belief He Is Ichiban Criminal?
I know this will sound odds from a guy who has a site called “mattofboston.com.” Obviously, I selected that name because I knew of the great interest in the master criminal Whitey Bulger, the Professor Moriarty of our time, throughout my country if not internationally. I bought into the idea that Whitey was this unique…
Whitey Bulger Hearing By Court of Appeals Scheduled:
The following appeared on the Pacer site relative to Whitey Bulger’s petition for mandamus. “ORDER entered by Sandra L. Lynch, Chief Appellate Judge: The government is directed to file a response to the petition for a writ of mandamus so that an electronic version (through CM/ECF) and four paper copies are received by the Clerk’s…
Whitey Bulger’s Lawyer J.W. Carney Must Stress The Impossibility Of Whitey Being Seen To Have Had A Fair Trial
I’ve written over the past four days how Whitey Bulger’s lawyer J.W. Carney’s attempt to have Judge Stearns removed from Whitey’s trial has to be tightened up a bit. If not it is likely the Appeals Court will slip away from having to decide the issue of Judge Stearns’s unwillingness to recuse himself. It will…