Why am I analyzing these things when you know down the line that I’m going to have Whitey involved in some of the murders that he is charged with? I suppose it’s the same reason we have in our common law tradition for giving the defendant a right to confront the witnesses against her and…
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Who’s Afraid of Judge Wolf? He’s Based His Findings On The Testimony Of A Liar – Why Then Believe Them?
Life sometimes gets in the way of blogging, as is the case today with me. But I want to suggest what I’ve been thinking about recently. In a nut shell it boils down to the question, “What if Judge Wolf is wrong?” The decisions of the other judges in the federal district court and in…
Aaron Swartz’s Prosecution Points To An Ongoing Great Misunderstanding By Our Federal Prosecutors As To Their Role
I had no intention of writing on this subject again until I read a statement by Orin Kerr a professor of law at George Washington University that “once the decision to charge the case had been made, the charges brought here [against Aaron Swartz] were pretty much what any good federal prosecutor would have charged.” If what…
§16: Re-Examining Whitey Bulger: The Learning Years: Surviving Among Sharks
Whitey walked into a group of murderous guys who already had strong loyalties to others within the group. Could he hope for no more than being an outsider through the Learning Years? He and the Italians would never really be close friends. Italian and Irish gangsters are like oil and water. Their inherent love of…
§15: Re-Examining Whitey Bulger: The Learning Years: The Boys Who Live On The Hill
Some will suggest Whitey was the toughest guy around so just being near him caused the others to respect him. Yeah, it’s good to be seen as tough and Whitey had all those attributes that would endear him to the gangsters except their trust. That’d have to be earned and that meant time. As far…
Part 3(a) Whitey Bulger’s Hearing Before The First Circuit: Correcting An Omission
In part 3 I suggested I did not know the name of the assistant US attorney who argued the government’s side of the case. I must give credit where it is due. I have been informed that he is Zachary Hafer. As I said, he did a good job.