When those who occupy the offices of the U.S. Attorney in Boston heard that they had prevailed and that Judge Casper supported Judge Stearns’s decision that Whitey Bulger’s lawyers Carney and Brennan (C&B) of the law firm of Carney and Bassil were prohibited from presenting an immunity defense at trial, joy bounced throughout that office….
I’m Reminded: The Fat Lady Hasn’t Sung
I am chastised by some that I’m calling the game prior to the start of the match. Patty makes an insightful comment to yesterday’s post that spells out some of the reasons why I am wrong in suggesting they’ve put up the white flag. I urge you to read it. Reading it I’m thinking maybe…
Carney’s Last Stand:
What do we make of J.W. Carney seeming to be trapped in the middle of a crumbling defense with the walls tumbling down all about him and not getting up from the ground and plunging himself headlong through the one opening that may lead the way beyond the marauding band of federal agents? As the…
Seis de Mayo – The Day of Reckoning For Whitey
We’ve all come to know Cinco de Mayo which is a big Mexican holiday that celebrates the time the Mexicans defeated a French army near Puebla in 1862. Its roots are long forgotten yet the 5th of May is celebrated widely by Mexicans, Latinos and others throughout the world. It makes for a nice spring…
Irresponsible Writing By Herald Columnist
It’s hard not to get drawn away from discussing Whitey when events all around seem to cry out for some type of response. I understand you aren’t really interested in anything I have to say outside of the narrow confines of the Whitey saga sometimes tolerating me running a little off the reservation but preferring…
Is This Whitey’s Last Chance For A Delay?
There were good things and bad thing for Whitey in Judge Casper’s memorandum and order and surprising things for me. Anyway, it’s best to start with the surprise. Now I’ve been dealing all along with the indictment that charged Whitey with the nineteen murders and I have been considering his chances with respect to each…