Comments on: Siegelman Responds to Federal Prosecutors

By: admin

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:11:17 +0000

According to a comment received via e-mail:

The link above is only the response to the motion for recusal.

The prosecutors asked for 30 more days on the response to the motion for a new trial.

“I really could not imagine them not delaying as long as possible.”

This is a quote from the article:

In a memorandum in response to the government’s request for more time to answer the new-trial motion, Scrushy says prosecutors had a month to respond but now seek another 30 days even though they cite no good reason for the need for extra time.

Also, are you familiar with “mainjustice.com” where they have a list of presumed replacements for US attorneys?

http://www.mainjustice.com/us-attorney-update/

Eric Dale

By: Geri A. Mellgren-Kerwin

Geri A. Mellgren-Kerwin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:55:09 +0000

I can tell you why the judge and Laura Canary
are allowed to remain on the case. These two are shielding Karl Rove’s involvement in Gov. Siegelman’s original prosecution. (Prosecutor Laura Canary is the wife of Rove’s pal). Others being protected are the horrifically
corrupt Sen. Jeff Sessions and the other Alabama
senator. I don’t know how Obama and Holder are
being made to scrupulously avoid exposing the
abuse of power that characterizes the former
administration.

By: 516gamma

516gamma — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:39:03 +0000

The crux of the matter is not JUST whether the jurors can exchange emails but whether before the end of the government’s case and before hearing any of the defendant’s case, they can be planning on how to convict the defendant.

By: Paco See

Paco See — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:57:52 +0000

This is Bush-League Justice. The question is why we are still getting this in the administration of a President who clearly knows better.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:42:22 +0000

From Roger Shuler via e-mail:

Federal prosecutors in Alabama argue in a new motion that U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller acted impartially in the Don Siegelman case and should not recuse himself from further proceedings. The prosecutors evidently wrote this argument with a straight face, while preparing a response on a motion to recuse from Siegelman’s codefendant, former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy. At the heart of the prosecution’s response is this novel idea: It’s perfectly fine for jurors to be swapping e-mails during the course of a criminal trial.

Prosecutors in Siegelman Case Have No Shame