Attention ASA's - your office is haunted. By ghosts. Real live ones, mostly inhabiting the sixth floor offices where Satz can be found hiding most days.
Their names are too numerous to mention, as many are unknown. But they have one thing in common, as all were falsely convicted by the man you call boss.
Jerry Frank Townsend was one such victim. His conviction ended the search for a serial killer who went on to kill ten more women and children. Police lied and cheated to make it happen.
Frank Lee Smith is another. His story was told by PBS's award winning Frontline. Smith was cleared by DNA evidence, but not before he died from cancer on Death Row. Terms of settlement with BSO and the detectives who sent Smith away should hopefully be made public soon.
Anthony Caravella is also a familiar name. A jury recently ordered a huge verdict against some of the former cops who did him in, after the tireless efforts of Diane Cuddihy and Barbara Heyer to see justice done.
Sonia Jacobs is yet another. Her story was featured in two major Hollywood productions, one of which features the immortal line "What rock did that guy crawl out from under?", concerning your illustrious leader.
John Purvis and Tim Brown are two other known victims. Christopher Clugston, who contracted HIV after being gang raped in prison, is yet another.
Froma 2012 article by BrowardBulldog'sDan Christensen:
A study released in May by the National Registry of Exonerations showed that Broward accounted for nine of Florida’s 32 exonerations since 1989 – more than twice as many as any other county in the state. Most of those exonerated defendants were black.
Many of the aforementioned exonerated suffered from mental disabilities, making them particularly vulnerable to police malfeasance and your leader's laissez-faire attitude toward same. Chillingly, Satz has thus far refused to publicly accept an iota of responsibility for any known miscarriage of justice (despite enjoying prosecutorial immunity), while all of the victims still with us wait in vain for an apology from the man you call "Mr. Satz".
It's not like any of this is news, which is why Satz's inability to respond both personally and meaningfully to any of Howard Finkelstein's complaints regarding common sense Brady Obligations is truly disturbing. One would think with so many ghosts already flying around, Satz would do anything to clear the air. But that just doesn't seem to be the case, as evidenced by today's letter from the Public Defender concerning Officer Lee Coel, last week's missive concerning Detective Steven Greenlaw, and Tuesday's coverage of Finkelstein's public criticism of Satz's overall handling of police misconduct in Broward.
Hopefully this little ghost story held your attention. It's not like you need them following you around the rest of your lives as well ...
Prosecutor Rich Tuttle apologizes as Robert Dewey exonerated by DNA
Movin' on down? - yes, the Bar is apparently taking some of Jack Thompson's complaints seriously. Click here to see their letter confirming the opening of a file against Perry Thurston, after allegations surfaced concerning where the House Minority Leader actually resides. For his part, Thurston stated unequivocally "Of course I do," when we asked him last week whether he does in fact live in the district that put him in office. Whatever the case may be, it'll be interesting to see if the Bar follows through, as term-limited Thurston mulls a bid for Florida Senate or Attorney General ...
SAO Movement - Stefanie Newman out of SPU, in as Felony Supervisor; Hunter Davis out as Felony Supervisor, in for Newman at SPU; Adriana Alcalde out of SPU, in for Pete Holden in Homicide ...
Wednesday Reversals - Matt Destry - Reversed & Remanded For New Trial; David Haimes - Reversed & Remanded; Cindy Imperato - Reversed and Remanded for Further Expeditious Proceedings; Richard Eade - Reversed & Remanded; Carol Lisa-Phillips - Reversed In Part And Remanded; John Kastrenakes - Writ Granted, Remanded For New Trial; Susan Lubitz - Reversed & Remanded.
Coming Soon - Trader Joe's!; Lisa Lampanelli on today's Supreme Court rulings; Florida Bar salaries; The Supreme Court Establishes The Scheinberg Precedent; ShouldLawyers Unionize?: Protection against Judges, the Bar, and Law Firm Partners; Why does the Bar really allow judges to file complaints anonymously?
The lines we crossed, just to climb those hills ...
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Adios Chuck!
Be sure to stop by McGuire'sthis Friday to wish Chuck Morton bon voyage, following his last official day at the SAO. He's got one more trial to wrap up as a Special Prosecutor, and a more formal sendoff is also planned, but Chuck will otherwise be making himself pretty scarce around the courthouse after this week. Warning: war stories will abound ...
CONGRATS!
Their names are too numerous to mention, as many are unknown. But they have one thing in common, as all were falsely convicted by the man you call boss.
Jerry Frank Townsend was one such victim. His conviction ended the search for a serial killer who went on to kill ten more women and children. Police lied and cheated to make it happen.
Frank Lee Smith is another. His story was told by PBS's award winning Frontline. Smith was cleared by DNA evidence, but not before he died from cancer on Death Row. Terms of settlement with BSO and the detectives who sent Smith away should hopefully be made public soon.
Anthony Caravella is also a familiar name. A jury recently ordered a huge verdict against some of the former cops who did him in, after the tireless efforts of Diane Cuddihy and Barbara Heyer to see justice done.
Sonia Jacobs is yet another. Her story was featured in two major Hollywood productions, one of which features the immortal line "What rock did that guy crawl out from under?", concerning your illustrious leader.
John Purvis and Tim Brown are two other known victims. Christopher Clugston, who contracted HIV after being gang raped in prison, is yet another.
Froma 2012 article by BrowardBulldog'sDan Christensen:
A study released in May by the National Registry of Exonerations showed that Broward accounted for nine of Florida’s 32 exonerations since 1989 – more than twice as many as any other county in the state. Most of those exonerated defendants were black.
Many of the aforementioned exonerated suffered from mental disabilities, making them particularly vulnerable to police malfeasance and your leader's laissez-faire attitude toward same. Chillingly, Satz has thus far refused to publicly accept an iota of responsibility for any known miscarriage of justice (despite enjoying prosecutorial immunity), while all of the victims still with us wait in vain for an apology from the man you call "Mr. Satz".
It's not like any of this is news, which is why Satz's inability to respond both personally and meaningfully to any of Howard Finkelstein's complaints regarding common sense Brady Obligations is truly disturbing. One would think with so many ghosts already flying around, Satz would do anything to clear the air. But that just doesn't seem to be the case, as evidenced by today's letter from the Public Defender concerning Officer Lee Coel, last week's missive concerning Detective Steven Greenlaw, and Tuesday's coverage of Finkelstein's public criticism of Satz's overall handling of police misconduct in Broward.
Hopefully this little ghost story held your attention. It's not like you need them following you around the rest of your lives as well ...
Prosecutor Rich Tuttle apologizes as Robert Dewey exonerated by DNA
Movin' on down? - yes, the Bar is apparently taking some of Jack Thompson's complaints seriously. Click here to see their letter confirming the opening of a file against Perry Thurston, after allegations surfaced concerning where the House Minority Leader actually resides. For his part, Thurston stated unequivocally "Of course I do," when we asked him last week whether he does in fact live in the district that put him in office. Whatever the case may be, it'll be interesting to see if the Bar follows through, as term-limited Thurston mulls a bid for Florida Senate or Attorney General ...
SAO Movement - Stefanie Newman out of SPU, in as Felony Supervisor; Hunter Davis out as Felony Supervisor, in for Newman at SPU; Adriana Alcalde out of SPU, in for Pete Holden in Homicide ...
Wednesday Reversals - Matt Destry - Reversed & Remanded For New Trial; David Haimes - Reversed & Remanded; Cindy Imperato - Reversed and Remanded for Further Expeditious Proceedings; Richard Eade - Reversed & Remanded; Carol Lisa-Phillips - Reversed In Part And Remanded; John Kastrenakes - Writ Granted, Remanded For New Trial; Susan Lubitz - Reversed & Remanded.
Coming Soon - Trader Joe's!; Lisa Lampanelli on today's Supreme Court rulings; Florida Bar salaries; The Supreme Court Establishes The Scheinberg Precedent; ShouldLawyers Unionize?: Protection against Judges, the Bar, and Law Firm Partners; Why does the Bar really allow judges to file complaints anonymously?
The lines we crossed, just to climb those hills ...
Adios Chuck!
Be sure to stop by McGuire'sthis Friday to wish Chuck Morton bon voyage, following his last official day at the SAO. He's got one more trial to wrap up as a Special Prosecutor, and a more formal sendoff is also planned, but Chuck will otherwise be making himself pretty scarce around the courthouse after this week. Warning: war stories will abound ...
CONGRATS!