Hey kids. Looks like someone may go to jail over this case anyway....the Prosecutor....
ZitatAngela Corey, the special prosecutor appointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to investigate the death of Trayvon Martin, and who charged George Zimmerman (now acquitted) with second-degree murder, fired a whistleblower Friday who revealed that prosecutors had not turned over exculpatory evidence to the defense, the Florida Times-Union reported.
Ben Kruidbos, the information technology director in Corey's office, had testified in a pre-trial hearing about a report he had created regarding text messages and images retrieved from Martin's cellphone. Defense lawyers never received the report from the prosecution, as is required by law.
A hand-delivered letter informing him of his dismissal indicated that he "can never again be trusted to step foot in this office," and cited a variety of reasons for his firing, unrelated to the trial.
Corey's conduct had been questioned from the start, when she made the dramatic announcement that her office would be charging Zimmerman with murder. The affidavit that she filed with the court had omitted exculpatory evidence of Zimmerman's injuries, prompting Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz to accuse her of a "grave ethical violation," adding that her conduct was "not only immoral, but stupid."
Subsequently, Dershowitz said, Corey had threatened to sue Harvard for Dershowitz's remarks.
Corey was also criticized, particularly as the weakness of the prosecution's became apparent, for seeking a conviction on second-degree murder, rather than a lesser charge such as manslaughter.
She dismissed that criticism, according to the New York Times, after the verdict was delivered on Saturday evening: "We charged what we had based on the facts of the case....We truly believe the mind-set of George Zimmerman and the reason he was doing what he did fit the bill for second-degree murder."
Corey had also attended the Zimmerman trial in the company of Trayvon Martin's relatives.
Rex Reed raves: " Frank Cannon is fascinating, informative, engaging and heartbreaking stuff." — New York Observer
Quote: Olivia wrote in post #2 I wonder if Ben Kruidbos has any chance of suing her butt for wrongful dismissal?
If this dude is right and the Prosecution was sitting on stuff, it is illegal. This guy has a great case to sue then. Zims attorneys said last night that they never had evidence withheld from them like this in either of their careers. They seemed really pissed about it. They should sue too. This woman needs to be behind bars, not putting people there.
Rex Reed raves: " Frank Cannon is fascinating, informative, engaging and heartbreaking stuff." — New York Observer
Quote: Olivia wrote in post #2 I wonder if Ben Kruidbos has any chance of suing her butt for wrongful dismissal?
If this dude is right and the Prosecution was sitting on stuff, it is illegal.
According to famed hard left Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz he is right and she should be on trial for it.
Which leads to the interesting question : "Is SHE going to become a whistleblower and say in open court who ordered her to do these things in exchange for a lesser sentence?"
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Quote: Olivia wrote in post #2 I wonder if Ben Kruidbos has any chance of suing her butt for wrongful dismissal?
If this dude is right and the Prosecution was sitting on stuff, it is illegal. This guy has a great case to sue then. Zims attorneys said last night that they never had evidence withheld from them like this in either of their careers. They seemed really pissed about it. They should sue too. This woman needs to be behind bars, not putting people there.
From here: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/13/justice/zi...ring/index.html "Kruidbos said he generated a report that was more than three times the size of the one that had been handed over. For example, Kruidbos said that 2,958 photos were in the report given to the defense but that his report contained 4,275 photos. Kruidbos also said that he has been told to not put specific case-identifying information into internal e-mails. Through his attorney, Wesley White, Kruidbos informed Zimmerman's defense team that the information existed. In court, Kruidbos testified that he was concerned that he could be held liable if all information wasn't shared. "All the information is important in the process to ensure it's a fair trial," he said."
From what I can tell Kruidbos spoke up soon enough to ensure that the "missing" information was released, i.e., while the trial was still on-going. But ...after the State's loss he was fired. He'll be taking Florida to the cleaners. In the end he'll be fine although this is a financial setback.
The bureaucracy: the new fourth branch of government. The bureaucracy is permanent, unaccountable, unelected and choking us like a weed. The bureaucrat exists, generating nothing of value, using perceived problems to justify his existence.
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