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Did you read the linked article? http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2017/12/rebuke_of_federal_us_attorneys.html http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standof

Did you read the linked article? http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2017/12/rebuke_of_federal_us_attorneys.html http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2017/12/rebuke_of_... "In the meantime, the dissection has begun: How could prosecutors have lost sight of due process, one of the basic tenets of the legal system." Near as I can tell, the prosecution committed malpractice. Turning over Brady material is such a basic part of criminal law that the prosecution can't claim it did it out of ignorance. It makes no sense. For now, like so many things in the gigantic federal government, it's a mildly concerning mystery.

mikestew 9y ago
Did you read the linked article? More than that, I even quoted from the linked article. :-) But I think you're just restating what this IANAL said: I dunno, seems like a horrible oversight (to put it mildly), and I'm as mystified as you are. But I, too, would like an answer as to how this doesn't get you fired on the spot. I'm not a lawyer, but the law is not a complete mystery to me, and it sounds like this prosecutor is either massively incompetent (you mean to tell me you had no clue that this might get a case thrown out?), or willfully obstructing justice.
- valuearb 9y ago
  Prosecutors willfully obstruct justice all the time, because they never get fired or punished for anything.
xbmcuser 9y ago
In such a high profile case most prosecutors and investigators would have been very carefull about crossing every T correctly. Such blatent disregard for the rules and then the judge says the he can't be prosecuted again smells very fishy to me.
- valuearb 9y ago
  They were very careful in hiding information that was damaging to their case. It's not fishy, its a standard US Federal Prosecutor playbook. It's not like they get arrested or fired for doing this.

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Did you read the linked article? http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2017/12/rebuke_of_federal_us_attorneys.html http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standof

by bronson 9y ago

mikestew 9y ago
Did you read the linked article? More than that, I even quoted from the linked article. :-) But I think you're just restating what this IANAL said: I dunno, seems like a horrible oversight (to put it mildly), and I'm as mystified as you are. But I, too, would like an answer as to how this doesn't get you fired on the spot. I'm not a lawyer, but the law is not a complete mystery to me, and it sounds like this prosecutor is either massively incompetent (you mean to tell me you had no clue that this might get a case thrown out?), or willfully obstructing justice.
- valuearb 9y ago
  Prosecutors willfully obstruct justice all the time, because they never get fired or punished for anything.
xbmcuser 9y ago
In such a high profile case most prosecutors and investigators would have been very carefull about crossing every T correctly. Such blatent disregard for the rules and then the judge says the he can't be prosecuted again smells very fishy to me.
- valuearb 9y ago
  They were very careful in hiding information that was damaging to their case. It's not fishy, its a standard US Federal Prosecutor playbook. It's not like they get arrested or fired for doing this.