Posted on 11/24/2015 1:34:36 PM PST by don-o
Six Shooter Junction - Video from DPS pole cameras and in-car video from Waco Police Officer Michael Bucher's unit will not be provided until "after analysis" if attorneys sign an extensive "agreement on discovery and nondisclosure of evidence," an examination of the proffered document shows.
Officer Michael Bucher is an alleged shooter involved in the rifle fire of Waco Police Officers on May 17 at Twin Peaks Restaurant at a Confederation of Clubs meeting that left 9 dead, 20 wounded, and the arrest of 177 persons. A Grand Jury in November cleared he and two other officers of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of a fleeing robbery suspect. Bucher is a 10-year veteran of the Waco Police Department who has extensive plainclothes experience as a narcotics officer. His wife is also an officer employed by the Waco Police Department.
A large number of the defense bar representing clients indicted or as yet unindicted but charged with conspiracy to commit capital murder by participating in "organized criminal activity" are in open revolt at signing any such agreement.
They say it's not legal. Under the new rules of discovery, it is unlawful for the State to put any conditions on what will be turned over as evidence or exculpatory evidence.
They and specialist members of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association held a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 19, to say as much, citing the amendment to the discovery rules in Article 39.14 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure known as the "Michael Morton Act." Morton served nearly three decades in the penitentiary for the beating murder of his wife before exculpatory evidence surfaced which had been concealed by the prosecutor, who was by then a sitting judge at Georgetown. DNA evidence proved that a "monster with red hands" his son told an investigator about actually killed Morton's wife.
The agreement, which includes four pages of inventory of what materials will be provided, stipulates the following, a requirement in order to receive the materials so requested, which is the legal, constitutional right of any person charged with a crime in Texas or in the United States at large.
*NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET AT THIS TIME IS DPS POLE CAM VIDEO AND MICHAEL BUCHER IN CAR VIDEO WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER ANALYSIS. ANY ITEMS RECEIVED AFTER AUGUST 31, 2015 WILL BE PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY. THIS DISCLOSURE DOES NOT INCLUDE CRIMINAL HISTORIES, ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT OR OTHERWISE PRIVILEGED INFORMATION IF APPLICABLE.
The entire document may be viewed by clicking here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3pmnohqdsfuyqy/-1448027592-Rd.%202.%20TWIN%20PEAKS%20DISCOVERY%20TABLE%20OF%20CONTENTS-2%20%281%29.pdf?dl=0 Post navigation
-----------------------------
Need more characters in headline field
What are they hiding?
What the hell?
Six months and there’s been no ‘analysis’ of the police video evidence?
“They say it’s not legal. Under the new rules of discovery, it is unlawful for the State to put any conditions on what will be turned over as evidence or exculpatory evidence.”
Precisely. The DA has no authority to put any conditions on evidence given to the attorney. This is total bullsh!t.
Ya think?
Well, they are consistent since May 17. Gotta give 'em that.
“Hey Fred - did you know this stuff is on video!? I mean VCR video!!??”
“Yeah, and all we got is DVD players and stuff. But not to worry. I put a bid on a VCR player on EBAY. It ends in five months.”
Not sure why they are withholding the video. It provides irrefutable evidence of organized gang activity by criminals wearing (police) patches.
18.5 minute erasure....
As stated before, Curiouser and Curiouser
Signed agreement or no, they still have to provide the evidence to the defense lawyers, or there would be a mistrial. So why even argue about signing it? If you don’t want to sign, don’t sign.
Ah, but the pants' legs, that's where I had them! They laughed at me and made jokes but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with... geometric logic... that he couldn't have just decided to tuck his pants into his cowboy boots that morning!
Of course, the analysis has already been done. The results are not good for the police and, more importantly, not good for the prosecutor. The burden of proving that all of the murderers were bikers and that all bikers wearing club insignia were part of the conspiracy to commit murder is a tall mountain to climb. The evidence must show something else and the prosecutor does not want the public to see that.
How are you all doing over at “Justice for Nifong?”
Precisely. The DA has no authority to put any conditions on evidence given to the attorney. This is total bullsh!t.
**************************************************************************
True dat. With apologies to W.B. Yeats (I substitute the word ‘Waco’ for ‘Bethlehem’ in this extract from his poem ‘The Second Coming’), the following thought must be ringing through the corrupt District Attorney Abel Reyna’s muddled head:
“...And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Waco to be born?”
Abel, that “rough beast” in your case that you sense slouching toward you is the truth that you and your local cronies in corruption have been trying to cover up since the mass shootings in Waco. Ask former DA Nifong (of Duke Lacrosse infamy) for some help understanding your fate. Of course, Nifong’s corruption and oppression of citizens didn’t result in deaths...yours resulted in mass deaths & RUINED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS. So your justice won’t be limited to disbarment and disgrace. Your justice & punishment will be further reaching than Nifong’s. I wouldn’t want to be standing in your shoes. And I wouldn’t want to be one who is standing around “in red boots”.
Good analysis.
What's up with that?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.