Fox talk show host calls for disbarment of Westerfield lawyers('Cause He was Really Guilty)

Court TV ^ | Harriet Ryan

[HiTech RedNeck]

The actions of an innocent man....

Or one who reads the handwriting on the wall, or maybe a total hypothetical posed to the detectives by Feldman ("if you offer leniency in exchange for revealing where the body is, I'll ask Westerfield to consider it" when in fact Westerfield had not revealed to Feldman any knowledge of the matter at all).

[John Jamieson]

Feldman wouldn't even ask DW before using such "what if" senerios.

People forget the van Dams said that they were never asked about this either; if a deal was close they would have been asked to approve it. They said, "don't believe what you read in the papers".

[John Jamieson]

Huh? I thought the issue was: Did David westerfield tell investigators that he knew where the body was? The answer is NO.

[freebilly]

Or the actions of a good lawyer feeling out the opposition.

Replace the word "good" with "competent" if you'd like (I'd prefer "sleazy").

Why would any defense lawyer posit such a deal unless he presumes his client's guilt--

"Gee, Mr Westerfield, we got you life in prison just as long as you lead investigators to the body. Now we know, of course, that you weren't connected to the crime, and don't know where the body is, so we've contacted a psychic who's had very good success located missing persons....

[John Jamieson]

If I called you up and said, "Look Billy we know you killed that girl. Tell you what, you tell us where the body is and we'll see that you get life". And, the press (or one of their informants) overheard that end of the conversation, YOU might be the subject of this rag piece.

[John Jamieson]

To make the deal, yes. I believe you profer a statement first that can not be used against you. The "deal" was never made, it was just a bunch of lawyers feeling each other out.

[freebilly]

I'll have 2 pounds of bologna and a 1/4 pound of justice with crapola spread on wry....

[John Jamieson]

Are you talking to yourself, or can I order too. I'm getting hungry, it's 3am here.

[John Jamieson]

Why did the van Dams say what they did then?

[freebilly]

If I called you up and said, "Look Billy we know you killed that girl. Tell you what, you tell us where the body is and we'll see that you get life". And, the press (or one of their informants) overheard that end of the conversation, YOU might be the subject of this rag piece.

Possibly..., the press generally can't find its own a$$ with both hands. We'll see how this story plays out over time....

[freebilly]

Are you talking to yourself, or can I order too. I'm getting hungry, it's 3am here.

You're two hours east of me. I'm just about to make myself a cup of coffee and polish off the lasagna....

[John Jamieson]

Why not just go ahead with the deal then and save the state big bucks. Westerfield would switch his plea to guilty and get life, which is not much different than the death by age 67 or never, his going to get now. State get a big, fast sure win.

BTW: Did you know that Judge Mudd is one who reversed a jury death decision a few years ago, and gave the guy life?

[John Jamieson]

And, "Don't believe what you read in the papers". Damon, on exactly this subject.

[John Jamieson]

I want some.......

[John Jamieson]

What do you guys think about an acomplise (assuming DW is guilty for moment)? The totality of the evidence points that way: 4 bugsperts, unidentified fingerprints in the van Dam house.