Posted on 05/05/2007 12:07:26 PM PDT by Enterprise
According to a plea agreement Edmiston signed Friday, the perjury charges involve two federal child pornography cases, one involving Ron Vaughn Jr., a Fresno County sheriff's sergeant, and another against Fresno resident Marlon Celedon.
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That'll change pretty quick.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney David Gappa, who is prosecuting the case against Edmiston, declined to comment Friday. Authorities, however, say that based on information they currently have, no convictions have been jeopardized by Edmiston's actions.
Federal officials still are not sure how many cases Edmiston worked on, how many times he has testified in court or how long he has been offering his services as an expert witness.
Bolding mine, color me confused.
This is a very disturbing statement! If, at this point, they don't know for sure how many cases he worked on or testified to, then shouldn't there be real concern that a lot of prior cases are now in jeopardy?
So, if a perjurer pleads guilty to perjury, does that mean he’s actually innocent?
True - LOL. If he pleads guilty to perjury, how do you know he’s telling the truth?
Most important for LE is that convicted felons never have their cases overturned, even if they are innocent. The LE position is that it’s better to leave innocent people in jail than allow reversed convictions to “erode public confidence in the justice system”. That’s the sick justification they use.
In this case they are more worried about looking bad than whether the cases were bogus or not.
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