Posted on 08/14/2008 6:14:45 AM PDT by Ebenezer
Murder and attempted murder charges against seven New Orleans police officers, accused of shooting unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina, were tossed out by Criminal District Court Judge Raymond Bigelow, who concluded that an Orleans Parish prosecutor tainted the secrecy of the grand jury process by showing a piece of testimony to another officer.
"The violation is clear, and indeed, uncontroverted. The state improperly disclosed grand jury testimony to another police officer," Bigelow said, reading his ruling from the bench.
The judge also dealt a blow to the prosecution on two other pending defense challenges to the indictment, providing further reason to quash certain charges against specific defendants.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
Pelican State ping
Is the fix in?
“The violation is clear, and indeed, uncontroverted. The state improperly disclosed grand jury testimony to another police officer,” Bigelow said, reading his ruling from the bench.
...and by the way.... It was BUSH’S fault!
ping, thought you might find this interesting based on our other discussions.
Cops killing folks in the big easy?
I’m shocked. Seems they have had one of the rogue cop forces in the country for years.
I remember hearing about cops there on tape setting up another cops murder to keep him from talking about their drug dealing.
Just one more reason to NOT go the New Orleans.
Does this mean the charges will be refiled or that these cops get away with murder. Or is that just a naive question?
And New Orleans cops aren’t the only ones in America getting away with murder.
It’s okay to go into New Orleans. Provided you have someone who’s a friend or relative on the inside of the legal system there...
It is “interestering” that the judge doesn’t just declare a mistrial and makes a move to drop the charges instead.
While I agree with the Judge, I think the Grand Jury system of our courts have been perverted away from its original intent and is now used as a means of persecution by the prosecutors. Only the cops are being charged, and not their supervisors or the civilians they reported to and worked for?
Since the case never went to trial, I don't see why the DA can't convene another Grand Jury and re-present.
Am I wrong?
I would not go to New Orleans or any other corrupt, crime-infested third world country.
Whole system sounds like it is corrupt there.
I’m an hour and half north of Miami.
You want third world cesspool, then come on down to Miami.
Drugs, sex, murder, corruption of govt and police and every other govt. agency.
But hey that cultural diversity thing is a thing to behold.
Lovely.
Well that would include LA, Chicago, Detroit, and NYC.
Thanks for the pings...at least we are consistant. :()
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