Attorney agrees, it's "Criminal"

We've said before that "Absolute Immunity corrupts absolutely," and it's proving to be true. If a prosecutor knows he can't be sued, what's to keep him honest?

Here's a recent story about a prosecutor who willfully cheated to win a death penalty case. In this case, the woman's death sentence was overturned.

From the story, it seems that prosecutors willfully withholding exculpatory evidence seems to happen a lot. (We know more now that there's an Internet.)

Last month, Texas Atty. Gen. Greg Abbott's office announced that it would act as special prosecutor in investigating similar allegations that prosecutors in an Austin suburb withheld evidence in the 1987 trial of Michael Morton. Morton, 57, was released Oct. 4 after serving 25 years of a life sentence in connection with his wife's 1986 slaying, a crime that DNA evidence has since linked to a male suspect wanted in connection with another killing.

Here's our favorite quote from the story as it pertains to Mr. Glenn Savona:

It was not clear whether Shannon planned to ask the Texas attorney general to investigate misconduct by prosecutor Michael Parrish, who has since retired.

"It ought to be addressed so it doesn't happen again," Richardson's Fort Worth-based attorney, Robert Ford, told The Times. "This guy in my opinion is a criminal and we need a special prosecutor to look into it."

We concur.

In addition to being liable via a civil rights lawsuit, we think there should be jail time. After all, that's what criminal prosecutors want for others.

Ethics Violation by Tom Lloyd? Conspiracy?

UPDATE: January 29, 2013. We thought Glenn Savona was the City Prosecutor named by Melody Thomas-Morgan. Turns out it is Prescott City Attorney Thomas Lloyd.

If you visit our other blog, That Woman Jezebel, you will see our blogger was just served an Injunction Against Harassment. For that blog!

As pointed out there, but detailed here, one Miss Thomas-Morgan writes that she was advised by the Prescott Police Department AND the Prescott City Prosecutor that she seek an Injunction. Our blogger has since contacted Mr. Thomas Lloyd, Attorney for the City of Prescott, who admits he met with Miss Thomas-Morgan. (Our blogger also contacted Mr Gene Neil, who was Mr. Lloyd's supervisor. Mr. Neil refused to supervise Mr. Lloyd.)

Now, aside from a violation of ethics (try asking an Assistant Attorney General for advice - they will always tell you that state law prevents them from giving legal advice), isn't this beginning to sound like a conspiracy to deprive our Christian blogger his civil rights?

As you can see from this particular blog, our blogger is suing the Prescott City Prosecutor Glenn Savona for cheating and malicious prosecution. (Apparently a favor to Miss Thomas-Morgan.) At about the time Miss Thomas-Morgan originally sough her second petition against our blogger, the Prescott Police had just settled a civil right lawsuit, where the cops illegally did a favor for Miss Thomas-Morgan for her first Injunction against our man.

You can't make this stuff up.

Anyone anti-SB 1070?

Prescott has offered to settle with me for a federal civil right lawsuit I brought for unlawful detention by the Prescott PD. But they're claiming the law isn't the law. This has SB 1070 implications and, being the good citizen I try to be, I was wondering if any attorneys might want to press the issue?

Specifically, A.R.S. § 13-2412 says in part "A person detained under this section shall state the person's true full name, but shall not be compelled to answer any other inquiry of a peace officer." Contrast this to SB 1070 which says, of a person detained, "a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person."

In my case, the cops seized me, telling me they were "detaining" me and wouldn't release me until I gave them more than my name. (We read the law together. All on tape.) I'm a white man, so they didn't ask me about my immigration status. But they could have.

After I said I would settle (but nothing signed yet) they changed their position and now are claiming that A.R.S. § 13-2412 doesn't apply!

That's not right. Any attorney interested in jumping in at this point? Perhaps you can get a written assurance about this from Prescott and set a little precedent about SB 1070 in federal court.

Discover is due in three weeks. I have most of the material already. Settlement talks scheduled for April 15. So you might get a payday then.

If interested, please leave a comment here (it wouldn't be public) with your law firm contact or call me at the number on the masthead of my pleadings. The case is CV 10 8013 in the Arizona District Court.

"Absolute immunity corrupts absolutely"

Poor Senator Ted Stevens. Federal Prosecutors wrongly charged him with various crimes just before his Senatorial election in Alaska (obviously political) and then said, "Whoops. We goofed." And his case was dismissed. But not at substantial cost to him, both in losing the election, money to defend himself and damage to his reputation.

Frankly, I was guilty of pre-judging him too when I first heard the story that he had been charged, figuring he was just another corrupt politician. See how easy it is for a rouge prosecutor to ruin your life? You don't have to be convicted of anything. Charging you is enough.

But so far, no punishment for the criminal prosecutors. (Double entendre intended.) Oh, there was the threat of punishment... the DOJ was going to investigate itself. Ha! The DOJ thumbed its nose at the judge!

Well, I take that back. One prosecutor under investigation did the honorable thing and took his life. He was being investigated for withholding exculpatory evidence. Just as Glenn Savona did to me.

Unfortunately, many of this federal prosecutor's colleagues went free. And the federal judge was powerless to do anything. So what's to deter a criminal prosecutor? (There's that double entendre again.)

The problem of prosecutors withholding exculpatory evidence is rampant in our county. Well, what would you expect if they are never punished?

It's not just a problem with federal prosecutors. It happens in Prescott Arizona, per my civil right lawsuit (below).

Unfortunately, it's claimed that prosecutors, like judges, have absolute immunity from federal civil rights prosecution. That's not what the law says. That's simply fiat from the Judiciary itself. (Good ol' boys club.)

Unfortunately, absolute immunity corrupts absolutely.

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God has a great solution to this problem. "If a malicious witness (or prosecutor) takes the stand to accuse a man of a crime, the two men involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time.The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against his brother,then do to him as he intended to do to his brother." (See Deuteronomy 19:18)

Don't you wish we practiced God's law? I know I do.