Misconduct

The David Thorne case has many of the classic tell tale signs of a wrongful conviction – tunnel vision, poor evidence collection at crime scene, poor defense representation, coerced witnesses and lies. A lie can be so powerful in a criminal case. Evidenced by the many convictions overturned in recent years, we now know that many of them were built …

On the Side of Sweetness Carlo Dalla Vedova was simply impressive, trying first of all to clean up the trial from all useless arguments brought by the prosecutors, as we are hearing them these days and we have always heard before (“They brought even a cartoon!” he reminded); or urging the court “to stay on what is technical and essential, …

Words that Taste of Truth Florence, December 17, 2013 Amanda solved the problem of her absence by sending a letter. She had always explained, since November 6, 2007, that she had nothing to do with the crime, but they wouldn’t believe her. Her texts were always twisted and translated in the right way, and read as a confirmation of her …

  Amanda’s Defense To Take the Stand Tomorrow in Florence Florence, December 16, 2013 Damn it, it looks like quite an investment, the one made by the Kercher family. They have a third seasoned attorney now, who today baldly exulted at the perfection of Knox and Sollecito’s previous convictions, and urged the jury to ice the cake by allowing a …

Why They Have to Be Convicted at All Cost Frank Sfarzo in Florence, November 27, 2013 As we remember, when Amanda Knox explained in court why she signed the statements against Patrick Lumumba, she accused the cops of having extorted them from her with violence. The local prosecutor, instead of letting her talk, instead of opening an investigation, interrupted her …

Low Law Copy Number It’s a very simple case for prosecutor Horsehair. Can you convict someone with no proof? Sure! You just have to sum up all circumstantial evidence. But is there circumstantial evidence? Sure, plenty of it! Horsehair has indeed a time machine and brings us back to when people were still asking if Curatolo may be true, if …