Nittany Nightmare Continues Past Sandusky: Former President Spanier Charged- NEW Charges for Curley and Schultz Filed
Happy Valley- PA On the heels of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky’s transfer to his new home, what most predicted would follow- has.
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier, fired by the Penn State Board of Trust the same day as legendary late-Nittany Lions Coach Joe Paterno, is facing serious charges today filed by Sandusky’s prosecutors.
Spanier is facing counts of obstruction of justice, perjury, conspiracy, endangering the welfare of children and failure to report allegations of child abuse.
Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, who were facing perjury and charges based on “non-reporting”, are now facing all five similar charges as Spanier- additional filings occurred simultaneously.
Linda L. Kelly stated the men “used their positions to conceal and cover up for years the activities of a known child predator,” on Thursday following the announcement.
Please check back to www.blinkoncrime for this developing story.
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In my opinion, no.
Imo Shutts are plentiful in PA.
husband: Steven D Shutt
http://www.veromi.net/Summary.asp?fn=steven&mn=d&ln=shutt&age=&city=&state=PA&vw=&Search=&Input=&x=71&y=17
the mother of Michelle A Bechdel Shutt
still resides in Bellefonte iirc (a Bechdel)
Christopher Shutt first-screen veromi does not list Steven as related.
http://www.veromi.net/Summary.asp?fn=christopher+&mn=&ln=shutt&age=&city=&state=PA&vw=&Search=&Input=&x=84&y=12
52 yo relative Jason A
http://www.veromi.net/Summary.asp?fn=jason&mn=alan&ln=shutt&age=&city=&state=PA&vw=&Search=&Input=&x=40&y=11
http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/207/chapter33/chap33toc.html
PA Code of Judicial conduct.
I was wondering if a sexual relationship were shown to exist, if it violated the Code. If so, imo half the judges in TX and the deep South would’ve violated it in the 50s, 60s IF there had been female prosecutors. I had a brilliant & beautiful cousin in the legal field who probably slept with every judge in her MS town. Many professional females did that to get ahead in provincial towns.
An interesting part of the Code on duty to report dependency.
Based on Sloan’s characterization of his boss, I wonder whether Lunsford made a report on Masorti, kicking off tit for tat. I remember a white male lawyer who repped criminal defense & some cps parents. Nice guy. One could always smell mj on him. Imo criminal defense attorney with this dependency–it’s known.
“Rule 2.14. Disability and Impairment.
A judge having a reasonable belief that the performance of a lawyer or another judge is impaired by drugs or alcohol, or by a mental, emotional, or physical condition, shall take appropriate action, which may include a confidential referral to a lawyer or judicial assistance program.”
You’ll find this interesting, Blink, as a state resident:
“So five more years means some of these judges — many who are retired politicians and aren’t even competent lawyers who could cut it in private practice — will be taking in almost a cool million feeding at the public trough. –
See more at: http://www.yardbird.com/Pennsylvania_judges_make_million_dollar_pay_grab.htm#sthash.m7BhnoeH.CBlJlo5d.dpuf
I would vote against that without an adjunct for competency testing- I know of a protracted case where a judge is hitting 83 and stays on the bench so he can make sure he does not get overturned in his own cases LOL.
B
dang, back to Garrett version 2 which still garners comments prior to the McGraw v 3 update:
http://www.statecollege.com/mobile/news/local-news/centre-county-judge-district-attorney-accused-of-bias-da-says-claim-is-without-merit,1463092/
Sloan opines “….Michelle Shutt was a young starting out Law Student doing an internship for Miller…..” Do you actually think she would waste the money on College, than Law School to become an attorney and then just as she is starting out….not even an attorney yet…….but working for D.A. Miller as an intern…and allegedly doing all the improper things her supervisor didn’t want to get her hand dirty doing…….would torpedo her “just about to begin Legal Career” by swearing to a False Affidavit charging the top law enforcement Officer in the County with the Crime of “Forgery”, Fraud as well as the violations of Criminal Procedural Rules and Ethical Violations as well as Campaigning Misconduct………..(allegedly)……Yeah we all know that “ANTS” USUALLY GO AROUND TRYING TO STEP ON ELEPHANTS” ! oF COURSE THE D.A. MILLER IS GOING TO USE HER STANDARD REPLY….THE CHARGES AND ALLEGATIONS LACK MERIT……..Sean McGraw is a very good and experienced Attorney having spent numerous years as a Public Defender constantly going up against the D.A.’s office….then he actually worked for Miller as her Assistant D.A., then fled out of that “Crack house of a D.A.’s Office” (allegedly”) and is now working as a Private Defense Attorney working for another superb defense Lawyer…AndrewShubin….I have tried many cases against Sean over the 20 years I was Asst D.A. and he is also very, very bright and an extremely hard worker who leaves no stone unturned and will get Michelle Shutts Character back while the D.A. continues to destroy her own while simultaneously destroying any defense attorney who dares to disagree with her…..allegedly~!”
JJ in Phila. wrt Shutt, whom Sloan alleges is a friend he talks to often, and whom he says is a young law student interning for SPM. look at her linked in. Sloan claims her a law intern; she calls herself a para employee.
I don’t remember the Corinthian College for profit FL site where she got her paralegal cert, but she began in her own words another online degree (BA) with Ashford (physically in Iowa but online for profit in CA) in “social & criminal justice.” With 2 years & an LSAT to go, that is far from a law student.
But Sloan avers they are close. Did he influence her affidavit?
Congrats btw on your restraint, & use of the Socratic method.
To have confronted Sloan with reality would have driven him underground. Your way just elicits more words.
Here is a question. How did Sloan get as close to Shutt as he alleges?
And was their relationship before or after the affidavit? And, of course, do they text?
My opinion only: . Sloan is recently revealing himself to be
more untethered than mj dependency alone would explain.
Could his functioning have been part of Gricar’s last week worries?
Gricar background, with Sloane quoted steering public opinion toward a planned disappearance
http://m.dailyitem.com/investigator-combs-files-book-for-clues/article_24f8de57-fcc6-5157-803a-e32b665f7e5a.html?mode=jqm
Asking a Q that JJ in Phila may know:
Who are the primary sources other than Sloane himself that Sloane was Gricar’s close confidante?
Sloane claims ongoing chat and a personal friendship with Shutt, yet he gets major basic facts about Shutt wrong.
Therefore, he can’t be reliable wrt anything surrounding Gricar.
I have had some off the record interviews indicating Gricar and Sloan were close- as I noted earlier- one indicated when Sloan was convalescing and intending to return Gricar forced the issue of dealing with a resulting dependency. I do think he was the source for Ganim “dictaphone” find.
I would be willing to bet that Sloan does not believe Gricar took off- but he may have initially. Good idea to throw this at the mix in that Centre County boiling over pot right now Rose! lol
B
@Rose. Sloane was seriously injured in an accident and off work when Gricar disappeared; I’m told he even had difficulty getting to Lewisburg to be interviewed by the profiler. The accident had occurred earlier and he was recovering.
Someone mentioned that Shutt is at Masorti and Sullivan. She is, and that is Sloane’s old firm. He could easily still have contact with people from there.
I found this quote interesting from Sloane: “Bob Sutter Oh yeah, I guess it is possible that cooperating with the former head of the FBI, Louis Freeh, in the worst child abuse case in CEntre County history may have been an issue….or constantly giving the authorities all of the information they asked for in the “infamous missing D.A. case……..just wondering?”
Notice that Sloane indicates he talked to Freeh. Steve tends to be quite voluble.
As for the text messages, I understand that they are largely parts of conversations, hypothetically, Lunsford saying, “Is October 15 open for you to schedule the Smith hearing,” and Parks Miller saying, “Yes.”
Just to add to JJ points- Sloan was on medical leave when Gricar disappeared, he was still an employee (ADA) and receiving disability as plan allowed. It is my understanding that this was extended to include a subsequent dependency on pain meds- not uncommon.
B
sorry to cross post, preserving more Sloanisms:
2 claims to stellar service, “Oh yeah, I guess it is possible that cooperating with the former head of the FBI, Louis Freeh, in the worst child abuse case in CEntre County history may have been an issue….or constantly giving the authorities all of the information they asked for in the “infamous missing D.A. case……..just wondering?”
Since the Freeh report was flawed, shall one assume Gricar’s was too?
JJ’s deft parallel:
“Since the issue was raised (and not by me), when you were having some legal troubles, it was the OAG that prosecuted. The Centre County DA’s Office was staffed by many people that knew you, and you had faced off with Parks Miller in court. It was entirely proper for the case to be turned over to the OAG. There was no private prosecutor, selected by the commissioners.”
Sloane said about Shutt: “She is a friend & I speak with her regularly”
So, someone who can be subpoenaed to the grand jury over what Shutt has told him, which he represents as 1) she is a law student, 2) she was a legal intern under SPM. And show him his written words when questioning.
http://www.statecollege.com/mobile/news/local-news/centre-county-judge-district-attorney-accused-of-bias-da-says-claim-is-without-merit,1463092/
An office employee might have staged this
“When Gricar’s deputies got to the office the Monday after he disappeared, the county code book was sitting on the desk of an assistant district attorney. It eerily opened to the page describing what to do if a sitting district attorney is missing or dies.”
Wondering if those computer searches were on the office computer and, like McStay, deliberately misleading?
Sloan again promoted a “he took off” scenario
“During Gricar’s second marriage, to Emma, he took off after a fight, drove to Cleveland and watched the Indians play a doubleheader.
Steve Sloane immediately told the story to investigators who were dealing with frantic Patty Fornicola.”
Also portrays himself an expert on the wives.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/04/ray_gricar_mystery.html
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it was Ganim who wrote Sloane was one of Gricar’s only close friends. Perhaps her source was Sloane.
“Asst DA recently “found” Gricar dictaphone – revealing ’98 meeting w/ Sandusky investigators & PSU fb coach Fran Ganter http://bit.ly/NkVM17
Asst DA whose voice detailed meeting at PSU fball office on (his close friend) Gricar’s dictaphone in ’98 claims he doesnt remember meeting
Called “one of Gricar’s only close friends” by @sganim, ex-Asst DA Steve Sloane just now “found” Gricar’s dictaphone in his own desk?”
http://www.illinoisloyalty.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=18129
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Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller has created a review board to investigate the 2005 disappearance of former Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar.
The case has become a top priority for Parks Miller, who did not name members of the board in her press release but stated that it is made up of several different investigators from Centre County.
“This review board is simply an extension of my review of the case and a natural format for investigators with many years of experience to lend their expertise to the ongoing investigation,” Parks Miller said in the release, adding the board members are both qualified and “personally motivated” to tackle the investigation.
Gricar’s nephew Tony Gricar said he had a conference call with Parks Miller a few days ago and thinks the gathering of these individuals will “put a whole new set of eyes on the case.”
http://projectjason.org/forums/topic/2128-missing-man-ray-frank-gricar-pa-04152005/
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I wonder if the scheme to put her cellphone in the hands of Bellefonte PD was an effort to obtain Gricar investigatory review board member names & sensitive communications? After all, they were reviewing the work of the Bellefonte PD.
Well if I were Parks Miller and I needed a resurrectory “win”- I would throw everything I had at Gricar with the hope of solving it.
B
Sloan & Marshall, both of whom eventually landed at Masorti, were both let go by DA about the same time:
Marshall Dec 09 (his linkedin dates don’t otherwise jibe) & Sloane Jan 2010
https://www.linkedin (dot) com/pub/steve-sloane/26/470/477
https://www.linkedin (dot) com/pub/lance-marshall/31/863/889
Who gave Sloane the Civil Suit Judge Arbitrator gig the month after he was let go? The Court administrator? Pres Judge? potential “inside source”
This man was also a civil case arbitrator. He says the position is Court-appointed. He recently stepped up to Magistrate Judge. He was Court appointed in 1998. the Pres Judge then was Brown.
http://judgepedia.org/Steven_Lachman
So Sloane was made a Court-appointed arbitration judge by D Grine the month after the DA fired him.
Lachman stayed for years, why didn’t Sloan?
It was indeed odd the names of the Gricar investigation review appointees was confidential.
As though someone in the local PD or Court system was untrustworthy in the Gricar matter.
Was the judge who claimed to spot him Grine?
No- his JA. Name escapes me at the moment but I believe she is now a practicing attorney.
B
@JJ in Phila see my post at
February 26, 2015 at 8:12 am
for commentary on Shutt’s updated & latest Linked in reflecting education & employment.
She appears to be a Masorti contractor.
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great minds. I gave the same text hypos, JJ, at
March 6, 2015 at 1:48 pm
medical leave, & difficulty getting to Lewisburg, does not
preclude dropping in on a weekend with his keys
some medications, as well as marijuana (not adulturated), can unleash psychotic thinking, or an affective disorder.
The subject’s statements might sound grandiose. And might contain major errors.
Not saying this is the case with Sloane, but his stating Shutt, whom he says he talks to regularly, was a law student & intern for SPM is untethered to reality.
And if significant errors are made with Schutt, it is equally likely with information provided on
Gricar and with any FBI debriefing on Sandusky.
btw ADA Karen Arnold refused to speak to Freeh, which imo is proper. Freeh was a mere PSU employee & should not be privy to confidential DA Office communications about potential criminal activity.
worth a review
Arnold mentions his closeness to Sloane
https://sites.google.com/site/gricardisappearance/home
RE: Sloane and Gricar. It was generally known, by the rest of the staff, and Gricar’s family. I have confirmed much of what he said regarding Gricar with other sources. Sloane may make mistakes, but in my dealings with him, he has never lied. Opinionated, yes (like me). Forgetful, sometimes. Overall, he is honest and I’ve confirmed some things with other sources.
Sloane absolutely believes that Gricar is alive. At one point I indicated that this could be foul play in an e-mail. I got this response, just one line: “He is NOT dead.” Emphasis not added.
Yes, sloane is the source of the dictaphone.
I don’t think Marshall ever worked for Masorti. They rid themselves of Sloane after the mj investigation began.
Former Judge David Grine reported seeing Gricar on either 4/14 or 4/15 in the parking lot behind the Courthouse, but he wasn’t sure of the date.
Re: Arnold. She has been very sensitive about her role, possibly because she was advocating prosecution or a greater investigation in 1998. She also had minimum involvement. She was removed and Sloane was brought in.
Thank you JJ- very interesting that Sloan still believes Gricar is not dead. I would be interested to know why he holds that opinion after nearly 8 years. We may be speaking of 2 different witnesses, but I am positive it was Grine’s JA that reported seeing Gricar the afternoon of his disappearance (4/15) in a metallic sedan. Agreed it may not have been him- but she thought so.
B
Also, Sloane’s reference was talking to Freeh, not the FBI.
@Blink, SPM no longer has the case. It was turned over to the PSP in November of 2013, after her reelection.
Yes, I am aware, but she certainly has knowledge- at least I would hope so.
B
appearing on google in a random search of the facebook site CIOC as named below
“Kimberly Trainer | Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/americanchiro…
Mobile-friendly – … Appalachian Outdoors, Crisis in our Courthouse, Masorti Law Group, P.C., Centre Church, Left Right Repeat, Harbor …”
wife to a Masorti
interesting that Williamson was the Judge in this case.
Despite sanctionable behavior by Gricar, Judge didn’t drop the rape charge.
Maybe SPM was the one who manouvered the current rape trial to Williamson.
http://m.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_04049209-3057-5e54-9091-c17e93cd66b9.html?mode=jqm
neither the ardent Sloane admirer Fleming, nor McGraw likely remembered this history.
I recall this- but if true- than that judge is compelled to report it to the PA bar- did he?
Boy- these PA judges do rule from the bench toot sweet do they not?
B
http://jessicamaynor.weebly.com/uploads/2/1/9/7/21972032/lunsford_interview_transcript.pdf
interview with Lunsford, apparently the go to judge on child abuse cases in 2013. Would necessitate requests (via text?) for Emergency petitions. And small town parents accused & tried would blame him.
@JJ in Phila. To read Marshall’s Linkedin, which puts him over 2 yrs in Masorti’s office, remove (dot) and substitute the usual url “.”
quoting myself–
Rose says:
March 9, 2015 at 8:47 am
Sloan & Marshall, both of whom eventually landed at Masorti, were both let go by DA about the same time:
Marshall Dec 09 (his linkedin dates don’t otherwise jibe) & Sloane Jan 2010
https://www.linkedin (dot) com/pub/steve-sloane/26/470/477
https://www.linkedin (dot) com/pub/lance-marshall/31/863/889
probably was Freeh. Ganim said, “Assistant DA Karen Arnold, who declined to prosecute #SAndusky with #Gricar in 1998 refused to speak with #Freeh” https://mobile.twitter.com/sganim/status/223426667270520832
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Sloane said Shutt, who he speaks to regularly, is a law student & was a legal intern with SPM.
He gets facts, which he shores up by claiming a personal relationship, wrong.
@JJ in Phila. Yes SPM turned jurisdiction over to OAG. She had (nonpublic info as to constituents) an investigatory Board of case review prior.
Imo this review board thought it possible or likely 1 or more elected or appointed members of gov’t were involved in order for it to be turned over to OAG. Otherwise ordinarily SPM could & would work with State Police in furthering the investigation on the review board’s suggestions. .The County conflict sending it to OAG had to arise from an ADA, former DA or ADA, member of judiciary, or perhaps local police. Perhaps sending Gricar to OAG in Nov triggered the avalanche of accusation on SPM, with the Kane case example waving a special prosecutor flag, come hither.
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Blink the first “texting” data was foia’d by Bernie, not Philip (I erred) & most were between Lunsford & ADA Lindsay and ADA Boob, not SPM. I assume they handle child abuse cases.
Is it me? I have never heard of Judge’s handling their own schedules directly with counsel and any and all case related conversations are considered ex parte if they do not involve both parties and even then are part of the court record. AND- regardless, if he is on the bench- regardless of material he is using the courts time so it is for public consumption. If I am arguing a case or appearing for same- and my judge is texting during that time- I have a legal right to know the content of that communication- period. Lastly- most courtrooms I have EVER been in, the judge’s require one’s cell to be powered off- not just silent- off. I have seen lawyer’s next up on the docket get booted- I do not understand how this is some sort of standard practice.
B
wrt “If I am arguing a case or appearing for same- and my judge is texting during that time- I have a legal right to know the content of that communication- period. Lastly- most courtrooms I have EVER been in, the judge’s require one’s cell to be powered off- not just silent- off. I have seen lawyer’s next up on the docket get booted- I do not understand how this is some sort of standard practice. B”
Agreed, but the President Judge sets those tech use in open court rules….It appears the County has a dysfunctional judicial subculture. Magistrate Gillette among others (ADAs Lindsay & Boob) do same.
We have no idea if any Lunsford text is case-related.
He could have been ensuring his (hypothetical) 13 yo got home safely from school.
I have no idea if these County judges have permanent employee clerks who handle their calendars
& line up the Court jackets. It sounds like wrt Court jacket mgmt, Lunsford had no professional Court clerk advice. .
maybe they only have callow transient legaal interns.
@Blink, the Judge David Grine’s clerk, Fenton, says she saw Gricar in a “metallic colored” car around 3:00 PM on 4/15/05. Grine was not sure of the day and thought it could be 4/14. Grine is not on the video tape.
One theory is that Fenton was confused about the day and that she saw him on 4/14. It would be significant if Gricar was driving a strange car on 4/14/05.
I did a blog on it: http://www.centredaily.com/2009/03/12/2397159/behind-the-courthouse.html
Marshall had his own practice. http://www.statecollegecriminallawyer.com/ He might have been with Masorti for a while and never updated his Linkedin site.
BTW Blink. One Commenter said Kistler is
either sleeping or texting while on the Bench.
It’s CC decorum.
lol. I have seen that only one time.
B
from Marshall’s Linkedin:
Attorney
Masorti & Sullivan, P.C.
January 2009 – January 2011 (2 years 1 month)
Associate attorney defending those individuals accused of a crime.
Went there straight from DA Office,
Interestingly David Grine appointed Sloane as a civil suit arbitrator after
his DA Office departure, which did not last.
from a p1 of googled terms: Michelle Shutt paralegal
3 facebook sites appear.
though appearing to be business advertisements, two links are shuttered
(maybe they’re the same FB acct)
& 1 is set to private
“Michelle A. Shutt, Paralegal & Administrative Services’s … – Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ShuttServices/…
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Masorti has moved to block SPM from trying any cases of clients he represents.
http://www.centredaily.com/2015/03/11/4645644_attorney-philip-masorti-seeks.html?rh=1
Masorti stated that he was the one who initiated the complaint agaist SPM regarding the forgery.
@JJinPhila. Why didn’t Masorti call the OAG directly?
http://www.centredaily.com/2015/03/11/4645644_attorney-philip-masorti-seeks.html?rh=1
I coukd sneer publicity hound, or say bipolar manic phase, but more likely this is a preemptive strike wrt the OAG.
Ever since Sloane revealed tge OAG offered a plea based on testifying against his boss, in his Comments, and declined it, imo PM has been in the crosshairs of the OAG’s investigator for cultivating marijuana mail order & distribution within his office. And if a State Police or OAG investigator can’t make that stick, maybe something else woukd. It seems to me this is a contest as to who gets disbarred first, & PM is working hard on public opinion. Imo Lunsford will come out the hero, and judicial allies of PM will fare ill.
My takeaway from this
http://www.centredaily.com/2015/03/11/4645644_attorney-philip-masorti-seeks.html?rh=1
is
1) publicity hounds get new clients who also have made the press
2) Lachman, a recent magisterial Bench addition, keeps his eye on the judicial ball admirably.
He’s no Kantor-Kistler.
I doubt Clayton sits thru every magistrate prelim Miller attends.
Who shot him a message to be there for this one?
Sounds like a lap dog since he obeyed, becoming a news creator himself.
No wonder it took PennLive, Ganim, on Sandusky.
Statecollege.com & CDT appear to be locally politicized.
BELLEFONTE — A local attorney made it known in court Wednesday that he is seeking the disqualification of the Centre County District Attorney’s Office from handling the cases of his clients.
Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2015/03/11/4645644_attorney-philip-masorti-seeks.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy
I do think it odd that Parks Miller would try that case herself when the felony charge was dismissed. Likely wants to make sure masorti knows he ain’t her big bad wolf.
B
PS newish magistrate judges having
press summoned to their Prelims are
themselves included into a circle of
intimidation. Lachman resisted; Kistler didn’t.
@Blink. Likely protecting her young, mostly inexperienced, female ASAs.
aDa
@JJinPhila. wrt “Masorti stated that he was the one who initiated the complaint agaist SPM regarding the forgery.”
sweet but foolish admission on the record. Man’s gonna eventually hang himself, whether via SPM or otherwise.
Im confused- I thought we always knew it was him. I think he has to avail the court of that on the record to protect himself and his client.
B
http://www.statecollege.com/mobile/news/local-news/candidates-announced-for-centre-county-elections,1463134/
So only 1 of 2 of the County Budgetbusting Bruisers can be replaced. But a future 2-1 BoC vote might result in a more professional Solicitor contract, requiring maintenance of liability insurance. I don’t see the LE shooting instructor, gun shop owner, & Eagle Boy Scout Dershem being replaced. Depends on which party gets out the vote, & few in the County probably attend to Chris-Steve’s expenditures. It seems Garrett & Clayton are in their pockets, so no adverse local press.
@Blink. doesn’t say felony trespassing was dismissed.
felony contraband probably dismissed due to nature of the “search”
@Rose, there may be more going on. Sloane was involved in the 1998 Sandusky investigation (though we don’t know if that was what the Dictaphone message regarded).
It seems to me Masorti is interjecting noncase- related personal issues into his client’s case
and a bar investigation is in order wrt his representation of his client.
He filed a bar complaint against her- I do think that constitutes conflict- no?
B
Don’t you think there are attorneys across America who file a Bar complaint in the midst of trial,
on grounds they feel justified, yet don’t halt the trial in its tracks? I don’t think his filing a Bar complaint
against Miller, in an unrelated matter where he has NO personal knowledge, has a thing to do with the trial at hand.
Both attorneys are to conduct themselves professionally as to that trial. There has been no evidence
she won’t. He, however, has a trial strategy into which he has interjected personal animus arguably to
his client’s deteiment.
I agree to all of that- but what do you mean no personal knowledge? He absolutely does- in fact, under PA bar regs with that knowledge he was duty bound to file it. Parks-Miller is the subject of a PA Atty General /BOC Commission inquiry- seemingly under Maserti’s complaint- he would absolutely have to inform the court. I agree there is no evidence she might act unprofessionally. But I wonder if we would feel differently if she were not due in court personally on the matter and there was a last minute change?
B
@JJ in Phila. 2 “outstandings” as to Centre County & the OAG are the 1998ff Sandusky report KKane commissioned and the Gricar case SPM just sent up last Nov from a secret (as to members) investigative review board. Then in Dec all H broke loose. Both are on the plate of the AG. The secrecy wrt board members can only be due to suspicion of some local members of the Bar or LE.
if Kane is forced out, does Wolf appoint an interim AG til a special election, & is fellow Dem Seth gunning for AG?
But for his law school, I’d think Seth just another good old boy like Fina (as he hired him). Seth strikes me as chosing to move up by running with the historical “in” crowd.
@Blink. Everyone suspected it was Maserti, but he never confirmed it, until now.
Another article on it: http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/attorney-accuses-das-office-of-conflict-of-interest,1463168/
Great quote from Castor: “Mr. Masorti can say or file what he likes. Whether what he says or files is the truth, and warrants relief in from a judge, is a far different matter.”