First military commission doesn't end fairness debate Aug 5, 2008
Stacy Sullivan, a counterterrorism adviser for Human Rights Watch, said the tribunal allowed tainted evidence to be heard and that the defendant, Salim Hamdan, was denied basic rights. "I don't think that anybody could argue that this was a fair trial," said Sullivan, who has been observing the trial at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (USA Today)
Maddie McCann's Parents Cleared Jul 22, 2008
Tainted Evidence Apparently Played a Role in Closing the Investigation, for Now. By AMMU KANNAMPILLYLONDON, July 21, 2008. (ABC News)
Scott Cawelti Jul 18, 2008
wrote on Jul 17, 2008 7:06 PM:" Take a chemistry class Kramerica, then you won't need to rely on what you think is tainted evidence. It is true that that the high fructose corn syrup has the same calories as sugar and honey .... a gram of carbohydrate is 4 calories, whether a good carb or empty carb, just as a gram of fat is 9 calories. The body may break these down differently but the end results remain the same. The problems in America causing diabetes (Type II diabetes aka adult onset... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Robbery trial starts off on shaky footing Jun 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Story last updated at 6/17/2008 - 9:33 am. (Juneau Empire)
New trial ordered in sexual-abuse case Jun 6, 2008
Coming at a time when the court is often accused of turning away from criminal rights guarantees within the Charter of Rights, Thursday's ruling was an unusually strong defence of the requirement to exclude tainted evidence. "In order for the Charter to work, it has to be seen to make a difference in real cases," Criminal Lawyers Association President Frank Addario said in an interview. (Globe and Mail)
Legal system on trial Apr 9, 2008
Federal prosecutors relied on "tainted evidence" and distorted accounts of wiretapped conversations to bring judicial bribery charges against plaintiffs attorney Dickie Scruggs, defense attorneys argue in court papers unsealed Wednesday. The Mississippian once responsible for ferreting out the state's corruption pleaded guilty today to corruption charges. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Murder case dismissed, prosecutor says police switched evidence Apr 8, 2008
"I think in a best-case scenario, your honor, the Youngstown police department knew that they had sent tainted evidence to your court and they covered it up. Worst case scenario, they took an opportunity to get rid of somebody they didn't want in their town.". Police officials were unavailable for comment early Monday. (Cleveland.com -- News)
Newsweek: Canada rejects CIA evidence Mar 6, 2008
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Case dies after cocaine found without warrant Feb 16, 2008
Judge Forestell said that to permit the Crown to use such tainted evidence "would exact too heavy a toll on the integrity of the justice system." ... One faction - led by several Ontario Court of Appeal judges - has become increasingly loath to exclude tainted evidence, particularly in cases involving guns. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Death penalty for 9/11 conspirators? Feb 12, 2008
"Now the government is seeking to execute people based on this utterly unreliable and tainted evidence: it is difficult to imagine a more morally reprehensible system," it said. Human Rights Watch said the masterminds and planners of 11 September needed to be brought to justice, but not under a system that lacked credibility. (iAfrica.com)
Siegler: Rosenthal 'needs to go' Feb 5, 2008
In January, after Rosenthal aborted his campaign and Siegler became a candidate along with three other GOP contenders, she said she had recommended that he allow an independent agency to review convictions in cases involving tainted evidence from the Houston police crime lab. Rosenthal decided to have the cases reviewed by his staff instead. (KHOU.com, TX)
Scruggs defense revealed in papers Jan 17, 2008
OXFORD Federal prosecutors relied on "tainted evidence" and distorted accounts of wiretapped conversations to bring judicial bribery charges against plaintiffs attorney Dickie Scruggs, defense attorneys argue in court papers unsealed Wednesday ... "And that in turn led to further-tainted evidence used to secure a grand jury indictment," Scruggs' attorneys wrote. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Prosecutors seek to free man in 1986 newlywed slaying case Jan 5, 2008
The case jumped to prominence a decade ago when experts in wrongful prosecutions branded it a miscarriage of justice, saying authorities used tainted evidence to convict two innocent men. Attorneys who have exposed similar cases in Illinois said Whitlock and his one-time co-defendant, Gordon "Randy" Steidl, were railroaded by police and prosecutors who put lying witnesses on the stand. (Chicago Tribune)
Novelist's murder conviction upheld Nov 10, 2007
"We conclude that, because the state presented overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt, independent and separate from the tainted evidence, no reversible error occurred," Justice Edward Brady wrote for the court. The justices also ruled that statements made by Durham prosecutors during closing arguments don't warrant a new trial. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Hartford cop to seek probation in tampering case:Bid opposed by woman whose condo was searched on tainted evidence Nov 3, 2007
Saturday, November 03, 2007. Andover * Bolton * Coventry * East Hartford * East Windsor * Ellington. (Journal Inquirer, CT)
Report: 15 put to death by Texas had questionable, tainted evidence Oct 23, 2007
Great Day - Great Deals. Vargos gift cards are sold out. (KHOU.com, TX)
Man to be released after 24 years in prison on multiple rape charges Oct 10, 2007
They insisted he was innocent and blamed "tainted evidence" and other things for his convictions and guilty pleas in several cases. "David has been waiting for this day to come for the last 25 years, watching his life go by in a cell for crimes he did not commit," the letter says, according to The Day of New London. (Middletown Press, CT)
Outback killer denied final appeal Jun 21, 2007
AuthoringPreviewAnchor. UPDATED ON: THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2007 6:44 MECCA TIME, 3:44 GMT. (Aljazeera.Net)
E. Idaho county may sell land to pay for murder retrial Jun 20, 2007
In January, Alex Kozinsky, who serves on a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle, said Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden should consider prosecuting those in the case who handed in tainted evidence "instead of holding onto a conviction that is incredibly thin on the facts and undermined by just unspeakable misconduct." The case must be retried by Nov. 26. County officials hope to meet soon with prosecutors from Wasden's office who will be handling the case,... (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
Charges dropped against Baggett in John Deere murder Jun 9, 2007
"You want to prosecute individuals with sufficient evidence and not tainted evidence because if they're acquitted you don't get a second chance. You lost that chance because of double jeopardy.". Double jeopardy applies once a suspect has been tried for a crime. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Convicted Murderer Is Freed in Wake of Tainted Evidence May 23, 2007
Curtis E. McCarty sitting in a van outside the Oklahoma County Jail upon his release last week. Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press CHERYL CAMP OKLAHOMA CITY, May 21 ; ;It;s like landing on a new planet,; said Curtis E. McCarty, who was freed from death row this month after two convictions for the same murder, and 22 years in prison, 16 of them on death row. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Changs family unhappy over A-Gs move Apr 24, 2007
A-G Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail stated on Saturday that he was unlikely to press new charges against former minister Datuk Conrad Mojuntin after considering issues of self-defence and tainted evidence during last years inquest into the death of Anthony. Abdul Gani had said that barring new evidence, his chambers was unlikely to press charges against Mojuntin in connection with the killing of Anthony, 20, outside a public library at Donggonggon town in Penampang on Oct 23, 2005. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Pickton evidence `tainted'? Mar 12, 2007
Yesterday's testimony wasn't the first time jurors had heard about tainted evidence. The defence has told them about unidentified DNA being found in the teeth of two women as well as on buckets that held their remains. (Toronto Star)
Pentagon establishes rules for trials of terror suspects Jan 19, 2007
In some cases, the rules appear to go further than the military commissions act itself in relaxing usual standards of American jurisprudence by allowing use of potentially tainted evidence ... Human rights organizations reacted angrily to that rule, arguing that the use of tainted evidence sent the message that torture could sometimes be justified ... A House committee report on that chamber's version of the military commissions bill said last year that House members intended to eliminate the... (SunSpot.net)
Feds likely to rely on Jose Padilla's own words when it prosecutes him on terrorism charges... Developing... Jan 4, 2007
David Cole, a professor of law at and author of books on terrorism and civil liberties, sees the difference between the two systems more critically: What this says clearly is that they feel that they can get away with using tainted evidence in the military commission system that they cant use in the criminal court system. . (The Drudge Report)
Did lawyer know antiques were stolen? Dec 6, 2006
The defence lawyer also argued that the Crown failed to prove Morse ever had the tapestry in his possession yet is still pressing ahead with tainted evidence from Hobin, to try to prove the lawyer was trying to get rid of it. Bryant questioned how "The Crown could stand the stench" of testimony from "a liar, a cheat, a thief and an unreformed recidivist," who has no shame. (Toronto Star -- GTA)
Thomas faces uphill compensation battle Aug 21, 2006
Law professor George Williams of the University of NSW said that while the actions of police in Pakistan had tainted evidence used against Thomas, it was unlikely that their actions were illegal. Defamation option difficult. (The Age)
Law & Order: Family Friend Jul 13, 2006
When the freed slayer is later killed by an ex-cop and close family friend of the victim's, A.D.A. McCoy (Sam Waterston) faces a political powderkeg when the corrupt officer seeks to avoid prosecution by threatening to expose tainted evidence from dozens of previous cases that would free convicted murderers. Annie Parisse, S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson also star. (KRNV.com, NV)
In Hicks's case it's not the law that is the ass Jul 7, 2006
The reasons for that are various: no evidence, tainted evidence (that is, evidence from torture) or no crime. Howard keeps saying this "bloke" Hicks trained with al-Qaeda and because to do so was not an offence in Australia at the time, he cannot be tried here. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
IN HER OWN WORDS—Nick’s Mom Blasts Judge Jun 30, 2006
Tainted evidence was admitted and used with prejudice and questionable acts were dismissed without investigation. Prejudicial statements were admitted and contradictory facts were omitted. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Justices OK police no-knock policy Jun 16, 2006
In an appeal, he argued that unless tainted evidence is suppressed, police will not be deterred from barging into homes. O'Connor was sympathetic to the view at January arguments. (USA Today)
HOT BOX by Jim Bawden Television to talk about Jun 6, 2006
Forensically speaking: It's new and very well made: the hour special Tainted Evidence, hosted by Nick Campbell, examines four stories where the zeal for conviction outweighed the evidence. Faulty DNA evidence was later overturned by the courts, and the result is more riveting than CSI because it's all true (CBC at 9). (Toronto Star -- Life)
Appeal Court frees Casely-Hayford Jun 1, 2006
The CA held that the learned trial judge erred in law for relying on what it termed "tainted evidence", to convict Casely-Hayford, and therefore stated that by so doing, the conviction by the Court below was not only unreasonable, but it was also harsh and excessive. The CA, therefore, stated that in view of this, it had no other alternative than to grant the appeal, quash the rest of the sentence, and free Casely-Hayford, who had been languishing in jail at the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Melrose detective is probed in missing drugs May 27, 2006
Mayor Robert J. Dolan said that, given the small size of the Melrose Police Department -- it has 47 sworn officers for the city of 29,000 -- and concerns that tainted evidence could imperil pending criminal cases, his city has asked the Middlesex district attorney's office to help in the investigation. The allegations are stunning, he said, particularly because Stanton had an unblemished 12-year career and is the son of a retired Melrose police officer. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Appeal Court rules on Casely-Hayford's Appeal on June 1 May 19, 2006
Counsel stated further that the learned Trial Judge erred on the tainted evidence of the first three Prosecution Witnesses, to conclude that the Prosecution proved its case against Casely-Hayford beyond all reasonable doubts. In his fifth ground of appeal, Mr Heward-Mills stated that the learned Trial Judge erred in law and on the facts in finding that the evidential burden, if any, on the convict, was not discharged, so as to require his acquittal. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
WP: Judges were warnedon spy data Feb 9, 2006
But this new account reveals the depth of their doubts about its legality and their behind-the-scenes efforts to protect the court from what they considered potentially tainted evidence. The new accounts also show the degree to which Baker, a top intelligence expert at Justice, shared their reservations and aided the judges. (MSNBC -- Race)
US secret court judges warned about NSA data: report (Reuters) Feb 9, 2006
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The President Does Not Know Best Jan 19, 2006
Consequently, an untold number of successful prosecutions are now jeopardized by the possible use of tainted evidence. Such challenges have already begun in the case of Lyman Faris, who is serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge. (AlterNet.org)
