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Criminal defense lawyers demand access to secret DEA evidence
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In interviews, at least a dozen current or former agents said they used parallel construction, often by pretending that an investigation began with what appeared to be a routine traffic stop, when the true origin was actually a tip from SOD.
Defense lawyers said that by hiding the existence of the information, the government is violating a defendants constitutional right to view potentially exculpatory evidence that suggests witness bias, entrapment or innocence.
It certainly cant be that the agents can make up a parallel construction, a made-up tale, in court documents, testimony before the grand jury or a judge, without disclosure to a court, said Jim Wyda, the federal public defender in Maryland, in an email.
This is going to result in a lot of litigation, for a long time.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/08/criminal-defense-lawyers-demand-access-to-secret-dea-evidence/
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Criminal defense lawyers demand access to secret DEA evidence (Original Post)
kpete
Aug 2013
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hlthe2b
(102,247 posts)1. Good. In this case I hope lawyers use the NSA/DEA "unintended consequences"
to tie them in knots.
Ditto with any other agency using this ungodly surveillance program that the administration denies is targeting Americans.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)2. It is a BAD thing when...
..the prosecution gets to LIE in court.
"parallel construction" = LIE
jamesmount
(1 post)3. Criminal defense lawyers demand
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