tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post1664173358480721832..comments2023-10-22T09:32:13.417-04:00Comments on Big Trial | Philadelphia Trial Blog: D.A. Leaves Court In HandcuffsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04116104602505815614noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-18324113819118880122017-07-04T21:57:24.655-04:002017-07-04T21:57:24.655-04:00The feds always want a high profile corruption cas...The feds always want a high profile corruption case running at all times, even if they have to invent the crimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-31230546173503849812017-07-03T13:33:06.495-04:002017-07-03T13:33:06.495-04:00Most judges aren't "pro-prosecution"...Most judges aren't "pro-prosecution" and tend to be rather even-keeled. There are a number of defense attorneys in robes, however. Would you have preferred that instead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-3110003265249938882017-07-03T07:08:05.651-04:002017-07-03T07:08:05.651-04:00Ralph or anyone else who may know I have a questio...Ralph or anyone else who may know I have a question:<br />If I am an elected official i.e. DA, Governer, Attorney General.. you get the picture..<br />If I am going on vacations with friends, and let's say I host 4th of July and Memorial Day and my friends want to take turn and go somewhere for Labor Day and it includes air tickets & hotel, would I have to claim that as a gift?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-64858633800047899702017-07-02T13:36:50.454-04:002017-07-02T13:36:50.454-04:00I think Seth Williams as a DA was horrible.
I als...I think Seth Williams as a DA was horrible. <br />I also think the crimes he committed were pure greed. But I also think the judge was unfair. Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592039251681738843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-45831126403632889122017-07-01T19:10:30.267-04:002017-07-01T19:10:30.267-04:00Ralph - this might be a little early, but do you h...Ralph - this might be a little early, but do you have any thoughts on:<br /><br />1) Whether the Lynn retrial will ever happen,<br /><br />2) Whether Williams is connected to the Johnny Doc investigation?<br /><br />One of the search warrants, in between the paragraph on Weiss and Jaguar and the paragraph on Richard Hoy and Michael Palmieri, was seeking email information pertaining to several of Doc's associates, Laurie Malone, and Children's International Summer Villages. <br /><br />This is a pretty wide net, and it covers none of the things he was actually charged on. <br /><br />Do you think this was a fishing trip, or did the Feds just get a small fish to use on the big fish? Or was there something bigger in the works and the Feds were caught off guard by the judge's sense of urgency?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-78878132525290021242017-07-01T14:09:31.828-04:002017-07-01T14:09:31.828-04:00Who? Hysterical. This made me laff. Thank you for ...Who? Hysterical. This made me laff. Thank you for that James. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-66638903949900683782017-07-01T09:46:08.318-04:002017-07-01T09:46:08.318-04:00@anonymous 6:31 - ...in the slammer???@anonymous 6:31 - ...in the slammer???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-83289497738116166412017-07-01T09:41:11.698-04:002017-07-01T09:41:11.698-04:00"I have a few bicycles & about $200 in my..."I have a few bicycles & about $200 in my checking account". Talk about hitting rock bottom. How will his attorney get paid? GYSGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953029118203407019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-54343626225370871942017-07-01T07:40:46.770-04:002017-07-01T07:40:46.770-04:00Plus the four innocent philly police officers.Plus the four innocent philly police officers.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578737874188115992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-78347816572685300542017-06-30T18:31:22.470-04:002017-06-30T18:31:22.470-04:00Seth,
Ad multos annos.Seth,<br />Ad multos annos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-1476869544358949382017-06-30T13:40:40.751-04:002017-06-30T13:40:40.751-04:00When I learned of Williams' guilty plea and hi...When I learned of Williams' guilty plea and his subsequent imprisonment, I could not help but think of the old expression: "What goes around comes around." Seth was vociferous in his condemnation of PA officials who he prosecuted for taking bribes, etc and behold! He pleads guilty to the same crimes for which he prosecuted other civic leaders. <br /><br />Finally, I can't help but think that God has also allowed Seth to experience in some fashion the humiliation and all that goes along with it because of his unjust prosecution of Msgr. Lynn, Fr. Andrew McCormick, et al. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-1114478598911252612017-06-30T10:55:10.378-04:002017-06-30T10:55:10.378-04:00I agree with most of what you say except to add th...I agree with most of what you say except to add that in my opinion most judges are pro-prosecution which is usually evident to all even the public. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-28634844056687171812017-06-30T10:24:37.615-04:002017-06-30T10:24:37.615-04:00There is not one ounce of sadness for the outcome ...There is not one ounce of sadness for the outcome of this trial. This man and his last ADA were responsible for the destruction of the lives and careers of several innocent people and the pain it continues to cause their families. He is still alive!!! Father Englehart is not!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-50849676982192956492017-06-30T06:48:18.668-04:002017-06-30T06:48:18.668-04:00There are many defense lawyers in this town who lo...There are many defense lawyers in this town who looked at that indictment and asked the same question. The way the evidence was coming in, it was an appropriate question to ask. Again, the officials actions taken by Rufus in this case were on the relatively petty side. They did not catch him fixing cases.<br /><br />What happens in court changes daily, hourly, etc. The day Rufus took the deal, the evidence that he was a sleaze bag was piling up. Hours before he took the deal, I wrote that he was probably regretting not taking the deal.<br /><br />In my dispatches, you saw the progression of the case. Rufus at the beginning thought he had a chance. Then, the walls started closing around him. I can't say I'd change anything I wrote. <br /><br />To think that someone would accuse me of being slanted in favor of the D.A., after how I've been pummeling him alone for seven years, is pretty funny.bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-64964498573234293182017-06-30T06:22:19.072-04:002017-06-30T06:22:19.072-04:00And the four police officers will enjoy their morn...And the four police officers will enjoy their morning coffee knowing Seth Williams is sitting in the Hanoi Hilton version of the SHU.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578737874188115992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-88512785752928178072017-06-30T03:56:55.099-04:002017-06-30T03:56:55.099-04:00RALPH, LAST WEEK YOU ASKED, "WHERE'S THE ...RALPH, LAST WEEK YOU ASKED, "WHERE'S THE BEEF"? IT APPEARS THAT IN YOUR SLANTED VIEW YOU COULDN'T SEE IT, BUT OBVIOUSLY RUFUS SAW IT ALL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-27153936612011146242017-06-29T22:33:04.768-04:002017-06-29T22:33:04.768-04:00It is probably better that you not go on because y...It is probably better that you not go on because you will only display your ignorance about the court system further. Kathleen Kane was tried before a state Judge in Montgomery County. Seth Williams was tried before a federal Judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The difference between the two courts are striking. Anyone with any understanding or background in these proceedings could have told you that this Judge's comments and rulings from day 1 before the trial started indicated a no nonsense serious jurist would be trying the case. Seth, as an experienced Assistant District Attorney and then the District Attorney of Philadelphia should have realized what the persona of this Judge was before most other people. This no-nonsense Judge let his disposition known from the get go. Seth was guilty of every charge lodged against him. Seth knew it and eventually so did the Judge. Actually, Seth is fortunate that the Judge accepted the guilty plea. Otherwise, Seth could be looking at doing 20 years in prison now. Greed is a killer but so is the allure of the glamour to hang with the rich and famous. This was Seth's downfall. It is sad because Seth came in to the office with so much promise and potential. Unfortunately, Seth has no one else to blame but himself for his newfound misery. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-5907392386418356232017-06-29T20:21:52.946-04:002017-06-29T20:21:52.946-04:00That judge is an a--hole. Pardon my French.
But h...That judge is an a--hole. Pardon my French. <br />But he would t allow the defense attorney to ask several witnesses the same questions despite them not being able to hear each other's answers, he barely allowed the defense enough time to prepare for trial, Kathleen Kane had over a year.. she is more of a flight risk.. I could go on and on but won't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-9653011307579137782017-06-29T20:16:39.832-04:002017-06-29T20:16:39.832-04:00Danny Gallagher needs to go to the SHU for posteri...Danny Gallagher needs to go to the SHU for posterity!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578737874188115992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-1958767062342331482017-06-29T19:30:21.470-04:002017-06-29T19:30:21.470-04:00Hi Ralph - excellent, as usual. As soon as I get ...Hi Ralph - excellent, as usual. As soon as I get his exact address, I'm going to send him a letter which I'll publish on this blog.<br /><br />I was wondering if you have been able to persuade the feds, or any other investigative agency for that matter, to look into the Avery, Lynn, Engelhardt and Shero investigations, indictments, sham trials, etc. <br /><br />Seems to me that there are several smoking guns that would likewise warrant investigation. I'd start with Sorensen and offer her immunity.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com