tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995840003965974663.post2895340730037337351..comments2024-01-04T11:16:47.836-05:00Comments on Paul Bergrin on Trial: The First MistakeVicky Gallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995840003965974663.post-18889765917575993212013-04-04T00:53:03.231-04:002013-04-04T00:53:03.231-04:00Thank you and I am far from finished covering this...Thank you and I am far from finished covering this case. I'm composing a post now, though I have been ill for more than a week now and can't be sure I'll finish it tonight.<br /><br />If the counts aren't severed in any new trial and we get naive jurors that are unaware of how the informant system in the US actually works, I fear the results could be similar. At least with the counts severed, they must view it as 2 + 2 = 4 and it's easier for them to come to a valid verdict and then we must only contend with the type that believes everything government representatives say - an easier task to overcome.<br /><br />No one knows the reality of what is too often referred to as "the best legal system in the world" unless it's the result of a personal experience or that of a close friend or relative. This type of potential juror is too easily dismissed by prosecutors in voir dire.<br /><br />This isn't the first time the government has wrongfully pursued a criminal defense attorney and it won't be the last. I'm sure it was intended as a message to the rest.Vicky Gallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995840003965974663.post-57631365126280227182013-04-04T00:10:04.042-04:002013-04-04T00:10:04.042-04:00A case like this should be brought to the attentio...A case like this should be brought to the attention of the Innocence Project.<br /><br />And yes Vicky, great job covering the FACTS in this case. Hopefully Paul is granted an appeal and is allowed a new trial. The Appellate Court should really just dismiss the case in its entirety.... But that would be asking for too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995840003965974663.post-21304563191587137022013-03-27T22:27:29.172-04:002013-03-27T22:27:29.172-04:00That is kind of you to say. Thank you.That is kind of you to say. Thank you.Vicky Gallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824040831924128720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995840003965974663.post-18790264421080200472013-03-27T22:10:44.842-04:002013-03-27T22:10:44.842-04:00Theirs only one vicky gallas, and thanks again kee...Theirs only one vicky gallas, and thanks again keep up the good work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690357792649763037noreply@blogger.com