Written by Biloxi
Samstag, 21 April 2007
It’s official. The Libby defense team is not laying out an argument for a new trial. It’s not coming. In a filing on April 13, 2007, Libby plans to appeal the conviction of his four felony counts. The defense team wrote: “defense counsel’s review of the record leads us to conclude that the issues were adequately presented to the District Court.”
Libby defense team may be focusing on the Judge Walton’s decision to allow the prosecution team to prevent evidence that Libby defense team viewed as prejudicial. The evidence may include the White House briefing room videos, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s press gaggle transcript and video, Grand Jury audio testimony of Libby, and so on.
Libby defense team is simply pulling straws in Libby’s appeal. The defense team wants to show that the evidence of the White House briefing videos allowed by Judge Walton for the prosecution to show Libby’s eagerness (according to the timeline) to publicly conceal conversations that he had with reporters about Plame were prejudicial to the defense of Libby. The defense team will have a hard time arguing the appeal for Libby because:
1) The defense team did the tragic mistake by not calling Scooter Libby to give his side of the story, not calling Vice President Dick Cheney as a credible witness for Libby to paint a picture for the jury of Libby’s job duties, and not calling Karl Rove as the person that the defense claimed in the opening arguments how Libby was a sacrificial lamb to Rove.
2) The defense team hoodwinked Judge Walton and the prosecution team into assuming that Libby would take the stand and wasted the court’s time for 2 ½ months for demanding classified documents for Libby’s defense.
So, the defense team will have a hard time defending a client who never took the stand in his own defense. Libby was convicted of two counts of perjury, one count of lying to the FBI and one count of obstruction of justice. Libby was acquitted on one count of lying to the FBI. The sentencing of Libby is scheduled for June 5, 2007.
http://www.newsinkling.org/cia-leak-investigation/don-t-hold-your-breath-waiting-for-a-new-trial-for-sco.html
3 comments:
there's no more money
Hi E
Now as for Libby there is no defense and one thing a lawyer should never do is lie to the Judge hearing the case. Beg yes lie no. As Libby is a lawyer too the Judge will look at this as agreed by the defendant. Now if Libby were not a lawyer the Judge might look at the defend taking his/her lawyers advice so why blame the defendant. Libby will go to jail and he will do alot of time. Judge Walton was more then fair in this case. He really gave Wells more room then really necessary. Believing that Cheney/Rove/Libby would clear up this charge. Judge Walton was played by Wells/Libby and that will cost him dearly.
enouth time wasted already as shown......why waste more
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