| Judge Glenn Thompson's order for a new trial is under review by the five judges that make up the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. My ethics complaint against Halbrooks and Powell is being investigated by the Alabama Bar Association. Five judges and an ethics board are considering the "bloody footprint defense." It's some of the evidence Judge Thompson singled out in his "explanation" to the CCA to justify a new trial--based on the defense lies that the "bloody footprint" was withheld from them by prosecutors. Well, Ms. Halbrooks has now told the Bar she simply forgot about getting the document 16 months before trial, and Mr. Powell passed up his opportunity to explain his reason for lying in Court altogether. When two lawyers can be shown to be lying, and their combined explanation is that one of them forgot about key evidence, then the two lawyers have a problem. Judge Thompson is arguing for a new trial with his "fact" that the bloody footprint was withheld from the defense, when even the defense lawyers admit it's not true. It seems Judge Thompson believes everything Halbrooks and Powell tell him; no evidence is required to back it up. And it seems Thompson thinks everyone else will believe it, too, even when the evidence makes them all look foolish. |
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| Judge Thompson also singled out the "hard drive" evidence to justify a second trial to the Court of Criminal Appeals. At the same time, the Bar is considering that the defense lawyers lied about being on pornographic, matchmaking websites in their "offer of proof" to make the "hard drive" admissible in the first place. And while the CCA is undoubtedly trying to understand how the FBI report can be admissible under the rape shield law, the Bar is trying to understand how the contents of it have already been made public in the press and the Internet. |
| But then, Thompson also gave merit to the back of the 911 file card, Martin Lane's polygraph graphs, AOL's verification that we had an account with them, and the three statements the defense had 6 weeks before trial. Yes, Thompson put his stamp of approval on these pitiful contrivances. It's all he needs to hear to justify setting Moore free. He's staked his reputation on it. |
| It seems my alleged suicide has doubled the hits to the website this week. |
| The Decatur enews "Tipton Trial Discussion" is closed, at least for now. When it was brought to the attention of the president of "ezboard," he shut it down immediately. It seems the boys have some explaining to do with regard to privacy rules, defamation, and illegal posts in a public forum. |