| When this hearing began, the prosecutors pointed out that virtually all the material in the FBI "report" has to do with rumor, opinion, and innuendo regarding the past sexual behavior of the victim, and is CLEARLY covered under the rape shield law. The prosecutors asked that any such salacious rumor, opinion, and inuendo be handled according to the law--in judge's chambers, and NOT IN PUBLIC, because it is all private, confidential, and protected under the law. The judge agreed, and ordered the defense lawyers to not make any such statements in open court. Catherine Halbrooks made the statements, anyway--statements about "angry husband," "angry boyfriend," "secret life," and so on. The prosecution objected each time, and the judge sustained each objection, and at the end even told Halbrooks she was going OVER THE LINE here. But, of course, she was allowed to go over that line dozens of times in the hearing, and for the entire time she's been handling this case. In November, 2002, she was allowed to present such alleged "evidence" in open court, in direct violation of the rape shield law. Since the end of trial, this same type blatant attacks on Karen have continued, and the judge has allowed her to do so. THE VERY INFORMATION THAT COULD NOT BE DIVULGED IN PUBLIC COURT IN THIS HEARING HAS ALREADY BEEN ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE DECATUR DAILY AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Readers of this website will certainly know I have complained about this before. The "FBI Report, Another Sleazy Headline" covers it in some detail. This is an absolutely BLATANT example of profound ethical misconduct on the part of the defense lawyers. It's not the only misconduct on the part of the defense lawyers. They've lied repeatedly in court and in the press. They have released protected, confidential documents sensitive to a capital murder trial to local crazies for publication on the Internet, and for attacks and threats against the surviving victims. They provided NO discovery to the prosecution. Their misconduct has been intentional, repetitive, and blatant. But Judge Glenn Thompson is going to free Daniel Wade Moore because these very same sleazy scum defense lawyers are lying about allegations on the part of the prosecutors. Thompson gives lip service to JUSTICE. This isn't justice. It is an absurd drama--a clumsy and evil propaganda campaign to free the most heinous killer in Decatur history, matched to the crime by three separate DNA tests--500 to one, 500 to one, and 7,500,000 to one. The product of those three ratios is 1,875,000,000,000 to one. That number is 300 times greater than the population of the earth. It leaves no room for reasonable doubt--only unreasonable doubters. Daniel Moore can't win a fair trial, based on the facts and the law. He can't even win a trial absurdly biased in his favor, with the judge working for the defense team. But he can walk free. And thousands of people in north Alabama will always believe I killed Karen, despite the fact I was in Huntsville at the time of the murder. Even Judge Glenn Thompson says, and I quote: "...I think it's undisputed that he wasn't there. I'm not commenting on the evidence in front of the jury, but I don't think there's any possibility that Dr. Tipton did it himself. I mean, I don't think you're even going to take a run at his alibi." But this is the same man that says, "Justice will be better served if he (Dr. Tipton) were not here today." What he means is that his friend Sherman Powell would be better served if the victim sat in the hallway while they do their dirty work of putting Daniel Moore back on the streets. |