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Stevens' Case Motion to Dismiss: Must Read

I've obtained a copy of the Motion to Dismiss the Department of Justice filed in the Ted Stevens prosecution.  The motion itself is only two pages.  You must read it.  You may download it here.In the motion, DOJ admits that the prosecutors hid evidence from the defense.  The details of how Brenda Morris and William Welch II did so are available here.  The motion also admits that prosecutors lied about hiding evidence.  The money quote: The Government recently discovered that a witness interview of Bill Allen took place on April 15, 2008. While no memorandum of interview or agent notes exist for this interview, notes taken by two prosecutors who participated in the April 15 interview reflect that Bill Allen was asked about a note dated October 6, 2002, that was sent from the defendant to Bill Allen...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on April 01, 2009 (boomark / email).