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Maricopa County: An American Embarrassment

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

I've watched, but other than posting the video, haven't written about the garbage coming out of Maricopa County, Arizona. I've left it to those who have taken this deflated and disgusting ball, and run with it. Those like Jeff Gamso, who has marvelously written on the disaster that is the judicial system in Maricopa County. After yesterday's "indictment" of Judge Gary Donohue, I just can't take it anymore.This, is a disgrace, playing out daily, and evidencing who is really in charge over there.Cops.I'm glad this is all happening. Really, I am.Because this issue of who really runs our judicial system, everywhere in America, is rarely discussed.Walk into any legislative committee hearing on criminal justice and you'll see it - a smattering of prosecutors, defense lawyers, maybe a judge or two, and then rows and rows of uniformed police officers...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on December 10, 2009 (boomark / email).