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Cheney's indictment in south Texas moves forward

Associated Press - by Christopher Sherman - Nov. 20, 2008 (News Report)
The grand jury traced a sketchy line between Cheney's influence over the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency, which oversees the county's federal immigrant detention center, and his substantial holdings in the Vanguard Group, which invests in private prison companies.

Combining those interests, the grand jury accused Cheney of a conflict of interest because the more the prison companies were paid to hold inmates, the better he did ... More »
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 by Beth Wellington - Nov. 19, 2008 - See Full Review (11 answers)
Notes: This story capitalizes on the high profile defendants, Cheney and Gonzalez, and has the quality of a farce or soap opera because the prosecutor in question is a lame duck, portrayed as flailing in his last days in office. There are three stories here. The colorful part is the apparent retaliation against political foes who unsuccessfully charged the prosecutor (the charges were ruled to be unfounded--see link for local coverage), but also the more serious issues of the privately ... More »

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 by Marsha Iverson - Nov. 19, 2008 - See Full Review (14 answers)
Notes: Given the slippery quality of the information reported, Sherman does an interesting job tying it together. Alas, there isn't enough reliable fact in evidence to have a clear idea of just how viable this particular legal process will be.
Comment: Suppressing my own interest in the charges and counter-charges in this case, I lament that nearly 800 years of legal tradition--from the Magna Carta ... More »
Quote: Cheney, Gonzales and the others will not be arrested, and do not need to appear in person at the arraignment, Presiding Judge Manuel Banales said. In the latest ... More »

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 by Chris Finnie - Nov. 19, 2008 - See Full Review (11 answers)
Notes: The latest developments on a story I posted yesterday. With the similarity of names, the plethora of indictments, the number of challenges, and the political context all mixed in--this is a pretty hard thread to follow. But the story itself is priceless. Sherman does a good job of presenting what sounds like a courtroom farce in a serious news format.
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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 19, 2008 - See Full Review (12 answers)
Notes: This story definitely shed more light on the indictment that jumped out of nowhere yesterday. Though it sounds like a mix of a comedy show and a soap opera, the story still does not clear up the details of the indictment and process to see if it will stand up. Later info at the link.

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Submitted by Submitted by Chris Finnie - Nov 19, 2008 - 6:09 PM PST
Reviewed by Chris Finnie (review), Beth Wellington (review), Marsha Iverson (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Charles Molson (review), Glenn LaBauve (review)
Edited by Chris Finnie - Nov 19, 2008 - 6:09 PM PST
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Cheney, Gonzales and the others will not be arrested, and do not need to appear in person at the arraignment, Presiding Judge Manuel Banales said.

In the latest bizarre development in the case, the lame-duck prosecutor who won the indictments was a no-show in court Wednesday. The judge ordered Texas Rangers to go to Willacy County District Attorney Juan Guerra’s house, check on his well-being and order him to court on Friday.

Half of the eight high-profile indictments returned Monday by a Willacy County grand jury are tied to privately run federal detention centers in the sparsely populated South Texas county. The other half target judges and special prosecutors who played a role in an earlier investigation of Guerra.

Surely we can do better in our courts… If this turns out to be a negligent prosecution that triggers double jeopardy protection, where can The People turn for justice?

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Suppressing my own interest in the charges and counter-charges in this case, I lament that nearly 800 years of legal tradition--from the Magna Carta through the US Constitution and Bill of Rights and the combined record of jurisprudence has devolved to this.
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