Según wildcats del MJJ Forum, tanto Sneddon como varios policias han sido citados para testificar sobre algunos de los registros que han hecho para el caso Jackson.
Doy por hecho que se tratará de lo que se están haciendo eco todas las agencias de noticias en las últimas horas: el registro ilegal por parte del PROPIO SNEDDON EN PERSONA de la oficina de Brad Miller (investigador de MJ que estaba trabajando para Geragos), violando la confidencialidad abogado-cliente.
El artículo que voy a poner a continuación habla sobre ello y no tiene desperdicio, siento no poder traducirlo en estos momentos:
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Jackson defense wants search of P.I. to be suppressed
7/9/04
By DAWN HOBBS
NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
A raid on Michael Jackson's private investigator's office was a "blatantly illegal" search and "outrageous government misconduct," according to the entertainer's lawyers. They want items seized in the raid barred from the child molestation trial against their client and returned to the defense team.
When a convoy of Santa Barbara County law enforcement officers descended on Mr. Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch on Nov. 18, another group searched investigator Bradley Miller's Beverly Hills office. According to court documents, Mr. Miller worked for Mark Geragos, Mr. Jackson's defense counsel at the time.
Defense lawyers contend in an edited court document released Thursday by Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville that law enforcement officers sledgehammered their way into Mr. Miller's office and scooped up numerous items, including audio- and videotapes, not listed on the search warrant and protected by attorney-client privilege.
Prosecutors say they are allowed to take material not itemized on warrants if it is within plain view during the search and that they didn't know Mr. Miller was a private investigator for Mr. Geragos in the Jackson case.
This morning in Santa Maria, Judge Melville will hear arguments on this issue from the defense and prosecution teams. He'll also consider motions dealing with evidence and public access to information about the case. Consideration of a defense motion to drop the indictment has been postponed until July 27.
The defense team -- which includes lead lawyer Thomas Mesereau and co-counsels Robert Sanger, Steve Cochran and Susan Yu -- assert the "invasion of the defense camp . . . is the kind of outrageous conduct that the court has repeatedly warned prosecutors about."
Mr. Sanger stated in the motion: "At minimum, suppression and the return of the items to Mr. Jackson's present attorneys is a necessary step towards remedying this type of misconduct by overzealous government agents."
Mr. Jackson is accused of lewd conduct, administering alcohol to commit molestation, conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. He pleaded not guilty to all charges April 30. Trial has tentatively been scheduled to begin Sept. 13.
In response to the defense motion to suppress evidence, prosecutors say they didn't realize Mr. Miller was employed by a lawyer retained by Mr. Jackson when they searched his office. Mr. Sneddon and Senior Deputy District Attorneys Ron Zonen, Gerald Franklin and Gordon Auchincloss say they were looking at Mr. Miller for other reasons.
The affidavit in support of the warrant cited Mr. Miller's reported role in renting a storage unit where he allegedly stashed letters written by Mr. Jackson, according to the prosecution's response written by Mr. Franklin.
Mr. Franklin said another reason for the search was because Mr. Miller was present during the filming of Mr. Jackson's rebuttal to a BBC video showing the entertainer holding hands with the boy who now accuses him and stating that he shares his bed with children.
However, defense lawyers maintained prosecutors knew they were raiding the defense camp. A sheriff's report dated Sept. 10, 2003, indicated Mr. Geragos was an attorney who worked for Mr. Jackson and references correspondence between Mr. Geragos and Mr. Miller.
Mr. Sanger asserts that a memo written by Mr. Sneddon shows that prosecutors knew Mr. Miller was a private investigator. The memo dated Nov. 10, 2003, details how "Tom Sneddon, himself, in an unorthodox move, drove from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles and surveilled Mr. Miller's office. Mr. Sneddon, himself, took pictures of the office. He looked up Mr. Miller's telephone number in the Beverly Hills Yellow Pages," the defense motion says.
Throughout the case, Judge Melville has routinely sealed search warrants and motions, releasing only scant portions that provide little detail about the alleged crimes. Media attorney Theodore Boutrous, who has repeatedly fought for more access to these documents, filed an appeal Thursday with the State Court of Appeal's 2nd District in Ventura.
Fuente: MJJ Forum / Santa Barbara Newspress
Doy por hecho que se tratará de lo que se están haciendo eco todas las agencias de noticias en las últimas horas: el registro ilegal por parte del PROPIO SNEDDON EN PERSONA de la oficina de Brad Miller (investigador de MJ que estaba trabajando para Geragos), violando la confidencialidad abogado-cliente.
El artículo que voy a poner a continuación habla sobre ello y no tiene desperdicio, siento no poder traducirlo en estos momentos:
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Jackson defense wants search of P.I. to be suppressed
7/9/04
By DAWN HOBBS
NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
A raid on Michael Jackson's private investigator's office was a "blatantly illegal" search and "outrageous government misconduct," according to the entertainer's lawyers. They want items seized in the raid barred from the child molestation trial against their client and returned to the defense team.
When a convoy of Santa Barbara County law enforcement officers descended on Mr. Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch on Nov. 18, another group searched investigator Bradley Miller's Beverly Hills office. According to court documents, Mr. Miller worked for Mark Geragos, Mr. Jackson's defense counsel at the time.
Defense lawyers contend in an edited court document released Thursday by Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville that law enforcement officers sledgehammered their way into Mr. Miller's office and scooped up numerous items, including audio- and videotapes, not listed on the search warrant and protected by attorney-client privilege.
Prosecutors say they are allowed to take material not itemized on warrants if it is within plain view during the search and that they didn't know Mr. Miller was a private investigator for Mr. Geragos in the Jackson case.
This morning in Santa Maria, Judge Melville will hear arguments on this issue from the defense and prosecution teams. He'll also consider motions dealing with evidence and public access to information about the case. Consideration of a defense motion to drop the indictment has been postponed until July 27.
The defense team -- which includes lead lawyer Thomas Mesereau and co-counsels Robert Sanger, Steve Cochran and Susan Yu -- assert the "invasion of the defense camp . . . is the kind of outrageous conduct that the court has repeatedly warned prosecutors about."
Mr. Sanger stated in the motion: "At minimum, suppression and the return of the items to Mr. Jackson's present attorneys is a necessary step towards remedying this type of misconduct by overzealous government agents."
Mr. Jackson is accused of lewd conduct, administering alcohol to commit molestation, conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. He pleaded not guilty to all charges April 30. Trial has tentatively been scheduled to begin Sept. 13.
In response to the defense motion to suppress evidence, prosecutors say they didn't realize Mr. Miller was employed by a lawyer retained by Mr. Jackson when they searched his office. Mr. Sneddon and Senior Deputy District Attorneys Ron Zonen, Gerald Franklin and Gordon Auchincloss say they were looking at Mr. Miller for other reasons.
The affidavit in support of the warrant cited Mr. Miller's reported role in renting a storage unit where he allegedly stashed letters written by Mr. Jackson, according to the prosecution's response written by Mr. Franklin.
Mr. Franklin said another reason for the search was because Mr. Miller was present during the filming of Mr. Jackson's rebuttal to a BBC video showing the entertainer holding hands with the boy who now accuses him and stating that he shares his bed with children.
However, defense lawyers maintained prosecutors knew they were raiding the defense camp. A sheriff's report dated Sept. 10, 2003, indicated Mr. Geragos was an attorney who worked for Mr. Jackson and references correspondence between Mr. Geragos and Mr. Miller.
Mr. Sanger asserts that a memo written by Mr. Sneddon shows that prosecutors knew Mr. Miller was a private investigator. The memo dated Nov. 10, 2003, details how "Tom Sneddon, himself, in an unorthodox move, drove from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles and surveilled Mr. Miller's office. Mr. Sneddon, himself, took pictures of the office. He looked up Mr. Miller's telephone number in the Beverly Hills Yellow Pages," the defense motion says.
Throughout the case, Judge Melville has routinely sealed search warrants and motions, releasing only scant portions that provide little detail about the alleged crimes. Media attorney Theodore Boutrous, who has repeatedly fought for more access to these documents, filed an appeal Thursday with the State Court of Appeal's 2nd District in Ventura.
Fuente: MJJ Forum / Santa Barbara Newspress
