August 05, 2008

Let's check out Dr. Cyril Wecht again

Oh, Joy! Looks the previous judge is in some hot water. That's FINE with me. That will give Dr. Cyril Wecht some free time to talk about WAR CRIMES.

Of course, we KNOW there are war criminals and we need to hear this message in the lamestream media NOW.

Three cheers for the News on Dr. Cyril Wecht !!!!

Here are some links to news about that case that came out today. Easier than putting them into any other order, if you ask me.

Virginia
Appeals Court To Decide If Cyril Wecht Has Retrial
KDKA - Pittsburgh,PA,USAPITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― A spirited give and take between a panel of federal appeals court judges and lawyers for the government and Dr. Cyril Wecht's defense ...See all stories on this topic
Wecht's lawyers argue for dismissal
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
By Jason Cato
Lawyers for Dr. Cyril H. Wecht asked a federal appeals court today to dismiss his public corruption case, citing errors by the trial judge. ...See all stories on this topic
Wecht's lawyer asks appeals court to dismiss case
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
AP PITTSBURGH -
Pathologist Cyril Wecht should not be retried on federal fraud and theft charges and the case against him should be dismissed, ...See all stories on this topic
Appeals judges hear Wecht's argument against new trial
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Cyril H. Wecht. Dr. Wecht, the former Allegheny County Coroner, has asked that the charges against him be dismissed because he claims US District Judge ...See all stories on this topic
Swarovski’s green light for expansionWiener Zeitung - Wien,Austria... acquisition makes it
Media has right to know who sits in the jury box, appellate court ...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press - Arlington,VA,USA
Smith found that there was nothing so unusual about the case of Allegheny County Coroner Cyril H. Wecht that it would have warranted an anonymous jury, ...See all stories on this topic
Divided 3rd Circuit says jurors must be ID'd in coroner's trial
First Amendment Center - Nashville,TN,USA
Wecht overturned a federal judge's initial plan to keep the jurors' names from the public in the fraud trial earlier this year of former Allegheny County ...See all stories on this topic
Wecht's attorneys claim double jeopardy
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
This time, Dr. Wecht's defense will argue that Judge Schwab erred in declaring a mistrial in April following the declaration of a hung jury after 10 days of ...See all stories on this topic
Oral arguments to take place in Wecht retrial case
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
AP PITTSBURGH - The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments on whether celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht should be retried on fraud ...See all stories on this topic
The Daily MuckTPM - New York,NY,USA(ADN)
A federal appeals court rejected Friday a plan to keep the jurors in the Cyril Wecht case anonymous. A US District Court judge had proposed a plan of ...
Wecht's lawyer asks appeals court to dismiss case
PITTSBURGH - Pathologist Cyril Wecht should not be retried on federal fraud and theft charges and the case against him should be dismissed, his lawyer told an appellate court on Monday.
Pennsylvania News Headlines from... - http://www.phillyburbs.com/
Panel criticizes Wecht judge
The federal appeals panel says the blame lies with US District Judge Arthur J. Schwab, not the jury that deadlocked on a verdict in the public corruption trial of the former Allegheny County coroner.Tribune-Review News - http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/
FBI Agents Tampered With Wecht Jury, Beyond What 3rd Circuit Permitted
By testing
With regard to the rights of defendant Wecht, the July 13, 2006 order of the Board of Judges and the District Judge’s proposed voir dire process for this case should be modified to disclose more information. The parties should be given ...Cafe Talk - http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/
"Appeals judges hear Wecht's argument against new trial"
By Howard Bashman "
Appeals judges hear Wecht's argument against new trial":
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this news update. And Jason Cato of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined "Wecht's lawyers argue for dismissal."
Wecht's lawyers argue for dismissal
Lawyers for Dr. Cyril H. Wecht asked a federal appeals court today to dismiss his public corruption case, citing errors by the trial judge.
PittsburghLIVE.com - http://www.pittsburghlive.com
Wecht Lawyers: New Trial Would Be Double Jeopardy
Aug 4, 2008 ... Attorneys for Dr. Cyril Wecht are hoping to help their client avoid a second corruption trial. Lawyers are going to be in federal appeals ...

Appeals court: Wecht jurors must be identified
Ruling overturned judge's plan to withhold names in celebrity coroner's fraud trial.
August 3, 2008

A federal appeals court has rejected the use of anonymous jurors in a coroner's trial, calling their identification a ''well-established part of American judicial tradition.''The 118-page ruling Friday overturned a district court judge's initial plan to keep the jurors' names from the public in the fraud trial earlier this year of former Allegheny County Coroner Cyril Wecht.U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab had proposed the plan to prevent news agencies from interviewing the families or friends of prospective jurors. But the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, siding with news organizations and Wecht, blocked Schwab's plan in a brief order issued in January, before trial.Despite the order, the judge only allowed the names of the seated jurors to be read once in open court.

The 3rd Circuit noted that nearly all defendants have friends and enemies, so the court said Schwab's reasoning ''would justify anonymity in virtually every jury trial, whether or not it attracts media attention.''''Of course, in a given case, a risk of jury tampering or excessive media harassment may exist,'' Judges D. Brooks Smith wrote for the 2-1 majority. ''But we are satisfied that district judges are well-positioned to address these risks on a case-by-case basis, and in such cases, to make particularized findings on the record.
''The ruling comes just days before the 3rd Circuit hears arguments in Wecht's appeal. His trial ended in a hung jury in April, and his lawyers hope to avert a new trial on double-jeopardy grounds. Arguments on that issue are slated for Monday.
Circuit Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen dissented, saying the decision will cause problems at the district level. ''It amounts to impermissible micromanagement of procedures and decisions that are properly delegated to the discretion of district judges,'' Van Antwerpen wrote.Wecht is accused of using his former county office staff to do work that benefited his private practice.
Lawyer David J. Bird, who represents the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, called Friday's opinion important.The decision ''should create a precedent that makes it clear that in most circumstances the use of a truly anonymous jury will not be proper,'' Bird said.

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