Text message from Gordon Weekes at 1:11 PM today, correcting the PDO’s position last week that no Brady had been received concerning Detective Moretti:
What does it mean regarding any other case where Brady wasn’t sent, in light of the SAO’s position that it may not meet the statutory definition of Brady?
Wait and see …
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SS: ASK LOIS: Why hasn’t the old Broward courthouse been demolished yet?
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JQC’d, Bar suspended attorney to train prosecutors:
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UPDATE 5:01 PM SAO EMAIL:
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Email to the SAO’s PIO at 1:33 PM:
… (H)ave Brady Notices regarding Detective Moretti of Miramar gone out regarding the allegations brought by ASA Boutros and sent in the Jamell Demons case on any other case involving Detective Moretti?
If yes, when?
If no, why not?
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We’re told Moretti was a witness in an Armed Trafficking trial last month that resulted in a mistrial, without a Brady Notice, and that even Demons’ co-defendant, represented by Fred Haddad, may not have received any notices.
Additionally, Gordon Weekes reported earlier this afternoon that the Public Defender’s Office has not received any notices concerning Moretti and the Demons’ issues.
We’ll be sure to update when the SAO responds to our questions …
COMING SOON – State v. Demetrius Denmark …
The deposition transcript of ASA Michelle Boutros has been posted in State v. Jamell Demons. The dueling Brady Notices issue, which has been covered thoroughly in the mainstream press, has been dubbed by some as “Bradygate” in the JAABLOG comments section, so we’re sure Boutros’ testimony will be of great interest here …
Motion To Dismiss For Government And Prosecutorial Misconduct
AND SPEEDY IS RUNNING …
Miami Herald: YNW Melly’s lawyers want to remove the Broward prosecutors’ office from case. But why? (10/2/23)
Tamar Hamilton is first in, hoping to fill County Court Judge, Grp. 25, following Robert Lee’s retirement in 2024.
Firtel for Speiser for Porter for Scherer … retired Miami circuit judge Leon Firtel is taking over coverage duties in the circuit criminal division once assigned to Liz Scherer. Firtel was seen observing in Martin Fein’s division last week, and was with Andy Siegel today. We’re told Mark Speiser was too busy covering civil matters as a senior judge to maintain Scherer’s old division for the long haul, but there’s probably more to the story. In any event, the 17th Circuit’s expensive addiction to senior judges, when plenty of full-time, taxpayer funded judges seem to be anywhere but courtrooms in the afternoons (JAABWALK time?), continues unabated, or at least until the JNC fills the seats recently vacated by Scherer and Dale Cohen …
Lucky Liz – speaking of Scherer, her luck continues to hold. As has already been widely reported, Liz avoided a very public, humiliating, and forever archived on video trip to the Supreme Court woodshed, instead receiving her public reprimand via this order on July 24th. Her legendary absenteeism, tardiness, and near-daily (when she was in court) petulance were unfortunately not part of any findings, but at least her now confirmed perception of bias for the prosecution are part of the record, as another sad and completely avoidable tragedy in the annals of the Broward judiciary is officially closed.
In the meantime, it’s still anyone’s guess as to whether Liz has landed on her feet vis a vis a second act in a media related position, or whether her increasingly bizarre recent social media posts are merely face-saving in design. The Florida Bar website offers no clues, as her current profile still improperly denotes her as a member of the judiciary with a courthouse address …
Chief Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips? – is current Admin. Judge Circuit Civil Phillips Jack Tuter’s heir apparent? That’s the word on the street.
Tuter is termed out in a little more than a year due to the Dale Ross Rule, so his support for a successor could be as instrumental as Peter Weinstein carrying the day for Tuter himself after Weinstein abdicated.
For her part, when asked earlier today whether she was interested in becoming Broward’s second-ever female Chief Judge, Phillips politely responded that she is indeed considering a run …
