By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Senator Ted Stevens is dead and so is one of the prosecutors in the prosecution of the Stevens case, who committed suicide. On Monday, the latest twist in a perplexing case surfaced when NPR’s Carrie Johnson reported that the prosecutors in the bungled 2008 prosecution of the Alaskan senator…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The controversial and bungled Ted Stevens case continues to pop up in the news. The latest: A fed judge in Washington on Tuesday dismissed a civil contempt order against three senior Justice Department lawyers. The judge, Emmet G. Sullivan, found them in contempt for failing to turn over materials…
The judge in this case, Emmet G. Sullivan, who presided over the Ted Stevens case, has a low tolerance in instances where the prosecution fails to share evidence with the defense — or do it in a timely manner. In this instance, Sullivan once again was not happy with the Justice Department. By Del Quentin…
Judge Emmet Sullivan held lawyers in contempt /court photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The fallout from the messy trial of ex-Sen. Ted Stevens won’t be going away any time soon. The latest: The BLT-The Blog of LegalTimes reports that Patty Stemler, one of the four Justice Dept. attorneys held in contempt for failing…
