tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200063247219569854.post3880815135093048337..comments2023-11-05T02:56:53.212-06:00Comments on Cynthia Henley, Defender of the Accused: Why Lie To Get Convictions?Cynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07993338428737911814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200063247219569854.post-78354404475323226102010-04-01T19:18:29.824-05:002010-04-01T19:18:29.824-05:00Thanks, Bryan. I agree with you. I hate it when ...Thanks, Bryan. I agree with you. I hate it when the injustice system is run by hypocrits who want to prosecute the heck out of some people, yet turn their backs to those like Pikett & cops caught in the headlights lying - why AREN'T they prosecuted?!Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993338428737911814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200063247219569854.post-28769192780458933042010-04-01T09:10:09.271-05:002010-04-01T09:10:09.271-05:00The prosecutors in a cap murder case we were defen...The prosecutors in a cap murder case we were defending last year utilized one of Mr. Pikett's magic dog-sniffs to try to place the defendant at a crime scene over 17 year old. <br />I was kind enough to drop off a copy of the Innocence Project Report to the DA recently (in fact, Lisa Tanner of the AG's office had crowed about the identification of our client last April on the TDCAA forum a couple of days after the 'line-up'--the project makes rather disapproving note of these statements by Ms. Tanner in the the final report issued last year). <br />The DA in our case told me he was never told any of the bad info on Pikett by the AG's office (and it seems that certain prosecutors kept these things under their hat for some time before the cat was let out of the bag). <br />Keith Pikett should be prosecuted for the criminal that he is. Why he has not I do not understand. If a defense expert were caught knowingly presenting such fraudulent evidence in criminal trials, I am quite sure that there would be significant adverse consequences for that person---and quite likely, the attorney who assisted in the fraud and perjury on the court and the defendant. <br /><br />Sorry for the screed. It just still pisses me off to think about that snake-oil salesman getting away with having accused and probably caused possibly innocent people to go to prison.<br /><br />Bryan SimmonsGalvestonLawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297465477507355211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200063247219569854.post-21946419372834733012009-09-23T15:45:30.776-05:002009-09-23T15:45:30.776-05:00Thank you for your comments, Texas Ghostwriter. A...Thank you for your comments, Texas Ghostwriter. And I believe from reading your blog that you are on the up and up. I think that in most professions you will have a lot of good & perhaps a few bad. It is just more important when you are talking about taking away freedom, or even life, that all be fair & truthful. While this guy's dogs may have superior smell, he has been dishonest about their reliability and the fallibility to the deteriment of more than a couple of people.<br /><br />I can swear that in my 21 years as a lawyer (always on the defense side), I have never tried to alter evidence or obtain false testimony. I've had to deal with conflicts in testimony, and have even presented conflicts in my defense because it is the way the witnesses remember the situation, but I have not encouraged anyone to lie (and I'm essentially trying to keep people out of prison or keep the term of imprisonment as a lower number.)<br /><br />Anyway, thanks again!Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993338428737911814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7200063247219569854.post-83772656239637678862009-09-23T00:02:09.019-05:002009-09-23T00:02:09.019-05:00Justice should be about the truth. It makes no sen...Justice should be about the truth. It makes no sense to put an innocent man in jail because a guilty man will still be walking the streets. Justice is about putting the guilty where they belong and giving peace to a victim. I guess some people's ego get in the way of that. I know there are good people on both sides of the bar that is seeking true justice and I think you are one of them.Texas Ghostriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431137008658324890noreply@blogger.com