tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post7020715727798605227..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Taking Another Look at the Fuller Shufflelegalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-57466485919591247272008-01-17T18:52:00.000-06:002008-01-17T18:52:00.000-06:00I appreciate your brutal honesty. Perhaps we are m...I appreciate your brutal honesty. Perhaps we are more on the same page than I thought. Technically, there should be something that can be done about a corrupt federal judge. I agree impeachment is unlikely. But Congressional action seems the best remedy. Of course, that requires political will, and I'm not sure the Dems have that.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-41985657694742088022008-01-16T10:18:00.000-06:002008-01-16T10:18:00.000-06:00That's a better statement of the law than your pri...That's a better statement of the law than your prior one on this issue. Glad to see you cleared it up.<BR/><BR/>I have not read Siegleman's brief, but if I had to guess, based on the language of the Fuller opinion, the gov argued that there was no direct evidence of a quid pro quo, and therefore, a substantial question was created as to the validity of the conviction. If he did in fact make such an argument, then it would be clearly in error because, as you have shown, direct evidence is not necessary.<BR/><BR/>Now, the gov may have argued that there was no evidence at all to support a bribery conviction, but he would have a high burden with that argument, because judges will hardly ever touch a jury's finding of fact to support the conviction, especially on a post trial release request. <BR/><BR/>One thing you also have to remember is that a federal district judge is as close to god as there is in America. They can act with virtual impunity. That is why lawyers walk on eggshells in federal court. Once you tick off a federal judge, you better get out of the way, because he can make your life miserable with no repurcusions. In fact, I think you could probably count on one hand the federal judges that have actually been impeached and removed by congress in the last 20 years. <BR/><BR/>the gov obviously did something to piss off fuller, and fuller wants him to rot in jail as long as possible. while this is certainly unfair, there is little or nothing siegleman can do about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com