Deputy Takes Papers From Defense Table

[jeselmira2]

"Plain view?" This isn't a crime scene. The officer had no business "screening" the confidential papers of counsel for the defendant (or the state, for that matter) to see if there is any evidence of anything. They are not supposed to sift through papers or try to overhear whispered conversations between the defendant and counsel during trial. While I've seen the latter before, I have never heard of an officer actually reading and taking papers containing confidential communications before.

[yoyo762]

This is no street investigation. In a courtroom or with the client, those documents are confidential. Furthermore, he dug down to find something interesting so even then it was not plain view. WTF are defense attorneys supposed to hide the papers they have in regards to court appearences??? What a liar the deputy was/is. FYI the chief judge in that court has demanded a appearence by the deputy to explain himself and apoligise to the defense attorney. The lying didn't garner him any sympathy .

[yoyo762]

Wow, some nerve that deputy has to finger through documents belonging to the defense attorney. I guess he feels hes above the law and above attorney client privilege. And the judge watched and didn't speak up to the deputy to leave the documents alone. Shows judges are another prosecutor and not unbiased keepers of justice.