Chris Bray: Mosquito Won't Stop Buzzing in Court's Ear
Two weeks ago, Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara Healy Smith had a very bad day in court during oral argument before a panel of judges from the First Circuit. Today, amazingly, she's going for a do-over, filing a letter with the court to challenge arguments made by Eamonn Dornan, the exceptionally sharp lawyer who argued the Belfast Project appeal for Anthony McIntyre and Ed Moloney. More in a moment, but here's the letter:
Healy Letter
The remarkable thing is that Barbara Healy Smith spoke after Eamonn Dornan in court. She had an opportunity to challenge or rebut anything he told the judges. Having failed to do that, she now in effect comes padding back into the courtroom two weeks later, holds up a finger, and says, "And another thing...."
Lawyers, is this sort of thing common? Is it regarded as ethical? At the very least, it seems sniveling and unprofessional.
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I,m going to wake up at any moment to find out that this whole affair has just been a modern day Shakespearian farce...it surely cant be for real..
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ReplyDeleteunfortunately it is for real.
What isn't real is the professed motives of seeking justice!