Power of the prosecution

If this is un-American prosecution before the fact then the media is as much the blame as is the prosecuion. Does "freedom of the press" allow the media, newspaper, radio, tabloid and tv, the right to try and persecute any defendant before the fact!

once again jami am amazed how fair and balanced you are to every low life in the court system?? keep up the good work,

Wait – the prosecution is at fault "Because before police charged Reeves, they arrested Scotty" ? Wow, interesting logic there.

Did the prosecution direct the police to arrest Scotty? Or is it more likely the police acted on what appeared initially to be pretty solid information – bombs, in a house, with threats – that were only exposed later to be lies and an almost inconceivable setup?

And once again – the police took these very understandable initial actions, but this means the prosecution 'must be kept honest'?!?

Spoken like a true defence lawyer! Ha ha ha!

Don't blame the prosecution or the police on this one. The police had more than probable cause to arrest Scott Davis, Jr. for making those pipe bombs, because Reeves did a great job of framing him. But who was it that went above and beyond to exonerate Scott Davis, Jr.? That's right - the same police and prosecutors who you want to villify. To paraphrase Clarice Starling's comments to Hannibal Lecter in the Silence of the Lambs - maybe you should turn that "clairvoyant lens" towards yourself and the media. Or perhaps you're too afraid of what you might see?

I have been watching the case involving the drowning of Adrainna and her comments about not "Bonding" with her child is as cold as any I have heard. I could be given a child off the street and I would have nothing but LOVE for him/her. I have been a step-parent and though the marriage ended in divorce I developed and still maintain a very loving relationship with the children who life I took part in.

Jami,
I would just like to ask the psychologist that was on talking about adrianna's mothers poor parenting skills. Does she also think the prosecuter is a horrid person too because he put the son on the stand? I dont believe the mom drowned her daughter, I think she like all of us under priveledged parents is being slaughtered by the law, if she were wealthy this wouldnt be at trial.

Jami, what is wrong with you? The police investigated a reported crime and let the evidence lead them to the truth.

And the truth was this idiot framed a kid and instead of having tunnel vision they used the evidence to prove that this man had framed a kid.

They proved an innocent man innocent and a guilty man guilty, what else is there to say?

I also watched the Lewis/Hutto trial. The jury found Lewis guilty and maybe she should have been found guilty of her other childs death. I wonder how an eighteen month old child smothered on a sofa while she was in the shower? first, of all, you wouldn't leave an eighteen month old on a sofa sleeping and secondly wouldn't that child just slide off the sofa when they awakened? I feel so bad for Adrianna as she was not loved. A.J. was adorable.

Has Kenneth Reeves been sentenced? I thought sentencing was on October 24, but I have heard nothing and can find nothing written about his sentencing. Thanks

Jami, it is so easy for you to sit at your desk and complain about how unfair the legal system is. Got any solutions? Or do you plan on just sitting there and Hope for Change? That sounds familiar to me....hmmm.

Let's see.

In a perfect world, well in YOUR perfect world, no one would ever be arrested for suspicion of committing a crime, even if initially there is some evidence that supports that suspicion. No one would ever make false claims to generate undue suspicion upon another. No one would ever develop opinions until all the evidence was in, meaning until the defense attorneys had told you what to think. No one would ever be convicted in error. But, of course, we would continue to acquit guilty people on technicalities and defense attorney shenanigans.

Keep your Utopia Jami.

I agree with the LAST WORD on this subject. Although the police eventually arrested the correct person (Reeves) in this case, they arrested the INcorrect person first. I'm wondering, why the rush? Why couldn't the police not have done a more thorough investigation before arresting ANYONE, to make sure the right person was arrested instead? Would it have been so terrible for law enforcement to have taken a little longer to check out all the facts beforehand?

This, I strongly believe, was what Jami was referring to. Or would everyone just prefer to forget cases like the Duke Players or Cynthia Sommer? And of course the famous INNOCENT MAN case out of Ada, OK, where two innocent men were wrongly convicted and one of them almost wrongly executed as well? I guess some people would, unless it happened to one of THEM, or someone close to them. I see absolutely nothing wrong with reminding citizens that it's important to keep law enforcement and prosecutors honest, as doing so protects everyone concerned. Why anyone would have a problem with that is beyond me.