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Wecht Midweek Review

April 23, 2008 in Prosecutorial Misconduct, Public Corruption by Dave Westheimer | No comments

The latest developments in the bizarre aftermath of the mistrial of of former Allegheny County Coroner Cyril Wecht:

  • A defense motion for dismissal alleges that the FBI falsified the proabable cause affidavit that led to the search of Wecht’s office in 2005, then deliberately hid the information from the defense (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review).
  • The juror who was excused from deliberations has stated that he never asked to be excused, contrary to what the trial record states (WTAE-TV).
  • The Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and WPXI-TV have asked US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to overturn US District Judge Arthur Schwab’s decision not to release the identities of jurors until after the case is resolved; that ruling applies to jurors who heard the first trial and those yet to be seated for the second trial, scheduled to begin May 27 (Tribune-Review).

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