Lawyer in Moussaoui Case Placed on Leave

[brooklynite]

By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer
10 minutes ago

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On Thursday, Martin, 51, was placed on paid administrative leave from her job as a Transportation Security Administration attorney, where she earned about $120,000 a year.

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In court on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said that Martin violated federal witness rules when she sent trial transcripts to seven aviation witnesses, coached them on how to deflect defense attacks and lied to defense lawyers to prevent them from interviewing witnesses they wanted to call.

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Brinkema said that Martin's actions and other government missteps had left the aviation evidence "irremediably contaminated," and the judge has excluded about half of the prosecution's case against Moussaoui.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060316/ap_on_re_us/moussaoui_lawyer

[madaboutharry]

1. It really amazes me that a person

who passed the bar exam could be so stupid. Either that, or the entire department is flat out corrupt. This is covered by the black and white Rules of Evidence. There is no wiggle room here.

[MadMaddie]

3. She won't have any worries...She will be promoted like all of the

other failures in the * cabal administration. I wouldn't be surprised if she worked directly under Herr Al Gonzalez...she is willing to break the rules and twist laws she will fit in perfectly!!

[quiet.american]

4. Bingo.

No doubt Bush will soon announce she's been appointed as a judge in some crucial seat, probably one which leads directly to the Supreme Court.

[Saphire]

5. hey, I'm not a lawyer, but even I knew that illegal.

[AngryAmish]

7. She may not be a trial lawyer

In other words she is a bureaucrat. They can be quite dim.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. It's All Her Fault

You're doing a Heckuva Job Martin

[CRK7376]

6. Bye-Bye!

Life in jail I say.....