Epstein Secrets

npersuaded by the letter and the presentation, but I agreed that I should carefully review transcripts of the recorded statements given to PBPD for Brady issues.15 Since witness credibility was clearly at the fore, I undertook efforts 14 The requested documents and items were never provided. 15 As th

t know if met with Epstein's counsel, or if the meetings were only held with Mr. Roth. Others Whose Counsel I Sought During the Case: till an in Seattle): was not involved in the Epstein investigation. During the pendency of the Epstein investigation, she began investigating David Copperfield, who

ed to provide the draft indictmatt. We understand that we have no statutory right to a FRI 302 that inculpates Mr. Epstein (although we believe that Brady principles would encourage the disclosure of P131 302 reports that exonerate him). We are Lammed that there is information that could be rebutted i

Cl/GCE/11'1i Contact: SA Approved By: Drafted By: Case ID #: Title: COPPERFIELD, DAVID AKA KOTKIN DAVID SETH; - VICTIM; WSTA - NON-LCN; OO: SEATTLE Attn: SAC SSRA Administrative: Reference telcal to SSRA hours on 12/13/2007. Date: 12/12/2007 at 1049 Synopsis: To request SAC authority for t

convicted. Under these cir- cumstances we choose not to catalogue the S. Rich also argues that the Govemmeeyy breached its duty of disclosure under Brady Maryland. 373 U.S. 83. 83 S.Q. 1194. Ib L.Edld 313 (1963). by failing to release Was- goner's grand jury testimony. Under Brady, governmental supp

3(c). *1101 Michael Filipovic, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Vicki W.W. Lai, Research and Writing Attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant. John McKay, United States Attorney, Helen J. Brunner, John J. Lulejian, Susan B. Dohnnaim, As- sistant United St

npersuaded by the letter and the presentation, but I agreed that I should carefully review transcripts of the recorded statements given to PBPD for Brady issues." Since witness credibility was clearly at the fore, I undertook efforts " The requested documents and items were never provided. 15 As the

r if the meetings were only held with Mr. Roth. Others Whose Counsel I Sought During the Case: Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Roe (still an AUSA in Seattle): AUSA Roe was not involved in the Epstein investigation. During the pendency of the Epstein investigation, she began investigating David Copperfie

de v. McLaughlin, 500 U.S. 44, 52-58 (1991) (defining "prompt" under Gerstein's requirement of a prompt judicial determination of probable cause). 6 Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 86 (1963) (holding prosecution's withholding of the confession of defendant's confederate violated defendant's due process

scribing police treating drug possession crimes as a low priority in part because the chief prosecutor "looks at drug possession as a health issue"). Seattle city voters in 2003 approved Initiative 75, which established adult personal marijuana use as "Seattle's lowest law enforcement priority." Seattle Vo