Posted on 02/22/2020 3:08:51 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Roger Stone has filed a motion asking the presiding judge to recuse herself over concerns about her partiality after she made comments praising the “integrity” of jurors during Stone’s sentencing hearing.
Attorneys for Stone, an associate of President Donald Trump, filed a motion (pdf) on Friday asking Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee, to recuse herself because she praised the jurors’ “integrity” before deciding on Stone’s request for a new trial that rests on the issue of whether the jurors demonstrated integrity and were impartial.
Stone had asked for a new trial on Feb. 14, a day after his team raised concerns over potential bias from a juror who voted to convict the Trump associate. Stone’s legal team alleged in its motion that an unnamed juror misled the court regarding her ability to remain “unbiased and fair” and that the juror attempted to cover up evidence that would contradict her claims that she was impartial.
This comes after media reports from Feb. 13 found that a woman who identified herself as the foreperson of the jury that convicted Stone had previously posted critical posts about Trump on social media and defended four prosecutors who withdrew from the case following the Justice Department’s decision to revise the sentencing recommendation.
Following the reports, Trump accused the foreperson of the jury of harboring “significant bias” in a Twitter post. “Now it looks like the foreperson in the jury, in the Roger Stone case, had significant bias. Add that to everything else, and this is not looking good for the ‘Justice’ Department,” he wrote.
In Friday’s motion, Stone’s attorneys argued that Jackson’s statement: “[t]he jurors who served with integrity under difficult circumstances cared,” would lead a “reasonably informed observer” to raise questions about the judge’s impartiality.
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L8r
Thus proving that she is a leftist Hack and that Justice Roberts was totally wrong in his assessment of the Federal Judiciary.
Pardon, immediately after the election.
Reversible error: Juror misconduct.
Thats the least of the comments he should be going after, that one isn’t going to get him anywhere.
Hear ye, hear ye!
Judge Amy is an Obama holdover and should have disqualified herself long ago.
What would you start or go with?
If we were like the leftist, we would dox these people. Maybe there needs to be a list jic
Does Roger Stone have the cash needed for a full-court press legal battle? This one is definitely worth fighting if he does.
That should work. She made many random comments about her relying on Trump’s tweets and many other evidences outside the record of the trial. Purely political and biased witch. She should also be sanctioned.
It would be great to hear from the other jurors in the future in regards to how this juror influenced the decisions of others!.
As much as it would be fair for Trump to pardon Stone there is a lot more to gain by him following the process through, appealing and questioning the basis on which he was arrested in the first place, the Muller hearings and the whole damn sham! If he is properly exonerated through the courts then he can sue. It may never get that far but one lives in hope!
Juror misconduct, and the fact that the judge said he was trying to cover for Trump when that had absolutely nothing to do with any of the charges and just proves bias.
“Juror misconduct, and the fact that the judge said he was trying to cover for Trump when that had absolutely nothing to do with any of the charges and just proves bias.”
The whole trial is a mess and a mistrial.
This elite left wing judge should be fired and disbarred.
Thanks: “Juror misconduct, and the fact that the judge said he was trying to cover for Trump when that had absolutely nothing to do with any of the charges and just proves bias.”
Someone is probably monitoring FR and our comments.
Who knows what can be of help to reverse this bs.
Also, the guilty ones might just reverse this bs and try to walk away.
Thanks again.
Dave
Any of us can help by going to the DC District Court website and get the complaint form fill it out and send it to the clerk. The website describes exactly what judicial misconduct is and in my opinion this Judge’s actions meet that definition.
4. Misconduct and Disability Definitions
(a) Misconduct Generally. Cognizable Misconduct is conduct prejudicial
to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the
courts. Cognizable misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the
following:
(1) Violation of Specific Standards of Judicial
Conduct. Cognizable misconduct includes:
(D) engaging in partisan political activity or
making inappropriately partisan statements;
I don't think so, he's a friend and we had a fundraiser for him here in Buffalo. He has lost everything and now lives in an apartment. Millions spent on this crap.
The judgette should go back to chasing amber lamps
The appeals court ordering a new trial should be a no-brainer.
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