Lawyer Trick Backfires

Ah the wheels of justice. This is obviously a lawyer trick that will not be repeated anytime soon. We did find it interesting that the lawyer said that he was afraid to cross examine the witness that he thought that there was chance that he would be arrested for intimidation as well and asked for assurances from the prosecutors that would guarantee his not being arrested as well. If there is a conviction its a sure bet that this will end up in appeals as the judge says with his gavel. Bamm Bamm


A San Francisco murder suspect's attorney sought assurances Wednesday that he would not be arrested for arranging what prosecutors called a "blatant act of witness intimidation" involving eight suspected gang members who stood up during a witness' testimony.


The defendant, Charles "Cheese" Heard, 25, was ordered to stand trial Wednesday on murder, attempted robbery and weapons charges linked to the slaying of Richard Barrett, 29, outside a Broadway nightclub in November 2008. Prosecutors say that Heard was after Barrett's gem-encrusted pendant of the Flintstones' Bamm-Bamm character.


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