"Our office has already launched an investigation into police misconduct in this case, specifically for obstruction of governmental administration and hindering prosecution," said Joseph Petrosino, the chief of the felony trial division and a prosecutor in the trial.
Mr. D'Angelo is being charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, hindering prosecution and obstructing governmental administration, the detective said.
The focus on individuals, however vile they may be, signifies a shift away from the more difficult, long-term work of making institutions such as the Crown Prosecution Service and other governmental departments accountable.
The new constitutional amendment (again) kills off the independence of the judiciary, brings universities under (even more) governmental control, opens the door to political prosecutions, criminalizes homelessness, makes the recognition of religious groups dependent on their cooperation with the government and weakens human rights guarantees across the board.
Meanwhile, in practically the same governmental breath, there came proposals for the prosecution of negligent bankers and a coherent system of food labelling.
Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson said that in criminal cases, for instance, it would be unconscionable to allow the government "to undertake prosecution and then invoke its governmental privileges to deprive the accused of anything which might be material to his defense".
He was charged with hindering prosecution, tampering with evidence and obstructing governmental administration, Chief Allee said.
The agreement by the Senate to transfer evidence from the Balco steroid prosecution to the United States Anti-Doping Agency completed an extraordinary governmental double-reverse.
In a reply, the Prosecution sought to clarify that its request for access to governmental archives was not a demand for general access but rather a request "to survey archives in order to establish what documents, if any, may be pertinent to Tribunal proceedings" (see Prosecutor v. Milošević 27 February 2003, para. 3, note 8; 14 February 2003; 19 February 2003).
