(Liberty County- 04/19/11) In the 12 years old girl Cleveland, Texas rape case, today Judge Mark Morefield has reaffirmed his original 'Gag Order' ruling and now seals the documents related to the case.
Local and national media have expressed interest in taking Judge Morefield's ruling to a legal appeals process. Briefs are expected to be filed as early as next Monday.
Sources allege that Liberty County DA, Mike Little is using the Gag Order for political cover in regard to his failure to investigate and halt the alleged sexual exploitation if the Cleveland, Texas 12 years old girl.
The news media appears to also be alienated because of false or erroneous information related to the prior reporting of the Cleveland, Texas sexual assault case.
Gag Orders- Wikipedia:
A gag order (also known as a gagging order or suppression order) is an order, sometimes a legal order by a court or government, other times a private order by an employer or other institution, restricting information or comment from being made public.
Gag orders are often used against participants involved in a lawsuit or criminal trial. They are also a tool to prevent media from publishing unwanted information on a particular topic. A Criminal Court, for instance, will issue a gag order on the media if the judge believes that potential jurors in a future trial will be influenced by the media reporting or speculation on the early stages of a case. Another example might be to ensure police are not impeded in their investigations by media publicity about a case.
In a similar manner, a 'gag law' is intended to limit freedom of the press, by instituting censorship or restricting access to information.
7 comments:
Little and the first amendment, here we go again. Can the man just schedule a trial and put on his evidence without all of the foot dragging?
What would any defense attorney say that could possibly help their case. Anything they say will sound bad even if it is true. Mike Little wants a gag order for some reason other than what defense attorneys might say. P-O-L-T-I-C-S.
Politics? Our wonderful DA knows this story is being watched by the national media and he doesn't want the fact the Blue man has accused him of sodomizing a black man while he prosecutes all of these black men on the national news.
Morefield is a well spoken Constitutionalist and is well capable of handling the media without a gag order. He must have somehow been convinced an unfair trial could occur if no gag order was in place. I disagree, but I respect the judge.
Just another Liberty County tactic trying to stay out of National news. Like the no fly zone and no media allowed in after Hurricane IKE. Cover up after coverup.
Republicans mess up when they look over their shoulders. Bring your best stuff and do your job. Then you don't have to hope anyone shuts up.......
That is very true. If these people we elect would just do their job and let everyone else do theirs,Liberty County would be better off. They always have to have a click going on here. This one did that and that one didn't do that. DO YOUR JOBS AND STAY OUT OF OFFICE POLITICS.
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