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2 Aug, 2008 2:15 am
Divided three-judge Third Circuit panel issues opinion explaining the basis for its earlier order enabling the news media to obtain the names of prospective jurors in the criminal trial
of celebrity coronor Cyril H. Wecht: You can access the Third Circuit's opinion, issued today,
at this link. Circuit Judge D. Brooks Smith wrote the majority opinion, in which Circuit Judge D. ...
14 Feb, 2006 3:04 pm
Today we discuss what happens when a defendant's lawyer talks to the press.
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22 Apr, 2008 12:26 am
It is without doubt that this case has been enormously controversial. First there were questions about whether this case warranted a federal prosecution, and more importantly one with
this many charges. Then there was a seven week trial with a...
5 Jul, 2008 7:12 pm
... -related legal issues see e.g., here and here. The latest turn involves a reunion of sorts with Wecht and some of the jurors who served on
his first trial. Here is an article discussing the recent get-together. A message on PNC Park's electronic scoreboard welcoming a special group to a recent baseball game went unnoticed
by those it was intended to honor. That's because Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, along with five jurors
who voted to acquit the former Allegheny County coroner at his federal public ...
5 Sep, 2008 6:02 pm
... "The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to dismiss charges against Dr. Cyril H. Wecht but it also ordered that a new judge must be assigned if prosecutors proceed with a retrial. Dr. Wecht had
sought to have his case dismissed on double jeopardy grounds, and the appeals ... dismissed." Jason Cato of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined "Judge removed from
Wecht case." And The Associated Press reports that "Court refuses to dismiss pathologist's charges." You ...
9 Nov, 2008 8:14 pm
"Prosecution cuts charges to 14 in new Wecht trial": Yesterday in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Paula Reed Ward had an article that begins,
"Only 14 of the original 84 federal felony charges filed against former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht nearly three years ago remain, after prosecutors yesterday announced that they plan to dismiss 27 counts of theft of honest services." And Jason Cato of
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported yesterday that "Wecht retrial may be moved to Erie."
29 Dec, 2007 4:10 pm
"Feds plan to drop 43 counts in Wecht fraud case": The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today contains an article that begins, "Less than two weeks
before jury ... 43 of the criminal counts against former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht. That motion came on the same day that defense attorneys filed a second petition with ... U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asking that the judge overseeing
the case be removed." And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports today that "Prosecutor cuts Wecht case in half."
2 Jan, 2008 9:25 pm
"1 appeal to delay Wecht trial is rejected": Today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jason Cato has an article, in which I am quoted, that
begins, "A federal appeals court has denied one of three requests to delay the upcoming corruption trial of former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht." And The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports today that "3rd Circuit denies Wecht trial delay."
2 Apr, 2008 6:45 pm
"Wecht defense objects to excusing sick juror": The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette provides a news update that begins, "Attorneys for Dr.
Cyril H. Wecht this afternoon filed an emergency motion asking a judge to vacate his order
excusing a juror who fell ill yesterday afternoon." And Jason Cato of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined "Wecht jury
continues minus-1."
3 Apr, 2008 12:42 pm
... tell judge they're deadlocked": The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette provides a news update that begins, "The jury in the Dr. Cyril H.
Wecht trial told U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab they were deadlocked, but the judge told them to keep deliberating anyway. The jury sent
a note at 1:40 ... unanimous verdict on any of the 41 charges the former county coroner faces." And Jason Cato of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review provides a news update headlined
"Wecht jurors say they are deadlocked."
8 Apr, 2008 6:07 am
"Wecht waits another day": Today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jason Cato has an article that begins, "On one of the warmest days of the
year, with PNC Park packed for the Pirates home-opener, jurors in Dr. Cyril H. Wecht's federal
public corruption trial called it a day before lunch. The six ... hopelessly deadlocked, met Monday from 8 a.m. until 11:55 a.m. before deciding that Wecht, the former Allegheny County coroner, will have to wait at least one more day before learning his ...
17 Apr, 2008 7:15 am
... step aside; Criticizes defense attorneys and refuses to delay retrial": The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today contains an article that begins, "The federal judge presiding in the case
against Dr. Cyril H. Wecht yesterday refused to delay a retrial and said he would not recuse
himself. In ... Western District of Pennsylvania. And today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jason Cato reports that "Coalition urges end to Wecht case." You can view the group's letter at this link.
5 Aug, 2008 1:40 pm
"Panel criticizes Wecht judge": Today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jason Cato has an article that begins, "A federal appeals panel on
Monday criticized a Pittsburgh judge for the way he ended Dr. Cyril H. Wecht's public
corruption trial." And The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports today that "Judges hear Wecht oppose retrial; Defense argues trial judge erred;
prosecutor disagrees."
19 Sep, 2008 1:37 pm
"Wecht lawyers want to petition high court": The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today contains an article that begins, "Attorneys for former Allegheny
County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht have requested a stay from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals so they can petition the U.S. Supreme Court to consider their client's case." And today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jason Cato reports that "Wecht seeks to appeal case to U.S. Supreme Court."
14 May 3:58 pm
"Judge tosses evidence in remaining Wecht corruption charges": Jason Cato of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update that begins, "A
federal judge today crippled the government's chances of retrying Dr. Cyril H. Wecht on public
corruption charges." And Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update headlined "Judge throws out evidence in Wecht case."
I have posted online at this link today's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
17 Dec, 2006 5:27 pm
In a law review article (34 Duq. L. Rev. 797), Cyril H. Wecht (M.D., J.D.) wrote of the
American Board of Forensic Examiners [ABFE]: There is a group called the American Board of Forensic Examiners that has recently flooded the mails. I think if I had what they've paid in
postage in their solicitation campaign, I could retire. You'll have these people coming into your courts and they are going to testify that they are members of the American ...
18 May 5:26 am
... government could not use evidence obtained from two search warrants against former Allegheny County Coroner, Dr. Cyril H.
Wecht, as reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The warrants were issued for Dr. Wecht's pathology
laboratory ... Jerry McDevitt, told the media that, without the evidence, the government has nothing left with which to prosecute Dr. Wecht.
Mr. McDevitt states that the government will be precluded from using evidence obtained with the help of the tainted evidence as well. Mr. ...
24 Oct, 2007 8:55 am
... that begins, "Richard L. Thornburgh, who served as attorney general under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, accused the Justice Department yesterday of
prosecuting a prominent Pennsylvania Democrat for political reasons, one of ... Gazette reports today that "Wecht arguments go to Washington;
The question of whether the prosecution of former Coroner Cyril H. Wecht is politically
motivated reverberates around Capitol Hill." And Jason Cato of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that "' ...
28 Jan, 2008 4:54 am
... Office": The New York Times today contains an article that begins, "By his own count, Dr. Cyril H. Wecht, one of the nation's foremost forensic pathologists, has testified in more than 1,000 civil and criminal trials in his 46-year career, and opined on ...
on television, on radio and in print. But now, for the second time in his life, Dr. Wecht is the accused. In a case Congressional Democrats say
is a politically motivated prosecution by a Republican administration, Dr. Wecht, a ...
6 May, 2008 11:36 am
... counsel and prosecutors contacting jurors and even blogged about jurors contacting defendants and prosecutors. However, it wasn't until the Wecht trial that I finally had the opportunity to highlight the media's interest in reaching out to jurors. Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Post ... filed an
emergency motion with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, asking that the names of jurors in the case against former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht be revealed by the district court..."
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