Wednesday, March 13, 2024

In the Georgia case...

Judge Scott McAfee tossed six charges contained in the indictment, including three of Trump’s counts, but his ruling does not impact the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charge that serves as the foundation of the historic prosecution.

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Each of the tossed charges related to alleged efforts by Trump and some of his co-defendants, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, to solicit Georgia officials to violate their oaths of office.

The judge ruled that while the charges do contain the “essential” elements of each crime, they fail to provide enough detail for the defendants to mount their defenses.

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“The Court’s concern is less that the State has failed to allege sufficient conduct of the Defendants – in fact it has alleged an abundance,” McAfee wrote. “However, the lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is, in the undersigned’s opinion, fatal.”

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The judge wrote that, even if the statute of limitations expires, the state will receive a six-month extension from Wednesday to resubmit its case to a grand jury. He also said prosecutors could request [...] a certificate allowing them to appeal, which he would “likely grant” because of a lack of precedent.

  The Hill
Judge McAfee is young, but obviously very serious about the law. That's a good thing.

And I think this is probably an indication that he's not going to disqualify Fani Willis.


...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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