Commonwealth v. Orie, Round Two.

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | August 31, 2011

No. 702

 Please be aware that the Commonwealth has the burden of proof with regard to the new criminal charges, as it does in every criminal case. Don’t underestimate how heavy that burden can be.   Assume, in the words of Judge Manning, that Ray Charles (and everybody else) can see that certain documents are forgeries in the sense that they clearly contain cut and paste signatures. Who, then, personally committed the forgery?

A telling fact is that the DA’s spokesman stated that the decision has not been made which Orie underlings to prosecute.The prosecution’s case is built upon the testimony of Orie assistants who are bargaining for clemency.  Will their testimony against Orie be credible? Will it be enough to convict beyond a reasonable doubt?

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