tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post115498559441042394..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Shifting the BlameGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1155047950344589152006-08-08T09:39:00.000-05:002006-08-08T09:39:00.000-05:00Somthing you might want to take a look at is no ta...Somthing you might want to take a look at is no tape recording. In my experience, the cops tape but decide not to keep it only after they hear it and there's contradictory informaton on it. It's a common practice and they justify it by saying the quality of the conversation was bad, even if they were the only ones who got to listen to it. No sntich statement and changing reports are pretty good indicators of a buy they're trying to factually adjust.<BR/><BR/>What troubles me is that Grayson and the DEA supervisor who is suppose to supervise Stutes could have seen this creative writing assignement a mile away.<BR/><BR/>Grayson is working with a local investigator who is deputized by DEA, has DEA powers, DEA authority, and has unfettered access to DEA funds and resourcs, but DEA has absolutely no control over what he does. There are more differences than similarities between Stutes and a DEA Agents yet he shares the same authority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1155046119166787882006-08-08T09:08:00.000-05:002006-08-08T09:08:00.000-05:00It appears that Edward was not in the house when i...It appears that Edward was not in the house when it was raided. If he wasn't and he's the one who sold the dope, why didn't they secure the place while they were applying for the warrant and keep a tail on Edward so they could arrest him when he left the residence. Since Edward wasn't in the house when it was raided the money and the bottle may have been on him. Up to now this is just bad police work which is common and prosecutors creatively fix in the courtroom every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1155044893836108312006-08-08T08:48:00.000-05:002006-08-08T08:48:00.000-05:00Stutes and Grayson went to the jail because a snti...Stutes and Grayson went to the jail because a sntich called, an old police report, or something along those lines that triggered an historical connection to the 72 grams. <BR/>But even if the snitches in jail wanted to testify that they sold drugs to Edward or Ann, there are ways to corroborrate their testimony. Anytime you sell drugs, there are phone calls, car trips, hotel bills, witnesses, and other forms of evidence independent of what you say to prove what you say. Grayson knows that and if he didn't provide supporting information for those sntiches, he and Stutes should be investigated for subjornation of perjury. <BR/>You can't sell that much dope over a long period of time and not have a mountain of independent records that in effect reconstruct your day.<BR/>As for the buy, you serialize the money, you don't take a sntich statement, you don't keep the tape, and then you don't find the money you just serialized. HmmmmmmmmmmmmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com