I entered court yesterday to hear the new date of my proposed retrial. The NY District Attorney's office was there to ask Judge Maxwell Wiley to bar me from further disclosing information relating to my trial. Prosecutor, Rachel Ferrari handed the judge a printed copy of my editorial, "Anatomy of a False Rape Claim" and suggested my detailing of a public trial would "poison the jury pool".
Judge Maxwell Wiley wisely decided against it, as Ms Ferrari cited case-law that would bar me from allowing the public to know the sworn testimony of my accuser. She intends to file paperwork within a week. In other words:
If a reporter was in the courtroom during my trial and detailed the claims made in the courtroom, that would not "poison the jury pool" but should I detail them, it would. Does the prosecutor understand that my trial is PUBLIC RECORD or are they actively trying to usurp my 1st Amendment right to free speech?
You decide
Judge Maxwell Wiley wisely decided against it, as Ms Ferrari cited case-law that would bar me from allowing the public to know the sworn testimony of my accuser. She intends to file paperwork within a week. In other words:
If a reporter was in the courtroom during my trial and detailed the claims made in the courtroom, that would not "poison the jury pool" but should I detail them, it would. Does the prosecutor understand that my trial is PUBLIC RECORD or are they actively trying to usurp my 1st Amendment right to free speech?
You decide