...kidnapping, rape by force, forcible copulation of a minor victim, sexual battery, unlawful sexual intercourse, threats to commit crime resulting in death and false imprisonment... (VERY SERIOUS STUFF!) The defense had filed a motion that there was failure to provide adequate discovery. (SUCH A BASIC THING!)
Prosecutor Luke Brownfield. Defense: Ben McLaughlin Judge: Feeney
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This may be a 'win' for Ben Mclaughlin, whose partner is the on-again-off-again Assistant District Attorney (who, of course, must recuse herself from any action on this and any other case involving Ben and the firm he now works for) - but it is NOT a win for the people of this community.
Innocent til proven guilty - but a case like that falls through the cracks? That is a terrible thing.
A discovery violation is pretty easy to avoid, and dismissal is very, very rarely a sanction. So it seems likely that there is more to this.
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