Attorney in Arizona Criminal Gun-Trafficking Case Looking for Holes in Evidence

It’s important for Attorneys to be thorough when pursuing criminal defense.

Posted by: Nick Alcock, Attorney at Law for The Criminal Defense Lawyers at Alcock & Associates, Phoenix, Arizona

Texas criminal defense lawyers are investigating the Justice Department’s Fast and Furious investigation of cross-border gun smuggling, using routine “discovery” rules that allow defendants to look for flaws in prosecutors’ evidence, statements and purpose.

“As the lawyer for Jose Sauceda–Cuevas, I’ve got to look at every possibility,” including agency misconduct, that would help him in the courtroom, said David Dudley, a Harvard-trained criminal defense lawyer based in Los Angeles.

The U.S. Attorney for the Arizona district is charging Dudley’s client with 25 counts related to gun trafficking. The charges include 10 false statement made during gun purchases, five identity theft charges, five counts for felony possession of a gun, and “five counts of Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm,” according to a May 19 press statement.

“The defendant orchestrated straw purchases of over 110 assault rifles and pistols in a multi–state enterprise to provide weapons for the drug war” in Mexico, the statement said.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/29/gunrunner-lawyers-seek-discovery/#ixzz1QgZ948FA

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