Comments on: Special prosecutors appointed in Sherrod Moore case – UPDATED

By: Xenos

Xenos — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:59:49 +0000

Word is that Smith has distanced himself from Melton. Gee, I wonder why? Regardless, no one said Smith was a member of Mensa. Reading his moves is somewhat difficult because of this.

By: curious georgette

curious georgette — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:29:51 +0000

If Smith is as closely allied with Melton as reported, why did he release the Hickman transcripts to the public? Why wouldn’t he try to keep those undercover, since they clearly do damage to Melton and may implicate him in a crime? I’m not sure I understand the pieces of this puzzle well enough to understand why Smith has done the things he has done.

By: Xenos

Xenos — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:09:27 +0000

The whole Danks angle is interesting. He is a longtime friend of Ed Peters going back to when Peters was early DA and Danks was County Attorney. Do you think Danks is nervous with Peters in trouble? Or is Danks going to rat on Frank? Smith made some bad moves in this case because of his (correct) perception that the police are involved. He’s in over his head, the other allegations notwithstanding.

By: ccvz

ccvz — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:53:57 +0000

KM / where does Danks stand in the tampering situation? He’s the only name I haven’t heard caught up in that.

By: killermayor

killermayor — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:50:17 +0000

Robert Smith needs to remove himself from this case as he has proven that he not only has a personal interest in it, but that he also lacks the experience and prosecutorial know-how necessary to tackle it. His representation of a Melton bodyguard served as a guiding light into his current position with one possible side-effect; a sealed federal indictment for jury tampering. (Shirlene Anderson supposedly told a federal grand jury that the defense was communicating with the jury via text messaging during the Melton trial). With this kind of “connection,” Smith has no business prosecuting a murder that Melton probably ordered.

By: ccvz

ccvz — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:32:27 +0000

- There was only one hole dug when Winston and Robert showed up w/ shovel to look for the murder weapon. If they didn’t find it, why would they only dig in once place? You think the Sheriff’s Dept has the murder weapon?
- Smith’s “dealings” with Hickman have not been ‘by the book’, by any means.
So, it sounds to me like Smith wants off this case.