Zimmerman prosecutor threatened to sue Harvard

[Bonehead]

Dershowitz: Zimmerman prosecutor threatened to sue Harvard

By Joshua Rhett Miller
Published June 07, 2012
FoxNews.com

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When Alan Dershowitz blasted the prosecutor in the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin case, she went straight to his boss at Harvard Law School to complain, according to the legal legend.
Angela Corey, the state attorney who charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of the unarmed teen, threatened to sue the law school and Dershowitz for libel and slander during a “40-minute rant,” according to Dershowitz. The "Reversal of Fortune" lawyer — who has said Corey overreached with the charge against Zimmerman — told FoxNews.com he hopes the attorney for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit Court follows through.
“It’s certainly professional to respond, but by calling the dean and threatening to sue the school, which she knows she cannot do, is unprofessional,” Dershowitz told FoxNews.com. “I would welcome a lawsuit from Corey. It would give me a chance to prove what an awful thing she did.”
Dershowitz, who penned a column for Newsmax revealing Corey's call to the school, said he’s received “a lot” of letters of support.
Corey’s “beef,” Dershowitz wrote, pertained to his criticism of the state attorney’s filing of a “misleading affidavit” to support the second-degree murder charge against Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
“When the communications official explained to her that I have a right to express my opinion as ‘a matter of academic freedom,’ and that Harvard has no control over what I say, she did not seem to understand,” Dershowitz wrote. “She persisted in her nonstop whining, claiming that she is prohibited from responding to my attacks by the rules of professional responsibility — without mentioning that she has repeatedly held her own press conferences and made public statements throughout her career.”
Jackelyn Barnard, a spokesperson from Corey's office, told Fox News that Corey has no comment at this time.
“She should go back to law school, where she will learn that it is never appropriate to submit an affidavit that contains a half truth, because a half truth is regarded by the law as a lie, and anyone who submits an affidavit swears to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth,” Dershowitz’s column continued.
A new bond hearing has been set for June 29 for Zimmerman, who returned to jail Sunday after his bond was revoked. He has pleaded not guilty in Martin’s death, claiming self-defense.




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I would love to see this happen. Dershowitz is having a "come at me bro" moment. he isn't backing down or walking back his comments.



I think he is right. more importantly I think he can legally PROVE he is right.

[yocan]

if he could prove he was right, it would be grounds for disbarring, however when was the last time you heard of a lawyer persuing a charge for political and false reasons getting disbarred? I've never heard of a high profile lawyer getting disbarred.

This is i turning into her worst nightmare, I pray it ruins her political aspirations, and if she runs for something the harvard professors end up on tv mocking her stupidity. messing with harvard is probably not the best career move for lawyers.

[getanxd]

i think this is great and would love to see her in jail over it as someone said on here when all this stuff came out about her overreaching with a murder 2 charge...geeeeze even i know it ain't no where near anything, but manslaughter, if that! murder is intent!

ETA: i take it she didn't graduate from 'Haaaaaavard!' huh? but i do hope she gets the proper justice for what did she say, "the sweet, sweet treyvon..."?

[TX-Kevin]

The prosecutor involved in the Duke Lacrosse case was disbarred after all of the evidence came out. I'm not saying that this will result in the same, but it certainly appears that she overreached.

[CW45]

Originally Posted by TX-Kevin

The prosecutor involved in the Duke Lacrosse case was disbarred after all of the evidence came out. I'm not saying that this will result in the same, but it certainly appears that she overreached.

If she thinks Dershowitz will let this quietly go away she is sadly mistaken. He will pillory her and continue to do it and make her into a circus sideshow.

She really screwed up when she contaced his employer and they basically told the twit to sit and spin.

[katokahn99]

"Overreached" = LIED

[dhgunit]

Did anyone else read the affidavit? Dershowitz is being pretty nice saying it contained half-truths.

[john_bud]

Originally Posted by dhgunit

Did anyone else read the affidavit? Dershowitz is being pretty nice saying it contained half-truths.

Interesting how a lie can be a "half" anything but a lie...


Oops! Guess I'm not going to ever be a prosecutor (or politician)

[Bonehead]

Dershowitz should work with Zmans defense.

how great would it be to see them stand across from each other at trial and have him destroy her and her case.

[Steak]

Very interesting, I read this the other day when I came across it and got a good laugh.

I'm wondering when the 4-5 members on this site who are "friends of treyvon" will chime in with how this means nothing etc etc.....

Can't wait until this whole case is over.