J.D. Tomlinson
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Well, you know, I must have a caveat because I do love and respect Chris Cook. I really do. He's been there for me a lot in my career. Where I disagree with his opinion is the idea that I didn't have any experience with the idea that maybe Tony Sillow couldn't be objective.
Well, you know, I must have a caveat because I do love and respect Chris Cook. I really do. He's been there for me a lot in my career. Where I disagree with his opinion is the idea that I didn't have any experience with the idea that maybe Tony Sillow couldn't be objective.
And I think where I diverge from Judge Cook is that I had a very real experience on why Tony Sillow couldn't be objective when involving the Nancy Smith case. He was involved in that case in the later stages of it. And in my humble opinion, Joe, anybody that looks at that case and doesn't do the right thing is just... It's scary. It's scary. So I did have an experience.
And I think where I diverge from Judge Cook is that I had a very real experience on why Tony Sillow couldn't be objective when involving the Nancy Smith case. He was involved in that case in the later stages of it. And in my humble opinion, Joe, anybody that looks at that case and doesn't do the right thing is just... It's scary. It's scary. So I did have an experience.
And I think where I diverge from Judge Cook is that I had a very real experience on why Tony Sillow couldn't be objective when involving the Nancy Smith case. He was involved in that case in the later stages of it. And in my humble opinion, Joe, anybody that looks at that case and doesn't do the right thing is just... It's scary. It's scary. So I did have an experience.
And I know that the relationship that he shares with Attorney Rosenbaum, who was the assistant prosecutor, that I know that was a mentor protege type relationship. And so the idea that he's going to be objective in undoing such a major case for someone that's arguably his mentor is almost impossible to conceive.
And I know that the relationship that he shares with Attorney Rosenbaum, who was the assistant prosecutor, that I know that was a mentor protege type relationship. And so the idea that he's going to be objective in undoing such a major case for someone that's arguably his mentor is almost impossible to conceive.
And I know that the relationship that he shares with Attorney Rosenbaum, who was the assistant prosecutor, that I know that was a mentor protege type relationship. And so the idea that he's going to be objective in undoing such a major case for someone that's arguably his mentor is almost impossible to conceive.
And so I knew that I had to be quick about it, because if I wasn't quick about it, I don't think it would ever be done. And I still don't think it'll ever get done.
And so I knew that I had to be quick about it, because if I wasn't quick about it, I don't think it would ever be done. And I still don't think it'll ever get done.
And so I knew that I had to be quick about it, because if I wasn't quick about it, I don't think it would ever be done. And I still don't think it'll ever get done.
You know, Joe, I think we're also getting in this dangerous territory where we're not. I mean, the idea that you could ever prove them guilty with this evidence objectively is impossible. Now we're getting in this dangerous territory where we're having to prove their innocence. And that's significant because that is not the standard.
You know, Joe, I think we're also getting in this dangerous territory where we're not. I mean, the idea that you could ever prove them guilty with this evidence objectively is impossible. Now we're getting in this dangerous territory where we're having to prove their innocence. And that's significant because that is not the standard.
You know, Joe, I think we're also getting in this dangerous territory where we're not. I mean, the idea that you could ever prove them guilty with this evidence objectively is impossible. Now we're getting in this dangerous territory where we're having to prove their innocence. And that's significant because that is not the standard.
And so when the case is that bad that you have to then just continue to try to find out ways to prove these guys innocent, which is, it's difficult. I was talking with my father. I said, I can't prove you didn't kill Marsha Blakely on August 8th, 1991. I can't prove that. So we're in this dangerous territory now where we're trying to actually just argue actual innocence.
And so when the case is that bad that you have to then just continue to try to find out ways to prove these guys innocent, which is, it's difficult. I was talking with my father. I said, I can't prove you didn't kill Marsha Blakely on August 8th, 1991. I can't prove that. So we're in this dangerous territory now where we're trying to actually just argue actual innocence.
And so when the case is that bad that you have to then just continue to try to find out ways to prove these guys innocent, which is, it's difficult. I was talking with my father. I said, I can't prove you didn't kill Marsha Blakely on August 8th, 1991. I can't prove that. So we're in this dangerous territory now where we're trying to actually just argue actual innocence.
And the standard is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It's not even close. It's not even close.
And the standard is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It's not even close. It's not even close.
And the standard is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It's not even close. It's not even close.