Ohio Judge Does the Right Thing in Rape Case.
Evidence is destroyed to protect the victim and to prevent people from abusing her after the fact, with use of the videos, pictures and voice recordings from the case.
Apparently no actual primary evidence is being destroyed other than the secondary evidence made by the prosecutors and police at the time and shown to the jury, during the trial. That is voice recordings, pictures, and videos. The primary evidence is being retained. Too bad this kind of stuff keeps getting used as some kind of political football by those on the right who can’t seem to read or comprehend what their own stories say. These continued transgressions by those who would bend the news for their political agenda seems to me to be more appalling than what this judge Has determined is in the best interests of the court and the victim in this case.
Judge backs destruction of evidence in Ohio rape case
Published February 09, 2014
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Legal experts say the destruction of evidence ordered in a fatal Ohio rape case was likely justified by harm that could occur if the material became public.
At issue are photos and audio and video recordings collected in the investigation into the 2012 death of Deanna Ballman and her nearly full-term child at the hands of a doctor convicted of killing her with a heroin overdose.
Delaware County Judge Duncan Whitney approved a prosecutor's request late last year to destroy the evidence once the case is wrapped up.
Assistant Delaware County prosecutor Kyle Rohrer argued the evidence was obscene because its purpose was to arouse lust.
Ohio State University law professor Doug Berman says preserving evidence should be the norm, but the risk of the material being released must be considered.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/0...n-evidence-in-ohio-rape-case/?intcmp=trending
I ban no one because I am not a chickenshit who can't face the wrath of fools.
Evidence is destroyed to protect the victim and to prevent people from abusing her after the fact, with use of the videos, pictures and voice recordings from the case.
Apparently no actual primary evidence is being destroyed other than the secondary evidence made by the prosecutors and police at the time and shown to the jury, during the trial. That is voice recordings, pictures, and videos. The primary evidence is being retained. Too bad this kind of stuff keeps getting used as some kind of political football by those on the right who can’t seem to read or comprehend what their own stories say. These continued transgressions by those who would bend the news for their political agenda seems to me to be more appalling than what this judge Has determined is in the best interests of the court and the victim in this case.
Judge backs destruction of evidence in Ohio rape case
Published February 09, 2014
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Legal experts say the destruction of evidence ordered in a fatal Ohio rape case was likely justified by harm that could occur if the material became public.
At issue are photos and audio and video recordings collected in the investigation into the 2012 death of Deanna Ballman and her nearly full-term child at the hands of a doctor convicted of killing her with a heroin overdose.
Delaware County Judge Duncan Whitney approved a prosecutor's request late last year to destroy the evidence once the case is wrapped up.
Assistant Delaware County prosecutor Kyle Rohrer argued the evidence was obscene because its purpose was to arouse lust.
Ohio State University law professor Doug Berman says preserving evidence should be the norm, but the risk of the material being released must be considered.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/0...n-evidence-in-ohio-rape-case/?intcmp=trending
I ban no one because I am not a chickenshit who can't face the wrath of fools.
