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Manuscript draft / legal memoir / narrative
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or memoir dated April 2, 2012. The narrator describes assisting State Attorney Rundle with an appeal regarding the prosecution of John Connolly, a former FBI agent connected to the Whitey Bulger gang. The text details the preparation for the appeal via a 'moot court' and reflects on the corruption of law enforcement and the judiciary in Boston during the Bulger era.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Connolly | Defendant / Former Law Enforcement |
Had a plausible statute of limitations argument on appeal regarding a murder; currently in prison.
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| Rundle | State Attorney |
Asked the narrator to consult with her appellate lawyers.
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| Narrator ('I') | Legal Consultant / Author |
Consulted on the appeal, conducted a moot court playing the role of judge.
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| Billy Bulger | Politician |
Appointed corrupt judges to 'his' bench; brother of Whitey; retired from politics but still admired in Boston.
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| Whitey | Criminal / Gang Leader |
Member of the Bulger gang; currently in prison.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| State Attorney’s Office |
Successfully prosecuted Connolly.
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| Federal Prosecutors in Boston |
Collaborated with the narrator on the appellate brief.
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| Bulger gang |
Described as 'now history'.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by footer stamp).
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Relationships (3)
I was asked by State Attorney Rundle to consult with her appellate lawyers
Implied through context of 'Bulger gang' and naming convention.
Key Quotes (3)
"There is nothing more corrosive to the administration of justice than corrupt law enforcement officials (except, perhaps, corrupt judges, several of whom Billy Bulger had appointed to “his” bench)."Source
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"It was the first time I recall cheering when I heard that the prosecution had won an appeal."Source
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"The “moot court,” as it turned out, was more grueling than the actual argument"Source
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successfully prosecuted for it by the State Attorney’s Office. The problem was that several years had passed between the murder and the prosecution and Connolly had a plausible statute of limitations argument on appeal.
I was asked by State Attorney Rundle to consult with her appellate lawyers and to prepare them for what they expected would be a grueling oral argument. I agreed and worked with them, and with federal prosecutors in Boston, on the appellate brief. I also conducted a “moot court” in which I played judge and asked the hardest questions I could come up with. The “moot court,” as it turned out, was more grueling than the actual argument, and the prosecution won the appeal. It was the first time I recall cheering when I heard that the prosecution had won an appeal.
There is nothing more corrosive to the administration of justice than corrupt law enforcement officials (except, perhaps, corrupt judges, several of whom Billy Bulger had appointed to “his” bench). The Bulger gang is now history. Whitey and Connolly are in prison, probably for the rest of their lives. Billy is “retired” from politics, but still widely admired by some in Boston, who ought to know better.
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