Terry’s busy with trial stuff right now, but took the time to send over a quick email about sharing the latest news story about what snitches do in the justice system (as in, throwing a big, fat wrench in the works).

Maybe you’ve already heard about the case.

If not, check out the Miami Herald article here, “Charges dropped in 1999 murder of retired Miami-Dade cop,” for which Terry Lenamon was interviewed and where Lenamon opines about how dangerous using snitch testimony in criminal cases can be.

FYI, Terence Lenamon represents Shannon Dawson, one of the defendants indicted for the murder of Raymond Stanisky based upon testimony given by a snitch who has now recanted his testimony, admitted he lied, and who now faces perjury charges. 

For more on the unreliability of snitch testimony, check out:

"Unreliable Informant Testimony" by Nicholaos Jonas, et al (Chapter 10 of Conviction of the Innocent: Lessons from Psychological Research, edited by Brian L. Cutler, PhD.)

Campbell, Erreka, Ditch the Snitch: Why State and Federal Governments Should Limit the Use and Admissibility of Informant Testimony (December 9, 2010). Available at SSRN:  http://ssrn.com/abstract=1884468 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1884468