-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: Jason.Unger
Cc: bking
Sent: Mon, Nov 28, 2016 6:30 pm
Subject: Re: REJECT NOMINATION OF BRADLEY KING AS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
Dear Mr. Unger and Florida Supreme Court JNC members:
Thank you all for your vetting eleven judges and lawyers seeking to be our next Florida Supreme Court Justice.
Thank you for asking probing questions of Supreme Court applicants today -- most notably Fifth Circuit State's Attorney Bradley King:
Thank you all for your vetting eleven judges and lawyers seeking to be our next Florida Supreme Court Justice.
Thank you for asking probing questions of Supreme Court applicants today -- most notably Fifth Circuit State's Attorney Bradley King:
1. Mr. BradleyKing made some possible material misstatements of fact and law about the Michelle O'Connell case to you today. Bradley King is still relying on the unscientifc "suicide" pretext. Mr. King clings to his "suicide" conclusion concerning a case of apparent Officer-Invlolved Domestic Violence. Mr. King clings to his poor investigative work despite the 2016 independent autopsy finding Michelle's jaw being fractured. Please play today's tape or review your notes or transcript.
2. Mr. King opined that the extravagantly erroneous opinion of our Medical Examiner, Predrag Bulic, somehow takes the place of Florida law on convening an F.S. 936 inquest. Mr. King's assertion was unadorned by any legal authority for usurping the function of the legislature in creating F.S. 136 inquests. Mr. King admittedly refused the family's requests to convene an inquest, obstructing justice.
3. Mr. King expressed touching trust in a maladroit Medical Examiner, one who contends that guns recoil forward, e.g., in the second of two gunshots, the one that killed Michelle O'Connell. Mr. King shows forensic flummery, obstructing justice by ukase, based on purported acceptance of unscientific beliefs, in defiance of the laws of physics. No, Mr. King, guns do not recoil forward.
4. Mr. King stated that he is "the adviser to the grand jury" and essentially that he knew better than any grand jury, not giving any principled reason for his decision not to take the O'Connell case to a grand jury.
5. There was no principled reason for Mr. King's refusal to take the case to an inquest or a grand jury.
6. In FDR's words, quoting Dante, this looks like a "government frozen in the ice of its own difference."
7. These are not the actions of a "strict constructionist," but of, in Bradley King's own words, "different sets of rules are obviously applied to reach a result that someone wants rather that what is just.".
8. Mr. King has still not disclosed requested information on the names of employers of his adult offspring. Why? Me. King has not stated whether he or any of his family members has received any money or thing of value from St. Johns County Sheriff DAVID SHOAR, a primary beneficiary of Special Prosecutor King's coverup. Why? (Footnote: Yes, in response to an e-mail reader's question, Sheriff DAVID SHOAR legally changed his name from "HOAR" before running for elected office. As Dave Barry would say, "I am not making this up." Neither is The New York Times or PBS Frontline.)
9. Several of Mr. Bradley King's answers today prove that he is unfit to serve on our Florida Supreme Court. Mr. King's coverup in the Michelle O'Connell case is a national embarrassment: a King appointment by Governor Scott would taint our JNC and Florida Supreme Court. If you have not already, please see The New York Times article here: http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/two-gunshots/.; and likewise, please see the PBS Frontline episode, here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-in-st-augustine/
Please vote no on Mr. Bradley King's application.
10. Thank you all in advance for your thorough deliberations.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: Jason.Unger; cynthiagangelos <cynthiagangelos@gmail.com>; DNordby <DNordby@shutts.com>; karlinskyf <karlinskyf@gtlaw.com>; hala.sandridge <hala.sandridge@bipc.com>; ireyes <ireyes@reyeslawfirmpa.com>; jeanne <jeanne@jtatelaw.com>; jpanuccio <jpanuccio@foley.com>; nildapedrosa <nildapedrosa@gmail.com>; Jack.Reid <Jack.Reid@eog.myflorida.com>; scottopengov <scottopengov@eog.myflorida.com>; Amanda.Gorman <Amanda.Gorman@eog.myflorida.com>; Peter.Penrod <Peter.Penrod@eog.myflorida.com>; ben.gibson <ben.gibson@eog.myflorida.com>
Sent: Sun, Nov 27, 2016 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: REJECT NOMINATION OF BRADLEY KING AS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE (typos corrected, amended)
4. Mr. King is a callous political prosecutor with no judicial experience and no experience with civil litigation. He is unqualified.
From: Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: Jason.Unger
Sent: Sun, Nov 27, 2016 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: REJECT NOMINATION OF BRADLEY KING AS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE (typos corrected, amended)
Dear Governor Scott, Mr. Unger, Ms. Angelos, Mr. Nordby, Mr. Karlinsky, Ms. Sandridge, Ms. Pedrosa, Judge Reyes, Ms. Tate, Mr. Panuccio, as members of the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission:
I am writing to ask that you neither nominate nor recommend BRADLEY KING to be a Florida Supreme Court Justice:
1. As a special prosecutor, appointed by Governor Scott, Fifth Circuit State's Attorney Bradley King helped cover up the September 2, 2010 shooting of Ms. Michelle O'Connell in the home of St. Johns County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Banks, discounting forensic evidence and refusing to take it to a grand jury. Mr. King appears to have obstructed justice. Mr. King is an unjust steward and utterly unfit to serve on our Florida Supreme Court. Please read The New York Times article here: http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/two-gunshots/. Please view the PBS Frontline episode, here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-in-st-augustine/
Then re-read the hypocrisy in Mr. King's application, where he affects empathy, stating inter alia:
- I have seen horrific crimes that turn the public's stomach and have worked on behalf of victims and the community to see that those criminals are appropriately punished.(Bradley King response to question 51)
Then examine Mr. King's attachment in response to question 30, where he archly states of the Florida State Senate:
The Senate hearing was a rare instance when different sets of rules are obviously applied to reach a result that someone wants rather that what is just.
(Bradley King response to question 30). What a Freudian (or Floridian) slip. That is exactly what Bradley King appears to have done as special prosecutor in the Michelle O'Connell case -- he applied "different sets of rules… to reach a result that [Sheriff David Shoar] want[ed] rather than what is just."
2. Mr. King's misleading, mishandling and craven coverup of the Michelle O'Connell shooting -- this internationally infamous, notorious case of apparent Officer-Involved Domestic Violence -- appears to have violated our Florida Constitution, which provides:
SECTION 21. Access to courts.—The courts shall be open to every person for redress of any injury, and justice shall be administered without sale, denial or delay.
3. Mr. King's revealing response to question 54 of Supreme Court application lists the key beneficiary of this O'Connell case coverup, Sheriff DAVID B. SHOAR f/k/a "HOAR" as his number one reference. Wonder why? So do I. Please ask Mr. King about it.
5. Mr. King has very limited life experience. In fact, he has had only one (1) employer since graduating law school. He has worked for the Fifth Circuit State's Attorney's office since law school graduation in 1981, with brief employment as a Sheriff's deputy during an unexplained break in his law school studies. Mr. King's mendacious mistreatment of the O'Connell family, as documented by The New York Times and PBS Frontline, shows he is deeply insensitive to crime victims and their families, slamming the courthouse door on the O'Connell family and refusing to take the facts to a grand jury.
6. Mr. King has provided no published legal writing sample from any scholarly journal -- his "writing sample" was written or co-written by his staff. Mr. King refused to follow instructions on the application, failing to quantify and give names of cases. His application is incomplete and an apparent "rush job." It contains spelling and grammatical errors, even misspelling the name of his undergraduate degree ("BATCHELOR.") Mr. King lacks the objective, serious, scholarly and detail-oriented skill set required of appellate judges.
7. Oddly claiming an F.S. 119 exemption, Mr. King "redacted" essential information from his application. As of 1:30 PM on the day before his interview, the unqualified Mr. King still refuses to disclose the employers of his three (3) adult offspring, one of whom is a Sheriff's deputy, one of whom clerks for a Florida Court of Appeals Judge, and one of whom works for a State's Attorney. Why?
8. Please ask Mr. King to provide details on the hiring of his three (3) adult offspring. Were any of them a case of quid pro quo?
9. Please question Mr. King about his putative "writing sample" and his lack of life experience.
10. JNC MEMBERS: Please do not include Mr. King among your recommendations to Governor Scott.
11. Governor Scott, there are very well-qualified, experienced appellate judges who have applied for the Supreme Court vacancy.
12. Governor Scott, please name to the Florida Supreme Court someone who will respect our rights, and not slam our courthouse doors on the fingers of people seeking justice in Florida.
Thank you all for your service.
With kindest regards, I am,
Political prosecutor BRADLEY KING covered up the Michelle O'Connell case. Ask Governor Scott to deny him a promotion to our Florida Supreme Court.
From: Ed Slavin
To: Jason.Unger Sent: Sun, Nov 27, 2016 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: REJECT NOMINATION OF BRADLEY KING AS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE (typos corrected, amended)
Dear Governor Scott, Mr. Unger, Ms. Angelos, Mr. Nordby, Mr. Karlinsky, Ms. Sandridge, Ms. Pedrosa, Judge Reyes, Ms. Tate, Mr. Panuccio, as members of the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission:
I am writing to ask that you neither nominate nor recommend BRADLEY KING to be a Florida Supreme Court Justice:
1. As a special prosecutor, appointed by Governor Scott, Fifth Circuit State's Attorney Bradley King helped cover up the September 2, 2010 shooting of Ms. Michelle O'Connell in the home of St. Johns County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Banks, discounting forensic evidence and refusing to take it to a grand jury. Mr. King appears to have obstructed justice. Mr. King is an unjust steward and utterly unfit to serve on our Florida Supreme Court. Please read The New York Times article here: http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/two-gunshots/. Please view the PBS Frontline episode, here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-in-st-augustine/
Then re-read the hypocrisy in Mr. King's application, where he affects empathy, stating inter alia:
- I have seen horrific crimes that turn the public's stomach and have worked on behalf of victims and the community to see that those criminals are appropriately punished.(Bradley King response to question 51)
Then examine Mr. King's attachment in response to question 30, where he archly states of the Florida State Senate:
The Senate hearing was a rare instance when different sets of rules are obviously applied to reach a result that someone wants rather that what is just.
(Bradley King response to question 30). What a Freudian (or Floridian) slip. That is exactly what Bradley King appears to have done as special prosecutor in the Michelle O'Connell case -- he applied "different sets of rules… to reach a result that [Sheriff David Shoar] want[ed] rather than what is just."
2. Mr. King's misleading, mishandling and craven coverup of the Michelle O'Connell shooting -- this internationally infamous, notorious case of apparent Officer-Involved Domestic Violence -- appears to have violated our Florida Constitution, which provides:
SECTION 21. Access to courts.—The courts shall be open to every person for redress of any injury, and justice shall be administered without sale, denial or delay.
3. Mr. King's revealing response to question 54 of Supreme Court application lists the key beneficiary of this O'Connell case coverup,
Sheriff DAVID B. SHOAR f/k/a "HOAR" as his number one reference. Wonder why? So do I. Please ask Mr. King about it.
5. Mr. King has very limited life experience. In fact, he has had only one (1) employer since graduating law school. He has worked for the Fifth Circuit State's Attorney's office since law school graduation in 1981, with brief employment as a Sheriff's deputy during an unexplained break in his law school studies. Mr. King's mendacious mistreatment of the O'Connell family, as documented by The New York Times and PBS Frontline, shows he is deeply insensitive to crime victims and their families, slamming the courthouse door on the O'Connell family and refusing to take the facts to a grand jury.
6. Mr. King has provided no published legal writing sample from any scholarly journal -- his "writing sample" was written or co-written by his staff. Mr. King refused to follow instructions on the application, failing to quantify and give names of cases. His application is incomplete and an apparent "rush job." It contains spelling and grammatical errors, even misspelling the name of his undergraduate degree ("BATCHELOR.") Mr. King lacks the objective, serious, scholarly and detail-oriented skill set required of appellate judges.
7. Oddly claiming an F.S. 119 exemption, Mr. King "redacted" essential information from his application. As of 1:30 PM on the day before his interview, the unqualified Mr. King still refuses to disclose the employers of his three (3) adult offspring, one of whom is a Sheriff's deputy, one of whom clerks for a Florida Court of Appeals Judge, and one of whom works for a State's Attorney. Why?
8. Please ask Mr. King to provide details on the hiring of his three (3) adult offspring. Were any of them a case of quid pro quo?
9. Please question Mr. King about his putative "writing sample" and his lack of life experience.
10. JNC MEMBERS: Please do not include Mr. King among your recommendations to Governor Scott.
11. Governor Scott, there are very well-qualified, experienced appellate judges who have applied for the Supreme Court vacancy.
12. Governor Scott, please name to the Florida Supreme Court someone who will respect our rights, and not slam our courthouse doors on the fingers of people seeking justice in Florida.
Thank you all for your service.
With kindest regards, I am,
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