Making a Murderer - der Fall Steven Avery/Brendan Dassey
09.11.2018 um 16:17Der von @Simi96 eingebrachte Brief hat einen speziellen Kontext, von dem der grundlegende Anstand verlangt, dass man ihn beifügt, wenn man das Schreiben schon postet.
Erstens ging diesem Brief ein Schreiben von Ken Kratz voraus.
Kratz war 2013 bereits kein Staatsanwalt mehr, man hatte ihn wegen sexueller Nötigung im Amt zum Rücktritt gezwungen, und arbeitete als privater Strafverteidiger (auch nicht lange, 2014 wurde ihm die Anwaltslizenz wegen Drogenmißbrauchs für 4 Monate entzogen).
Er schrieb Avery auf einem Briefbogen seiner Kanzlei an (Das Dokument liegt den Gerichten über die Motion for Post Conviction Relief als Anhang vor), er sei jetzt privat tätig und würde Avery nun gerne helfen „seine Geschichte“ zu erzählen. Einzige Bedingung: Avery müsse ihn auf seine Besucherliste setzen und mit ihm sprechen. Was er NICHT sagte: Er arbeitete schon damals zum eigenen finanziellen Vorteil an einem Buch über den Fall und beabsichtigte nicht Avery zu vertreten, er war nur auf Interview aus.
Avery verstand das Schreiben in der gewollten Weise miss, er hatte zu der Zeit ja keinen Anwalt und griff nach jedem Strohhalm, wurde aber letztlich mißtrauisch. Er setzte Kratz nicht auf die Besucherliste.
Unmittelbar vor dem Erscheinen von „Making A Murderer“ begann Kratz mit einer Serie neuer Schreiben um an eine Besuchserlaubnis bei Avery zu kommen. Diese Schreiben zeigen sehr deutlich die Täuschungsabsicht im früheren Briefwechsel auf.
Juraprofessor Dr. Benett Gershman der als DER Fachmann für Prosecutorial Misconduct gilt, hat den Kontext in seinem Affidavit erläutert (Die ethischen Verstöße durch Kratz waren so umfangreich, dass das Affidavit im ganzen 36 Seiten umfasst).
Auszug aus dem Affidavit von Dr. jur. Benett Gershman, Professor für Jura und früherer, langjähriger Staatsanwalt . Enthalten in der Motion For Post Conviction Relief von Kathleen Zellner (s.180) :
Unprecedented, Unethical, Dishonest, and Fraudulent Activities of Mr. Kratz
412.On January 14, 2013, Mr. Kratz wrote to Mr. Avery on his "Kratz Law Firm" letterhead
soliciting Mr. Avery's consent to meet with Mr. Kratz to discuss his case. At the time,
Mr. Avery was in the State prison at Boscobel, Wisconsin. Mr. Kratz advised Mr. Avery
that he was presently in private practice, that he believed Mr. Avery's criminal appeals
had concluded and that Mr. A very was not currently represented by counsel, that he
wanted to meet with Mr. Avery "for [his] own personal use," and that Mr. Avery would
receive nothing of value if he agreed to talk to Mr. Kratz.
413 .Mr. Avery replied on June 18, 2013, suggesting that since Mr. Kratz was no longer
working for the State, he could take Avery's appeal, that "you now (sic) the case and you
got Candy Avery," and that "we can all get money together.”
414. Two years later, •Mr. Kratz wrote Mr. Avery two more letters. Mr. Kratz wrote him on
August 10, 2015, informing him that since Mr. Avery had not added Mr. Kratz to his
visitor list, the prison authorities had canceled Mr. Kratz's visit because "it would be
contrary to [Mr. Avery's] programming there and they didn't want me talking to you." Mr.
Kratz once again solicited Mr. Avery's consent for a visit, emphasizing in bold letters to
ADD ME'' to your visitor list, that the prison authorities probably do not want you to
tell your story to me," that "they can't tell you who you can tell your story to," and again
emphasizing in bold letters "that it is YOUR DECISION if you want to talk to me or not."
Mr. Kratz stated that Mr. A very "no longer has any pending litigation, including appeals,
and therefore there is NO conflict which exists to you speaking with me."
415. In his last letter to Mr. Avery, dated September 6, 2015, Mr. Kratz referred to Mr.
Avery's letter dated August 28, 2015, in which Mr. Avery asked Mr. Kratz whether "he
checked out other fingerprints found on Teresa Halbach's car." Mr. Kratz "apologizes for
misunderstanding" Mr. Avery's June, 2013, letter. Mr. Kratz stated that "I thought you
were interested in being honest about what happened and finally telling the whole story to
someone." Mr. Kratz added that "since I'm the person who probably knows more about
your case than anyone else, I hoped that you would choose me to tell your story to." Mr.
Kratz continued:
Unfortunately, you only want to continue your nonsense about being set up.
That's too bad, because you had ONE opportunity to finally tell all the details, but
now that will never happen. By the way, the difference between you and famous convicted murderers from the past is they told their whole truthful story to someone, who then wrote a book about what actually happened and people got to understand both sides. I was willing to do that for you. But if you are going to continue to lie about what happened between you and Ms. Halbach, I am not interested. If you change your mind, and want to tell your honest story someday, please contact me.
416. Mr. Kratz' s conduct in approaching the man he vilified, brought unsubstantiated charges
against, convicted of murder and sent to prison for life without parole, in order to "tell his
story" is unlike any conduct of any ex-prosecutor Mr. Gershman has ever encountered.
Mr. Kratz's conduct is offensive to the proper administration of justice. His intimidation
and manipulation for his own selfish motive of the person he prosecuted impairs the
dignity of the legal profession and the ethical responsibility of lawyers to abstain from
overreaching, harassing and manipulative conduct
417. In Mr. Gershman's professional experience and expertise, it is unprecedented for a
prosecutor who led one of the state's most sensational murder investigations and
prosecutions to solicit from the person he prosecuted his cooperation in writing a book
about his case. Mr. Kratz's solicitation of Mr. Avery is akin to a personal injury lawyer's
solicitation of cases from recent accident victims. Dubbed "ambulance chasing," such
conduct has seriously impaired the reputation of the Bar. It is the opinion of Mr.
Gershman that Mr. Kratz's conduct is even more nefarious; Mr. Kratz had a personal
involvement with Mr. Avery, and sought to manipulate that connection under the guise of
appearing to act on Mr. Avery's behalf to help him tell his "honest" story so that the
public would "understand both sides.)) But of course, Mr. Kratz's appeal for Mr. Avery's
cooperation ostensibly for disinterested motives was a sham. Mr. Kratz wanted to write a
book and get the person he prosecuted to help him. His solicitation was disingenuous and prejudicial to the administration of justice. See ABA Model Rules 8.4(c) (''conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation"); (d) ("conduct that is
prejudicial to the administration of justice"). (Affidavit of Bennett Gershman, P-C Group
Exhibit 96, 43-48).
Erstens ging diesem Brief ein Schreiben von Ken Kratz voraus.
Kratz war 2013 bereits kein Staatsanwalt mehr, man hatte ihn wegen sexueller Nötigung im Amt zum Rücktritt gezwungen, und arbeitete als privater Strafverteidiger (auch nicht lange, 2014 wurde ihm die Anwaltslizenz wegen Drogenmißbrauchs für 4 Monate entzogen).
Er schrieb Avery auf einem Briefbogen seiner Kanzlei an (Das Dokument liegt den Gerichten über die Motion for Post Conviction Relief als Anhang vor), er sei jetzt privat tätig und würde Avery nun gerne helfen „seine Geschichte“ zu erzählen. Einzige Bedingung: Avery müsse ihn auf seine Besucherliste setzen und mit ihm sprechen. Was er NICHT sagte: Er arbeitete schon damals zum eigenen finanziellen Vorteil an einem Buch über den Fall und beabsichtigte nicht Avery zu vertreten, er war nur auf Interview aus.
Avery verstand das Schreiben in der gewollten Weise miss, er hatte zu der Zeit ja keinen Anwalt und griff nach jedem Strohhalm, wurde aber letztlich mißtrauisch. Er setzte Kratz nicht auf die Besucherliste.
Unmittelbar vor dem Erscheinen von „Making A Murderer“ begann Kratz mit einer Serie neuer Schreiben um an eine Besuchserlaubnis bei Avery zu kommen. Diese Schreiben zeigen sehr deutlich die Täuschungsabsicht im früheren Briefwechsel auf.
Juraprofessor Dr. Benett Gershman der als DER Fachmann für Prosecutorial Misconduct gilt, hat den Kontext in seinem Affidavit erläutert (Die ethischen Verstöße durch Kratz waren so umfangreich, dass das Affidavit im ganzen 36 Seiten umfasst).
Auszug aus dem Affidavit von Dr. jur. Benett Gershman, Professor für Jura und früherer, langjähriger Staatsanwalt . Enthalten in der Motion For Post Conviction Relief von Kathleen Zellner (s.180) :
Unprecedented, Unethical, Dishonest, and Fraudulent Activities of Mr. Kratz
412.On January 14, 2013, Mr. Kratz wrote to Mr. Avery on his "Kratz Law Firm" letterhead
soliciting Mr. Avery's consent to meet with Mr. Kratz to discuss his case. At the time,
Mr. Avery was in the State prison at Boscobel, Wisconsin. Mr. Kratz advised Mr. Avery
that he was presently in private practice, that he believed Mr. Avery's criminal appeals
had concluded and that Mr. A very was not currently represented by counsel, that he
wanted to meet with Mr. Avery "for [his] own personal use," and that Mr. Avery would
receive nothing of value if he agreed to talk to Mr. Kratz.
413 .Mr. Avery replied on June 18, 2013, suggesting that since Mr. Kratz was no longer
working for the State, he could take Avery's appeal, that "you now (sic) the case and you
got Candy Avery," and that "we can all get money together.”
414. Two years later, •Mr. Kratz wrote Mr. Avery two more letters. Mr. Kratz wrote him on
August 10, 2015, informing him that since Mr. Avery had not added Mr. Kratz to his
visitor list, the prison authorities had canceled Mr. Kratz's visit because "it would be
contrary to [Mr. Avery's] programming there and they didn't want me talking to you." Mr.
Kratz once again solicited Mr. Avery's consent for a visit, emphasizing in bold letters to
ADD ME'' to your visitor list, that the prison authorities probably do not want you to
tell your story to me," that "they can't tell you who you can tell your story to," and again
emphasizing in bold letters "that it is YOUR DECISION if you want to talk to me or not."
Mr. Kratz stated that Mr. A very "no longer has any pending litigation, including appeals,
and therefore there is NO conflict which exists to you speaking with me."
415. In his last letter to Mr. Avery, dated September 6, 2015, Mr. Kratz referred to Mr.
Avery's letter dated August 28, 2015, in which Mr. Avery asked Mr. Kratz whether "he
checked out other fingerprints found on Teresa Halbach's car." Mr. Kratz "apologizes for
misunderstanding" Mr. Avery's June, 2013, letter. Mr. Kratz stated that "I thought you
were interested in being honest about what happened and finally telling the whole story to
someone." Mr. Kratz added that "since I'm the person who probably knows more about
your case than anyone else, I hoped that you would choose me to tell your story to." Mr.
Kratz continued:
Unfortunately, you only want to continue your nonsense about being set up.
That's too bad, because you had ONE opportunity to finally tell all the details, but
now that will never happen. By the way, the difference between you and famous convicted murderers from the past is they told their whole truthful story to someone, who then wrote a book about what actually happened and people got to understand both sides. I was willing to do that for you. But if you are going to continue to lie about what happened between you and Ms. Halbach, I am not interested. If you change your mind, and want to tell your honest story someday, please contact me.
416. Mr. Kratz' s conduct in approaching the man he vilified, brought unsubstantiated charges
against, convicted of murder and sent to prison for life without parole, in order to "tell his
story" is unlike any conduct of any ex-prosecutor Mr. Gershman has ever encountered.
Mr. Kratz's conduct is offensive to the proper administration of justice. His intimidation
and manipulation for his own selfish motive of the person he prosecuted impairs the
dignity of the legal profession and the ethical responsibility of lawyers to abstain from
overreaching, harassing and manipulative conduct
417. In Mr. Gershman's professional experience and expertise, it is unprecedented for a
prosecutor who led one of the state's most sensational murder investigations and
prosecutions to solicit from the person he prosecuted his cooperation in writing a book
about his case. Mr. Kratz's solicitation of Mr. Avery is akin to a personal injury lawyer's
solicitation of cases from recent accident victims. Dubbed "ambulance chasing," such
conduct has seriously impaired the reputation of the Bar. It is the opinion of Mr.
Gershman that Mr. Kratz's conduct is even more nefarious; Mr. Kratz had a personal
involvement with Mr. Avery, and sought to manipulate that connection under the guise of
appearing to act on Mr. Avery's behalf to help him tell his "honest" story so that the
public would "understand both sides.)) But of course, Mr. Kratz's appeal for Mr. Avery's
cooperation ostensibly for disinterested motives was a sham. Mr. Kratz wanted to write a
book and get the person he prosecuted to help him. His solicitation was disingenuous and prejudicial to the administration of justice. See ABA Model Rules 8.4(c) (''conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation"); (d) ("conduct that is
prejudicial to the administration of justice"). (Affidavit of Bennett Gershman, P-C Group
Exhibit 96, 43-48).