striker42
Well-known member
A few observations from a Georgia attorney:
-Wade was in no was qualified to be the lead prosecutor. RICO cases are very complex and this guy has nowhere near the level of experience necessary. If he was second chair, it would be a different story.
-The paycut argument is not as straightforward as it would seem. When you run your own firm profit one year isn't a guarantee of profit the next. You can lose a big client, you can have revenue generating employees leave, and a million other things.
-Even if Wade did take a pay cut, he's getting huge publicity from this trial. That's very valuable in its own right. So no matter the money, there are problems.
-If evidence comes out proving Willis was in a relationship with Wade before he was named lead prosecutor, forget being disqualified, Willis will be fighting to not be disbarred. Naming your lover to a high profile, lucrative position is bad enough. Lying to cover it up makes is so much worse in the eyes of the State Bar of Georgia. If she's lied to the court, she's not going to be a lawyer anymore.
-The argument of her keeping large amounts of cash that she used to pay Wade back for trips is weak. Why would you let this guy pay your way in advance and then pay him back in cash? Moreover, why would you do that when you're a high ranking public servant? Put the relationship aside, you'd want a paper trail to show you're not taking bribes. No way Willis would pay someone back in cash. The lack of a paper trail is exactly why she wouldn't do it.
-There's a conflict here. Willis' office is in charge of a lot of things in this case. Everything from whether or not to offer/accept plea deals to whether or not to push to speed things up or slow them down. There might come a point where a quick, efficient ending to the case is what should be done. However, Wade would lose an important source of income with no guarantee he could quickly replace it with a return to private practice. Willis would have personal loyalty to her lover pitted against her duty as DA. Either Wade should step down or Willis should be disqualified.
-Wade was in no was qualified to be the lead prosecutor. RICO cases are very complex and this guy has nowhere near the level of experience necessary. If he was second chair, it would be a different story.
-The paycut argument is not as straightforward as it would seem. When you run your own firm profit one year isn't a guarantee of profit the next. You can lose a big client, you can have revenue generating employees leave, and a million other things.
-Even if Wade did take a pay cut, he's getting huge publicity from this trial. That's very valuable in its own right. So no matter the money, there are problems.
-If evidence comes out proving Willis was in a relationship with Wade before he was named lead prosecutor, forget being disqualified, Willis will be fighting to not be disbarred. Naming your lover to a high profile, lucrative position is bad enough. Lying to cover it up makes is so much worse in the eyes of the State Bar of Georgia. If she's lied to the court, she's not going to be a lawyer anymore.
-The argument of her keeping large amounts of cash that she used to pay Wade back for trips is weak. Why would you let this guy pay your way in advance and then pay him back in cash? Moreover, why would you do that when you're a high ranking public servant? Put the relationship aside, you'd want a paper trail to show you're not taking bribes. No way Willis would pay someone back in cash. The lack of a paper trail is exactly why she wouldn't do it.
-There's a conflict here. Willis' office is in charge of a lot of things in this case. Everything from whether or not to offer/accept plea deals to whether or not to push to speed things up or slow them down. There might come a point where a quick, efficient ending to the case is what should be done. However, Wade would lose an important source of income with no guarantee he could quickly replace it with a return to private practice. Willis would have personal loyalty to her lover pitted against her duty as DA. Either Wade should step down or Willis should be disqualified.
