Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

TexasTowelie

(116,507 posts)
Wed Dec 21, 2016, 06:42 PM Dec 2016

Conspiracies Grow in Hinds County DA Smith Trial

There might be a bribery conspiracy in the Hinds County justice system, and even an admitted member of it said he did not know how "deep it goes."

Tuesday morning's cross-examination of former Assistant District Attorney Ivon Johnson in the trial of Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith began with a provocative line of questioning from defense attorney Jim Waide.

Waide asked Johnson, who testified yesterday about the contents of several tapes he secretly made of Smith over the last year he knew the names of the other members of the bribery conspiracy he pleaded guilty to in federal court. On Monday, Johnson said he took money from Marietta Harris years ago in exchange for lowering bonds himself, a fact he told Smith about before he turned evidence over to the FBI in February of this year.

However, when Waide asked him for more names, Johnson said he did not know any of the other conspirators in the bribery scheme.

Read more: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2016/dec/21/conspiracies-grow-da-smith-trial/

Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Mississippi»Conspiracies Grow in Hind...