Tag: Jeff Vittatoe
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Defendant in Longstanding Criminal Case Files Complaints Against Two Former Defense Attorneys and Prosecutor
FOR WHOM DO THEY WORK? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 28, 2016) — On August 18, 2016, a Roane County, TN defendant filed three complaints with the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (BOPR) against two of three former defense counsels and the prosecutor, Roane County Deputy Attorney General Robert Edwards. Edwards is a deputy prosecutor working…
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Roane County, TN Assigns Fourth Attorney to Defendant; Exculpatory Evidence Still Withheld
“A LIE BY OMISSION IS STILL A LIE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 16, 2016) — On July 11, Roane County, TN defendant Roy Cook informed The Post & Email that during a July 5 hearing on his 3+-year-old case, he was assigned a fourth defense attorney at the county’s expense. Roane County is one of…
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Tennessee Case Now in Its Fourth Year Illustrates Fifth, Sixth Amendment Violations
“THERE’S NO INCENTIVE TO DO IT RIGHT IF THERE’S NO PUNISHMENT FOR DOING IT WRONG” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 22, 2016) — For nearly a year, The Post & Email has been reporting about the case of State of Tennessee v. Roy Cook, 2013-CR-197, in which the defendant’s twin brother, Andrew, accused him of extortion…
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Tennessee Defendant Takes Prosecutor to Task for Incompetence, Alleged Evidence-Tampering
“BE SPECIFIC” by Sharon Rondeau (May 3, 2016) — On April 20, The Post & Email published an update on the case of State of Tennessee v. Roy Cook, a case emanating from Roane County which has entered its fourth year without a trial or resolution. Cook alleges that the prosecution has withheld exculpatory evidence…
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Roane County, TN Defendant Tells Judge: “I Would Like a Competent Attorney Who is Not Corrupt”
FOUR-YEAR-OLD CASE CONTINUES WITH NO ANSWERS AS TO WHY EVIDENCE “EVIDENTLY” TAMPERED WITH by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 20, 2016) — On Friday, Roane County, TN citizen Roy Cook attended a scheduled hearing in a case arising in April 2013 charging him with extortion which has not yet gone to trial. Roane County is one of…
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Roane County, TN Prosecution of Extortion Case Nearing Its Fourth Year
THREE ATTORNEYS REFUSE TO FILE MOTION TO DISMISS by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 13, 2016) — On April 25, 2013, Roane County, TN citizen Roy Cook was indicted by the county grand jury on one count of “extortion,” a charge brought forward by his twin brother, Andrew Cook, who resides in Costa Rica. Roane County is…