Tag: Senior Judge Walter C. Kurtz
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Why Has There Been No Decision Yet in Fitzpatrick Case?
APPELLATE COURT SILENT SINCE NOVEMBER ON CLAIMS OF JUDICIAL LAW-BREAKING by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 18, 2014) — On December 3, 2012, CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) was convicted after approximately five minutes of jury deliberations of “tampering with government records” following a Monroe County, TN trial in which his attorney, Van Irion, was not…
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Can Tennessee Judges be Brought to Account?
FITZPATRICK CASE FRAUGHT WITH LEGAL CHALLENGES PROCEEDS TO TRIAL by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 16, 2012) —The “Monroe County Criminal Court” continues to prosecute a case against Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III despite various defects with the charging documents, indictment, and grand jury. On October 3, 2012, Special Judge Walter C. Kurtz refused to grant motions filed…
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Eyewitness Observations of May 4 Fitzpatrick Court Hearing
WHAT ARE THE MONROE COUNTY CLERKS AND PROSECUTORS THINKING NOW? from an Observer (May 4, 2012) — The following eyewitness account was submitted in regard to the status hearing for Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III which took place on May 4, 2012 on the charge of “tampering with government records.” Walt was at his best, his…