First, the Snyder defense attorneys said the documents that implicate Rick Snyder in breaking the law are tainted. They want the case dropped. So far, it hasn't been.
The Snyder defense team is attempting every legal maneuver to see if anything works, including insults to the grand jury.
January 28, 2021
By Ron Fonger
The Flint water crisis (click here) case may soon be headed in a new direction.
Defense attorneys said the judge doesn’t belong on the case because of where he lives. Some legal insiders believe it’s a tactic to get the case moved out of Genesee County to an area where a jury would be less connected to the thousands of children impacted by the public health crisis....
January 27,2021
By Hank Winchester and Dane Kelly
Geneses County, Michigan – Defense of the attorneys (click here) in the ongoing Flint water crisis case are pushing for the judge to be removed.
The Flint water crisis case may soon be headed in a new direction.
Defense attorneys said the judge doesn’t belong on the case because of where he lives. Some legal insiders believe it’s a tactic to get the case moved out of Genesee County to an area where a jury would be less connected to the thousands of children impacted by the public health crisis.
Former Director of the City of Flint Department of Public Works Howard Croft’s attorney argued that since Genesee District Court Judge William H. Crawford lives in Flint, he could potentially be involved in a class-action lawsuit against Croft....
January 16, 2021
By Randy Wimbley
Flint resident Leeanne Walters (click here) was measured in her response to the criminal charges filed against former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and eight other officials for the Flint water crisis.
"I don't know how to feel about it at this point and it's just charges at this point," said Leeanne Walters. "And they've already been dropped once, so we have to see what the convictions are. That's going to be the real test of time here.”...
