"While the prosecutor at his best is one of the beneficent forces in our society, when he acts from malice or other base motives, he is the worst."

"While the prosecutor at his best is one of the beneficent forces in our society, when he acts from malice or other base motives, he is the worst,"- Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, in a speech delivered in 1940.This week, we discuss the immense power a District Attorney holds, the potential demise of Tennessee Open Records, and a horrific scandal out of Johnson City. Next week, we'll be "back in the parking lot at WPI."-----------EPISODE NOTES:https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ag/legacy/2011/09/1604-01-1940.pdfhttps://www.justice.gov/archives/doj-archivehttps://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/05/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-cites-deliberative-process-to-withhold-records/69724789007/https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_who_can_make_public_record_requests_by_statehttps://tennesseelookout.com/2024/02/24/federal-judge-green-lights-victims-class-action-lawsuit-against-johnson-city-police/https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-08-16/tennessee-man-who-killed-8-gets-life-in-prison-in-surprise-plea-deal-after-new-evidence-surfaceshttps://www.tiktok.com/@theshadowoath  DISCLAIMER:WHILE EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, WE WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES EXPRESSED BY THE INDIVIDUAL ARE THEIR OWN AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS. OPINION AND SPECULATION: THROUGHOUT THE PODCAST, THERE MAY BE INSTANCES WHERE OPINIONS AND/OR SPECULATION ARE EXPRESSED REGARDING CERTAIN EVENTS, INDIVIDUALS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES. THESE ARE THE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE PODCAST HOSTS OR GUESTS AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS CONCLUSIVE OR FACTUAL STATEMENTS.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.