Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Hey Clarence Thomas! This is how you do it!
One of the top prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorneys office has recused herself from the DSK prosecution because of her husband.
Executive Assistant District Attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo, chief of the trial division at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, won’t work on the case, said the person, who declined to be identified because the matter isn’t public. Strauss-Kahn is charged with sexual assault and attempted rape in an alleged attack on a New York hotel housekeeper.See that Clarence? That is how an ethical lawyer or jurist acts in that situation. Give Ms. Agnifilo a call if you have any questions.
Agnifilo is married to Marc Agnifilo, an attorney at New York-based Brafman & Associates PC. Benjamin Brafman has been hired as defense counsel for Strauss-Kahn and has said his client will plead not guilty to the charges...
Agnifilo recused herself from the case “as soon as the law firm of Brafman & Associates, with which her husband is associated, was engaged as counsel for the defendant,” Erin Duggan, the chief spokeswoman for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., said in a statement. “This is consistent with routine practice.
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