At least one lawyer who is watching the controversy gripping the legislature says when it comes to the Plecas report the court of public opinion is not the court of law.
While allegations of outlandish spending outrage the public Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee is cautioning it in no way seals the fate of suspended Clerk Craig James and Sergeant at Arms Gary Lenz.
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Lee says defense lawyers could target Darryl Plecas and Alan Mullen for their ad hoc investigation.
“He didn’t contact the Auditor General. He didn’t engage an accounting company to do a forensic audit or anything like that. He followed these people around essentially, made observations, and collected evidence and put himself in the role of an investigator. A defence might argue that raises the appearance of a bias inherent in his observations. That he is not an independent observer of something that happened. He is now somebody that has got his mind turned toward finding the evidence that fits his pre-determined conclusions.”
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