Friday, January 28, 2011

Just Walk Away, Renee (Smith)


Open Letter to Lehigh County Chief Deputy District Attorney A. Renee Smith

Dear Chief Deputy DA Renee Smith:

In jaw-dropping astonishment, I read in today's Morning Call "newspaper" (online, for free) of your intention to run for Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Judge this year ...


I must voice my vigorous protest.

Renee: you're a pathological liar.

You lie for DA Jim Martin and the colluding cronies he fixes DUI cases for.

You lied to Sheena's family on May 15, 2006 when you told us about a "trend" of appellate court reversals of third degree murder convictions for DUI related traffic fatalities in Pennsylvania. There is no such trend, as you know I later discovered.


You lied again that same day when you told us Sheena's killer would "walk scott-free" if he were charged w/ third degree murder and not convicted of it by a jury-- there would have been other charges. You lied, to my grieving and vulnerable family, as if there was only "1 shot" at prison w/ a third degree murder charge in the equation. That was a lie.

On September 25, 2007, you lied to grieving father Chris Mohney, the night before trial, when you phoned him on behalf of DA Jim Martin and told him that Judge Steinberg had "tossed" the blood evidence against his son Zach's killer because Lehigh Valley Hospital had screwed up the paperwork on the chain of custody on that crucial evidence. That was a huge, and reckless, lie. That same night, you told Judge Steinberg another lie-- that the grieving and vulnerable Mohney family was "in agreement" w/ a plea deal that dropped 9 of the 14 charges against their son Zach's killer. This was a lie that your new co-worker, DA Jim Martin Executive Aide Debbie Garlicki helped perpetuate in The Morning Call "newspaper."


And now you want to be ... a judge?

I don't think so.

Just walk away in shame, Renee.

You're doing far too much damage to grief-stricken families already, working (for now) in the Lehigh County DA's office.

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21 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Somebody" is doing a great job on this.

You're the story, and it is so relevant.

Things are happening (Judge Steinberg must take a stand).

Bill Villa said...

Agreed, and thanks.

Angie Villa said...

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Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Chief Deputy DA Renee Smith, cc'd and forwarded to Jim (hiccup) Martin, Doug Reichley, Judge Steinberg, Dan McCarthy, relevant Morning Callers (oxymoron?), Lehigh County Democrats, 69 News, Express Times, out of town media, and basically everybody in our voluminous email address book.

On Jan 28, 2011, at 11:38:13 AM, Bill Villa wrote:

Open Letter to Renee Smith

Bill Villa
Lehigh Valley Somebody
610.428.xxxx

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

NBC Universal, help! help! It's a closed-loop of evil cronyism around here involving the media, government, blogosphere, there's a Pulitzer (or Emmy) in it for whoever blows the lid off this vile valley ...

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LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Yo, Brian Downs: are you just gonna sit there and let Renee Smith and Jim Martin LIE about Lehigh Valley Hospital? As LVH told Mr. Mohney, there was "nothing inadmissible" about the blood evidence LVH handed over to Jim Martin's office ...

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IP Address > 192.234.106.# (Lehigh Valley Hospital)
ISP > Lehigh Valley Hospital

Time of Visit > Jan 28 2011 1:17:48 pm

Bill Villa said...

Email, Incoming, from PA State Representative Doug Reichley.

On Jan 28, 2011, at 1:54:25 PM, Doug Reichley wrote:

Thanks Bill. Maybe some other time in the future.

Doug

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((Me, earlier))

FYI, Hi Doug, we wish you were running for DA ...
-BV

Anonymous said...

Villas, FYI, there are TWO judge seats available in Lehigh County this year (missed by Morning Call).

Platt's well-worn seat.

And "Judge" Ed Reibman's seat.

Reibman's up for reelection.

Reibman should be shit-canned for his shitty Pro-Jim Martin ruling against family member victims of Charles Cullen.

Bill Villa said...

Couldn't agree more.

Anonymous said...

Judge Ford is up for retention too. Keep him.

Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Doug Reichley ...

On Jan 28, 2011, at 4:26:45 PM, Bill Villa wrote:

Doug, you'll have our vote(s) for judge, if you decide to run for it.

BV

Bill Villa said...

Readers, on a related subject ...

a total nobody (who once got creamed by Doug Reichley) was on to something back in October 2007 but totally dropped the ball on it, on purpose.

See: "Ethics, Morning Call style" and the accompanying comments.

And don't believe Jeff Pooley when he name-checks Chris Casey as being "astute" at anything other than defiling my deceased daughter.

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Anonymous said...

This "smoking gun" is smoking so much it's still hot more than 3 years later.....

9/26/07 > Chris Mohney said...
"The Homicide while DUI was "dropped" because the hospital lost or never had the proper paperwork to maintain a chain of custody on the drivers blood. Once that charge was gone there was no plea bargain, Squires simply pled guilty to the balance of the charges. I told the reporter that yesterday when we spoke but she omitted it from the article. I obviously wish the whole truth had been printed. Thanks LVHC"

>>> Debbie Garlicki didn't report on anything Mr. Mohney was told by Renee Smith the night before trial....because she knew, from Martin, the real story. Had Garlicki reported in the paper on what Renee Smith told Mr. Mohney, Lehigh Valley Hospital surely would have cried foul. So Garlicki purposefully kept that part OUT, to protect Martin, and to keep his "fix" "private," i.e., only between Mohney and Smith. That's evil.

Bill Villa said...

Bingo. And congratulations. You are the recipient of the LVS Best Comment Of The Week Award.

Anonymous said...

"Merci."

PTD Walnutport said...

Knowing what they know.....I believe it's really shitty that Lehigh Valley Hospital is keeping quiet on this. But then again, I'll bet no one from the media ever asked them about this sordid affair.....

Bill Villa said...

Touché.

NBC Universal,
there's your first call ...

Anonymous said...

"For the most part, Lehigh County is probably one of the most fortunate places you could get a DUI."

See: "ARD in Lehigh County."

Anonymous said...

"(almost forgot)"

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Bill Villa said...

Yep.