U.S. Attorney steps up case against Reese family by going over judge’s head

Stung by reversals in his office’s prosecution of the Reese family and mindful that scrutiny for his role in that case could derail his elevation to the federal bench, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico Kenneth J. Gonzales filed three documents yesterday with the intent of denying a defense motion to dismiss outstanding counts and compel prosecutors to testify at an evidentiary hearing, and also to go over the head of U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Brack. [More]

This evening's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the only thing more viciously dangerous than a wounded animal is a desperate prosecutor.