Possible Legal Options on the Case of JFK
1) FOIA.
FOIA requests are made daily and denials have been challenged in court, some
cases lasting over a decade (ie. Morley v. CIA ),
and this option is continuing on many fronts. (Lesar, Zaid, Holland ,
et al), but it only leads to more records and not justice for JFK.
2) Congressional
Oversight Hearings could call attention to the lack of enforcement of the JFK
Act, identify the records that have been intentionally destroyed since the law
was passed, require the testimony of those who destroyed the records and
investigate the failure of various agencies to abide by the JFK Act. Although
this is the easiest road to take, Congress is reluctant to do anything let
alone oversee the JFK Act.
3) Congressional
Briefing. If Congress won’t hold an official public hearing, a Congressional
Briefing could be organized and presented in a Congressional setting that could
influence interested Congressman, their aides and the media and drum up support
for #1 – a real Congressional Oversight Hearing on the JFK Act.
4) Dallas
County Grand Jury. Under Dallas
D.A. Craig Watkins, the Innocence Project has reviewed the cases of those
convicted for crimes and utilizing DNA and
other modern techniques, freed many wrongfully convicted persons. It may
be possible to show that there are sufficient questions concerning the
circumstances of the murder of Dallas policeman J.D. Tippitt, some that exonerate Oswald. There are also a number of
new witnesses that could call for a local grand jury be convened to review the evidence and
take the new testimony to determine if there is enough to bring any
living suspect to trail.
5) Although
it was not a federal crime to kill the president in 1963, it was a federal
crime to conspire to kill a federal employee, and if conspiracy can be
established a special federal grand jury could be convened to review the
evidence. It is also possible to convene a special federal grand jury in Washington
D.C. to consider the crimes related to the
assassination, including perjury, destruction of evidence and records,
obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
6) Federal
Task Force. In order to handle complex cases that cross state and national
bounds, a Federal Task Force is formed that includes representatives from each
of the major federal investigatory agencies. Such a Task Force could coordinate
the investigation of related unsolved homicides such as President Kennedy, John
Rosselli, Sam Giancana, et al. The US
government however, refuses to properly investigate the civil rights murders of
the 60s so it is unlikely they will want to solve any political assassination.
7) Civil
RICO – The RICO statutes were established to prosecute complex conspiracies
like mob and mafia controlled gambling rings, prostitution and drug trafficking
and organized crime murders. While the Department of Justice will not make the
assassination of JFK a RICO prosecution, it could be done in civil court,
similar to the Christic Institute’s RICO case against the Iran-Contra network. While
there are lawyers with RICO experience interested in pursing this tact, the
Christic Institute’s failure in court has stymied any further attempts to use
it.
8) Civil Libel Case. The Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) founded by David Atlee Phillips unsuccessfully sued Liberty Lobby (defended by Mark Lane), Washingtonian Magazine (Fonzi) and UK Anthony Summers. Another libel case is possile if someone can be baited into suing someone.
9) Civil Case of personal injury.Dealey Plaza
bystander James Tague was hit in the face by a piece of concrete from a curb
hit by a bullet or a bullet fragment shot by the same person who killed President
Kennedy and wounded Governor Connally. Tague’s wound drew blood, which would
have earned him a purple heart in combat, and it makes him a victim of the same
person who killed the President. He could bring a civil suit, but most such
personal injury civil suits are based on loss of money or work. Tague could
possibly argue that he represents those who feel that the loss of democratic
process is just as significant an injury as loss of revenue.
9) Civil Case of personal injury.
10) Inquest.
The JFK Truth Project is advocating an inquest and has even set a date for one
to take place in Washington DC
in September, 2014, the anniversary of the release of the Warren Report.
Usually an inquest is held by an official coroner, who determines the cause of
death, and if found suspicious, criminal prosecution may follow, and
suspects are able to defend themselves there.
11) Other? Have
I missed any legal avenue that can be used? If so let’s hear about it.
1 comment:
My understanding of the limo story is this:
When the limo arrived back in DC the Secret Service agent (in the passenger seat) was named Taylor. He later filed a report that indicated a (bullet?) hole in the windshield. Then he withdrew the report and filed a replacement report with no hole in the windshield. Clearly he must have lied. Is that not a crime? To file a false report? If Taylor were sued, he would explain that his supervisor made him change his report. Is that not a crime? The supervisor on the witness stand would say that his boss made him do it. That is a crime. Who was his boss? LBJ!
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