Seems to be a confidentiality issue with info re: Mario and his attorney, they want prosecution off the case:
The lawyers for one of three people charged with the murder-for-hire plot that left a St. Johns County father of four dead want the prosecutors off the case.
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This matter will be addressed by Judge London Kite in the next hearing scheduled for DEC 1
Sounds like the Secret Service was tasked as a "taint team" to make doc redactions of Confidential Information
Jesse Dreicer and Frank Tassone filed this motion. Surely J Baez, and his two high powered associates, have known the comms were a possible problem for P case but took no action?
Hold onto your seats. Here we go!
"... defense requests the disqualification of Nelson’s office, citing precedents ... for violating attorney-client privilege.
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client-attorney conversations started before Gardner and Fernandez were arrested. Both retained private attorneys before facing charges in the case."
4th Judicial District includes Prosecutor Melissa Nelson's office
Clay, Duval, Nassau counties
Should State Attorney's Office be disqualified in Jared Bridegan case? Defense thinks so.
According to the motion, "it is impossible for defense counsel to determine the scope and severity of the breach in confidentiality."
The 63-page motion also cites a conversation between the prosecution and a judge where an assistant state attorney said they would hire a taint team.
