IMO, your instincts here are spot on
@windrower !
Impossible for Iris not to have her thumbprint on the scale!
Don't have to go further than IE's former defense practice website-- that converts to PEP-- where she announces how BM's case caused her to cease her criminal law practice for her non-profit endeavor. Click on the "Board Members" tab and surprise (no surprise), you'll find Jane-- cited as the co-founder of PEP, along with board member Iris.
In the high-profile case, People v. Barry Morphew, Iris and her team uncovered egregious prosecutorial misconduct that resulted in the dismissal of Mr. Morphew’s first-degree murder charges. It was after this case in 2022, that Iris decided to cease her criminal law practice and found PEP, in the hopes of ending the rampant prosecutorial misconduct she witnessed throughout her career.
Since then, PEP has worked to bring reforms to the criminal justice system. Following an investigation of the prosecutors involved in the Morphew case, former Elected DA Stanley was disbarred and two other DAs suffered public censure.
Iris Eytan is a founding board member and CEO of PEP. As a criminal defense lawyer, she’s represented thousands of defendants and obtained numerous acquittals in high-profile cases and murder trials. She has been a fierce advocate for a just criminal legal system for nearly 30 years.
protectethicalprosecutors.org
Moving on to defense attorney Davide Beller, he and his firm conveniently have a connection to the
Office of Alternative Defense Counsel (OADC) -- the organization the state public defender's office turns to when their office has an ethical conflict of interest and can't represent the defendant.
www.coloradoadc.org
From David Beller's Bio:
David served as President of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, proudly serving 1000 criminal defense lawyers, paralegals and investigators. He is a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Denver College of Law and at Metropolitan State University. He is a faculty member of Colorado Alternate Defense Counsel and National Criminal Defense College, teaching trial skills to Colorado criminal defense lawyers.
www.rklawpc.com