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To: Kevin Podsiadlik who wrote (2467)	9/8/1998 9:44:00 PM
From: AHM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4634

Witness anonymity is not the issue. It is the wrong doer who may not remain anonymous. Your analogy is inappropriate. Comments of "blind" and incompetent" aimed at Gates are clearly opinion. Statements of fraud aimed at any management in a form that misrepresents such opinions as fact are libelous. You are right about the ratings of law firms. There are plenty of "bv" ratings in Martindale. Anything lower and there is no rating at all - not a good sign when looking for a new attorney.

To: Kevin Podsiadlik who wrote (2467)	9/8/1998 10:26:00 PM
From: S Shaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4634

Kevin and AHM: Ain't no such thing as an anonymous witness in a criminal case. When you plop down on the witness stand in a criminal trial, competent criminal lawyers get out the rubber hose and go to town. The only exception is when you have a spineless, gutless political hack of a judge who is playing intellectual footsies with the prosecutors. What you are probably confusing is the use of confidential informants to get search warrants. They are usually working off charges themselves. Recent article in NYTimes dealt with the number of bad search results (no contraband, wrong house etc.) because of the use of bad snitches. Prosecutors hate using them as witnesses in a trial because a competent lawyer can keep them on cross-examination for at least three days going over their past. Scott Shaw