Information Regarding Denver D.A. Mitchell Morrissey
and Additional Information
Mitchell Morrissey
Denver District Attorney
The person who can't prosecute Carol Isbell for crimes committed UNTIL someone tells him she committed crimes, even though all the evidence has been presented. (?)
Gov. Bill Ritter
The Person in the D.A.'s Office when all this took place against Sean. Now, he says he doesn't have any jurisdiction. (?)
"This
is Taken Directly off of the Denver DA Website"
The Economic Crime
Unit primarily prosecutes financial crimes such as theft, forgery, fraud and
credit card fraud. The Economic Crime Unit in the Denver DA's Office staffs its
own intake section to field complaints and allegations, receiving an incredible
10,000 calls a year!
Many inquiries turn out to be civil matters rather than criminal matters. Civil
matters are referred elsewhere for resolution. Criminal matters are investigated
by a team of skilled investigators who prepare cases for prosecution by deputies
of the Economic Crime Unit. They aggressively pursue criminals suspected of
financial crimes and have an excellent track record for seeking restitution when
possible.
It is far easier to prevent economic crime than it is to prosecute it and secure
restitution, and most victims will never fully recover all that they have lost.
For this reason, the Economic Crime Unit also focuses on Crime Prevention,
providing safety information and extensive community outreach.
Protect yourself! Learn all that you can on the ways to prevent these types of
crimes: Consumer Alerts
Man
loses bid to gain freedom by legislation
Panel guts part of bill intended to help inmate
By Katie
Kerwin McCrimmon, Rocky Mountain News
Friday, May 2, 2008
A Denver man who has spent 20 years in prison for a rape that he says he did not
commit will receive no help from the Colorado legislature after Denver police
destroyed DNA evidence in his case.
On Friday, a House-Senate Conference Committee gutted the part of Senate Bill
205 that would have helped Clarence Moses-El, the man for whom Senate Majority
Leader Ken Gordon had shepherded the legislation.
Moses-El was convicted in a 1987 rape in Denver's Five Points neighborhood, even
though there was little physical evidence. Prosecutors say that the woman
identified Moses-El, her neighbor at the time, after seeing his face three times
during the attack.
Defense attorneys said that the woman named three other suspects, including one
convicted rapist, before dreaming two days after the attack that Moses-El was
her attacker.
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has studied the trial transcripts,
interviewed the lawyers and spoken with the victim. He is so convinced that the
right man is behind bars that he lobbied lawmakers to kill the Senate version.
(Take in mind,
Mitchell Morrissey has stated to be an advocate of DNA testing, but he makes
this statement without testing the DNA he had available to him. Statements
like this should be based on FACT, not assumption.)
Lawyers in his office also wrote the final version of the bill that the House
approved after Gov. Bill Ritter threatened a veto of Sen. Gordon's version of
the bill. Morrissey showed lawmakers Moses-El's lengthy rap sheet, along with
transcripts from the trial, to convince them not to support Gordon, a Denver
Democrat and former defense attorney.
"I'm glad to see that the House finally realized that Moses-El is not the kind
of criminal you should go to bat for. The legislature should not be in the
business of changing legal decisions they don't like," Morrissey said. "We went
around (the state Capitol) handing out actual pieces of the trial transcript.
Moses-El is a rightfully-convicted brutal rapist."
(Maybe he should have made
this statement AFTER it was confirmed by DNA testing. And what is this?
He has time to pass out actual pieces of trial transcripts, but he doesn't have
time to do an adequate investigation of blatant evidence that a crime has been
committed - oh, and actually has to be told by federal officials that a crime
has been committed? What law school did this guy attend?)
Moses-El's lawyer, Trip DeMuth, said that his client has suffered injustice upon
injustice.
"First you have a victim who identifies other suspects, then the dream, then . .
they throw the DNA in the trash.
(WHAT?? Could it have proved that this man did not commit this crime?)
Good government bears
some responsibility for its own misdeeds," DeMuth said. "They've been able to
preserve his rap sheet, but they destroyed the DNA."
(After what has happened with
Sean's case, this does not surprise us.)
In 1995, Moses-El won a court
order requiring a DNA test, only to find that police had destroyed the DNA
gathered in the investigation.
(Again, this doesn't surprise us
either.)
Taken straight from the Denver D.A. Office website:
Mitch Morrissey's (Denver D.A.) Oath to Office
Oath to Office Bond
We have a quiz question for all that are following this case. How many laws can you break in Colorado before the Denver D.A.'s office will file charges? (without having to tell the D.A. that the law has actually been broken)
Now, with all that being said, why, with all the evidence, that the blatant crimes that have been committed are being ignored? If I read this right, Mitchell Morrissey CLEARLY STATES "responsible for prosecuting all felonies, misdemeanors and serious traffic offenses committed in Denver"
I would think that if someone took the time to write out the "About Us" and "Mission" statement, that they would at least adhere to what they say they are going to do.
"I swore an oath when I took this office to uphold the law and the constitution of the state of Colorado."
(from Frontline interview with Mitch Morrissey Nov. 28, 2006)
An email was written to Mr. Morrissey, Denver D.A., to reopen this case, and these letters and documents were attached.
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| Cc: | byw@denverda.org, roger@americaswrongfullyconvicted.com | |||
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Dear Mr. Morrissey,
I believe, that when
there is a problem, instead of beating
around the bush, get straight to the point.
And, not only that, I believe that if you
can not get the results that you need from
people involved, that you go to their
superiors, which leads me to you.
We have had a young
man approach us regarding an issue that was
handled out of your office by Joe Morales,
who heads your Economic Crime Unit. After
speaking with this young man, we decided to
assist him in proving his innocence. We
have reviewed all the documents, and even
had a handwriting analyst determine that the
signatures on the documents used as evidence
against him, were not his, but in fact, his
mother
This young man is only
23 years old. He pled guilty to the offense
of theft from an at risk adult, but only
because he was informed he was facing 32
years in prison. Due to the lack of wisdom
of youth and finances to afford an attorney,
he pled out.
If Joe Morales would
have investigated further, he would have
found that first, the checks and promissory
note, used to take money from a trust fund,
was not his, but that of his mother and
grandfather. We are in possession of those
documents. Also, we had a handwriting
analyst make the same determination. My
first question would be is how did Mr.
Morales arrive at his conclusion? Mr.
Isbell informed us that he spoke with Mr.
Morales, attempting to get him to reopen the
case, and he refused, stating that he would
not prosecute her because of her being such a
thoughtful, caring mother. (?) No mother,
or grandfather, does this to their child.
I have read a lot
about you and the DNA program that you are
involved in. Handwriting is considered a
form of forensic science, and I believe that
the attached will stand up in court. If you
are so aggressive in exonerating innocent
people, then, with all the evidence, you
should consider reopening this case and
investigate this man's mother and
grandfather, and get this young
man exonerated and make the guilty pay
restitution to this young man. All the
documents, and story, are at
www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/sean_isbell.htm.
To give you some
information, this has all been reported to
officials that govern banks and securities,
case numbers have already been assigned and
an investigation has begun. If, Mr. Morales
would have been willing to listen to the
young man, it would have been easy to
determine that this young man did not commit
the crime, but his mother and grandfather,
that they used him as a tax shelter until it
was no longer feasible.
Sean Isbell has given
his permission for me to speak with you
regarding this case. If you need a signed
letter stating such, I will be more than
happy to get that to you.
Thank you in advance
for your time and consideration. I am
looking forward to working with you and
clearing up this unfortunate incident.
Sincerely,
Anita LeNorman
Assistant Director
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From:
alenorman@americaswrongfullyconvicted.com
[mailto:alenorman@americaswrongfullyconvicted.com]
Sent:
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:22 PM
To:
Mitch Morrissey
Cc:
Brenda Wellington;
roger@americaswrongfullyconvicted.com
Subject: [FWD: Confidential -
Right a Wrong] - Second Request
Dear Mr. Morrissey,
I have spoken with Sean Isbell and he has inquired if you have responded to the email that was sent to you on March 4, 2008.
The FINRA has written to Sean, stating that Wachovia is demanded to turn over any/all information, transactions, checks (front & back) no later than April 4, 2008, which he can turn over copies to you that reflects what was told in the previous email.
Please review the documents at www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/sean_isbell.htm.
We would appreciate a response.
Thank you.
Anita LeNorman
Assistant Director
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Ms LeNorman:
I am presently looking into this matter and it would be helpful to know the agency that governs banks and securities to which this has been reported. It would also be of great assistance to me to know the names and contact information of the officials who are investigating this matter. Please forward this information to me so I can further my inquiry into this situation.
Sincerely,
Mitch Morrissey
Denver District Attorney
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