Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki recently disclosed the amount he spent defending himself from the alleged "witch hunt" put on by Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto last year. Turns out that Motion to Dismiss the Indictment cost him a pretty penny. From the LV Sun:The report, filed with the Secretary of State, shows Krolicki made six payments totaling $159,370 to the Las Vegas law firm of Wright, Stanish & Winkler in 2009.We hope so. It would suck to pay that much for just a so-so job. The report also showed that Krolicki paid $25,409 to the Carson City branch of Holland & Hard, $5,845 to the Reno law firm of Robison, Belastegui, Sharp & Low and $3,450 to the Reno firm of Bader & Ryan.
"They did a great job," he said.
That's a pretty big chunk of change to defend meritless charges. While the Indictment was dismissed without prejudice, somehow we doubt Cortez-Masto will refile.
(LV Sun)
Sounds like Rick Wright gave him a nice discount.
ReplyDeleteReally though, if you or a member of your family had serious charges brought against you and you could afford Rick Wright, wouldn't you hire him too?
Justice ain't cheap. As with hookers, so too with lawyers. You get what you pay for. There is a difference in quality between $1,000 per hour and $150 per hour. Sure, an up-and-coming star at $250 might outperform an aging $900 hour guy resting on his laurels - but if you are facing jail time, are you going to take that chance?
ReplyDeleteIf criminal law weren't so incredibly boring to me, I'd do it in a heartbeat. You get to meet so many interesting people and spend a lot of time in court.
Holy freaking crap, perhaps you should read a newpaper of browse Google news before you write a post. You've got info that's been outdated for a month. ARE YOU SERIOUS?
ReplyDeleteWhat has happened to this blog? Have its writers become disinterested?
ReplyDeleteHey this blog sucks donkey balls now.
ReplyDeleteToo much potty-talk, too few thoughtful comments
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking the same thing this moring! It's like we are connected or something.
ReplyDeleteI should start my own blog. Too bad I am lazy and unreliable, otherwise I'd do it for sure.
I'll put this out there for the group: Because this prosecution arguably represented an abuse of prosecutorial discretion (and I can assure you that it did), doesn't Krolicki have a cause of action against the State of Nevada for recovery of his legal fees?
ReplyDeleteIs the prosecution of a claim a "political question" that falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the executive branch? In that case, I don't know if you can go after the State for Malicious Prosecution. Even if it wasn't, a simple policy argument of providing some immunity is necessary to avoid a flood of litigation from every criminal defendant. However, I agree that egregious vexatious prosecution should be punished both civilly and through the state bar.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the posts questioning the recent content of this blog. In the vein of Justice O'Connor's recent comments on the increasing politicization of the judciary (she cites the need for a "fair and independent judiciary"), I suggest a spirited debate evaluating the relative merits of the candidates for Judicial Office - including those up for retention.
ReplyDeleteSince our state constitution requires we elect judges, the least the Bar can do for the sake of transparency is can do as call 'em like we see 'em. Maybe even the mainstream media will discover this blog and report it to the general public (unless there is a car chase, a celebrity divorce or, even better, a D-list celebrity sex tape).
here here to anon 1:03.
ReplyDeleteA post regarding each department up for election, the candidates, and an open forum.
A grand jury found probable cause that a crime was committed. Makes me think there was at least probable cause that a crime was committed. Good luck with any malicious prosecution claim, which requires
ReplyDelete1) want of probable cause to initiate the prior criminal proceeding,
(2) malice,
(3) termination of the prior criminal proceedings, and
(4) damage
So, with no lack of probable cause and absolutely no way to prove malice ...
That's a lot of cash. For that kind of money you could make it rain at Rhino for a whole weekend, with enough left over for a night of singing columbian soldiers marching across the rugged hills and valleys of Candy and Ling Ling in your hotel suite 'til dawn.
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