A former Hancock County prosecutor should not be immune from prosecution for tampering with evidence and advising police to ignore a judicial subpoena. The ACLU of Maine joined the national ACLU and the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.
Filler v. Kellett (amicus brief)
Attorney(s)
Jamesa Drake, Zachary Heiden, Ezekiel Edwards, Rory A. McNamara
Date filed
October 5, 2016
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Case number
16-1186
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