There are cases and then there are cases that lend themselves to certain prosecutors I'm happy to have learned today, while watching Crime Watch, that one of my friends, Shane Harrigan was one of the prosecutors in a case that involved internet deception, phone problems, and a paper trail. Shane and I worked together many times while I was at the Southern District of California and he is one of my absolute favorite prosecutors from San Diego. I know him to be tough, fair, smarter than most, dynamic in the courtroom and a dogged pursuer of the truth. There are about four or five that are in "major crimes" from back then that are all good for looking into my shooting case while I was a courtroom deputy for the Hon. Nita L. Stormes.
I haven't ever had the pleasure of meeting Mark Conover, but you can see that the consistency in their prosecution of a death is based on hard work and fact.
One person that I know could make that introduction is Peter, another courtroom deputy for Hon. Ed J. Schwartz, for whom the federal courthouse is named. Peter could easily set up a conversation between Mr. Harrigan and Jonathan/Anthony. There is no finer prosecutor in this country than Shane. I said a long time ago that if I had my choice of federal prosecutors, it would probably be Shane that I would want to work with. I know him, trust him and have seen his trial work many times. He's a total professional. Mark, obviously, joined the AUSA's after I was there, but he is a gem of a prosecutor too.
Shane knows me to be a thorough and fastidious clerk that "disappeared" from the courthouse after the Clerk of Court told me. Unlike the fake email or phone call from Lori, Shane also knows me to be an athlete that takes care of himself and works out. He is funny and smart, but see justice as his job. This case is custom made for his kind of thoroughness.
If you want to get an idea of the kind of people these two men are as prosecutors watch this:
