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The judge is rather forgiving of her violations, giving her several free passes.
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Brandolino also declined to revoke Grossman’s in-custody telephone and visitation privileges, which prosecutors had requested he do after they accused her of trying to influence witnesses and the judge himself from behind bars. In Brandolino’s view, the recorded phone conversations they presented as evidence of wrongdoing mostly showed Grossman’s “naivete” and did not amount to criminal conduct.
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The judge went on to say that Nolan has had a distinguished legal career, and rejected out of hand the notion that such a lawyer would “go against his professional responsibility” by trying to influence the court—or that such an effort might work.
This was one example of Grossman’s “naivete,” according to Brandolino: “It shows the state of mind that she’s in post-verdict, but it’s not something that concerns the court.”
Prosecutors pushed back, with Gould arguing that Grossman was “directing improper conduct” by asking her 19-year-old daughter Alexis to contact a potential defense witness with whom she went to school, for instance.
Castro noted that Grossman is a 60-year-old woman who has been involved in a criminal case for nearly four years, with counsel from 10 attorneys by now.
“Simply characterizing it as naivete at this point is not sufficient,” she said.
But Brandolino saw the calls as attempts by Grossman to direct people to try to get information as a basis for a new trial, which is not illegal.
“I don’t see it as witness tampering, I see it as someone who believes that she was railroaded. . . It’s not something that in my view (requires) sanctions at this point,” he said.
The judge took a similar view of the defendant’s desire to ask Scott Erickson, her former boyfriend and the driver blamed by her defense for hitting the Iskander brothers first, to record a video confession.
“I get her frustration, I get her sadness based on what’s happened to her,” Brandolino said. “But I don’t think this is worthy of any action. They’re not telling Scott Erickson to do anything or say anything that they don’t believe is true, whether or not it is true.”
Grossman sentencing delayed, new trial sought
A post-conviction hearing brought yet another delay in the Rebecca Grossman case on March 22, with sentencing pushed back from April 10 to June 10. Judge Joseph Brandolino agreed to the latest continuance, over an objection by prosecutors, to give attorneys recently hired by Grossman more time...
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Brandolino also declined to revoke Grossman’s in-custody telephone and visitation privileges, which prosecutors had requested he do after they accused her of trying to influence witnesses and the judge himself from behind bars. In Brandolino’s view, the recorded phone conversations they presented as evidence of wrongdoing mostly showed Grossman’s “naivete” and did not amount to criminal conduct.
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The judge went on to say that Nolan has had a distinguished legal career, and rejected out of hand the notion that such a lawyer would “go against his professional responsibility” by trying to influence the court—or that such an effort might work.
This was one example of Grossman’s “naivete,” according to Brandolino: “It shows the state of mind that she’s in post-verdict, but it’s not something that concerns the court.”
Prosecutors pushed back, with Gould arguing that Grossman was “directing improper conduct” by asking her 19-year-old daughter Alexis to contact a potential defense witness with whom she went to school, for instance.
Castro noted that Grossman is a 60-year-old woman who has been involved in a criminal case for nearly four years, with counsel from 10 attorneys by now.
“Simply characterizing it as naivete at this point is not sufficient,” she said.
But Brandolino saw the calls as attempts by Grossman to direct people to try to get information as a basis for a new trial, which is not illegal.
“I don’t see it as witness tampering, I see it as someone who believes that she was railroaded. . . It’s not something that in my view (requires) sanctions at this point,” he said.
The judge took a similar view of the defendant’s desire to ask Scott Erickson, her former boyfriend and the driver blamed by her defense for hitting the Iskander brothers first, to record a video confession.
“I get her frustration, I get her sadness based on what’s happened to her,” Brandolino said. “But I don’t think this is worthy of any action. They’re not telling Scott Erickson to do anything or say anything that they don’t believe is true, whether or not it is true.”
