Two Florida legal organizations blast prosecutors in Limbaugh case

WEST PALM BEACH -- The Florida Attorney General's Office and the Florida Bar -- the two most powerful legal organizations in the state -- said Palm Beach County prosecutors misrepresented their advice in order to release confidential plea negotiations in the Rush Limbaugh investigation.

Both organizations said they felt they were used by State Attorney Barry Krischer.

Krischer is a democrat.

Assistant Attorney General Patricia Gleason, in a letter dated Wednesday to the state attorney's office, claimed Krischer's office had an ulterior motive.

"It seems to me that the purpose in contacting me about this issue may not have been to obtain impartial advice on an open government issue, but rather to use part of our conversation to justify your office's decision," she wrote. "This is disappointing to me personally and professionally."

The misuse of power does more than disappoint me.

Selvig also said Black should have been more clear that the negotiations discussed in the letters were confidential, even though they are noted as such.

The word CONFIDENTIAL was written across the top of the page. How much more clear does this partisan idiot need it to be?

Bar wants to correct record

Late Wednesday, the Florida Bar weighed in on the matter, faxing a letter to Limbaugh's attorneys reiterating what its records show: that in no way did the Bar tell Krischer he was ethically obligated to release the plea negotiations, McGrane, the Bar's president, said.

Krischer was asking for a legal opinion, which was beyond the scope of the Bar, he said. Like the attorney general's office, the Florida Bar said Krischer might want to seek a judge's advice, records show.

"We felt it was important to correct what was represented to the public," McGrane said.

Bruce Rogow, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, said because of the released plea negotiation letters, problems might arise if Limbaugh is charged.

"It might very well create a situation where you have gross prosecutorial misconduct where the court might think about throwing the charges out," Rogow said.

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Do you want to contact this guy? Here is the info:

Office of the State Attorney
ATTN: Mr. Barry Krischer in charge of gross prosecutorial misconduct
401 North Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach Florida 33401
main ph: 561-355-7100, Florida Suncom Number: 273-7100
fax: 561-366-1800
email: StateAttorney@sa15.state.fl.us