By Brian A. Wilkins
11/12/08

Maricopa County had a total of 328 officers on its "rogue" list at last check in May 2007. Tempe Police Department did not allow county to release the names of its 11 officers on that list. T. Johnson (#18490) and M. Wallace (#16814), if they aren't already on it, will be after all this.

I guess I should first clear up that 2000-pound pink elephant in the room...what is the "Brady List?" It's an interesting question with a simple answer.

In a 6-2 Supreme Court decision (1963; Brady vs. Maryland), Justice William O. Douglas wrote the majority opinion, affirming a Maryland Appeals Court decision saying that the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors violates the 14th amendment (due process) "where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment." Douglas continued, "our system of the administration of justice suffers when any accused is treated unfairly." 

Prosecutors in the case withheld a confession from John L. Brady's accomplice in a capital murder, where the latter admitted to actually pulling the trigger. Because prosecutors negligently withheld this valuable piece of evidence, Brady's death sentence was overturned and he received life in prison instead.

Since that case, so-called "Brady List's" are now present in all prosecuting agencies throughout the country. "Brady cops" are officers who are on the list in their respective jurisdiction for being deemed untrustworthy and frankly, liars, when it comes to objectively and thoroughly investigating crimes. But apparently these lists are not public record, as the Tempe Police Department will not disclose the names of 11 officers on Maricopa County's list.

We already know about the Tempe PD's dysfunction, led by former Tempe officer Chuck Schoville, who first auditioned to take over Def Jam Records for Russell Simmons;



then revealed, upon his forced resignation, the Tempe Police had negligently handled the murder of two non-European victims and that his fellow officers use racial slurs frequently at work. Officer Tim Wedell and his 37 screw-ups in about a three month period and Officer Frank Romero and his "misuse" of funds from a non-profit police organization round out the rogues we actually know about.

This State of Arizona vs. Brian Wilkins case will either discover the two Tempe rogues who wrote the report, Wallace and Johnson, are already on the list, or WILL be on the list when all this is over, considering their gross negligence in omitting, ignoring, and fabricating statements and facts. There is no way (at least for me) to find out if these two are on the list currently, but their negligence is unquestionable.

Weddell's negligence included ignoring a 15-year-old girl's claim she was molested by a man at a bus stop, and ignoring a claim of stolen money from an auto dealer. Wallace and Johnson both ignored the obvious extortion attempt by the Euro-terrorist being called a "victim" by the state of Arizona in my case; ignored the fact the aforementioned alleged "victim" is on probation for several felonies and had plenty of motive to rob and extort me; and ignored the alleged victim and his alleged witness's grossly different accounts of what happened that night, including a three hour time difference. And the fact Wallace said to me, "I don't really like you, so good luck" doesn't help their credibility either (I bet the tape miraculously stopped when he said this). I just wonder which one doctored a recording of me allegedly saying the alleged victim "had no weapons?" Wonder if they are Cool Edit or Pro-Tools users?

Its simply hilarious how police in Maricopa County fuss and pout about the Brady List. One cop, F.B. Robinson, of the Chandler Lieutenants and Sergeants Association, had the dirty nerve to say that its dangerous to "put the power to ruin an officer's career in the hands of one decision maker." Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. At least the omnipotent individual for cops has a law degree; until the REPO Act is passed by Congress, we will all have to continue enduring these individuals with GEDs and high school diplomas parading around as enforcers of the laws.