Judge dismisses St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from Mark McCloskey case
The couple s attorneys argued Gardner s email solicitations for campaign contributions demonstrated she and her office have a personal interest in the case Author: Christine Byers (KSDK) Updated: 9:24 AM EST December 11, 2020
ST. LOUIS A St. Louis judge has disqualified Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner and her office from prosecuting Mark McCloskey s case, saying campaign fundraising emails she sent before and after issuing charges against the couple “raise the appearance of impropriety and jeopardize the defendant’s right to a fair trial.”
Judge Thomas Clark’s ruling comes about six weeks after the attorneys for Mark and Patricia McCloskey argued their motion to disqualify Gardner and her office from the case, saying her emailed solicitations for campaign contributions demonstrated she and her office have a personal interest in the case and jeopardized Ma
The response to news of Circuit Judge Thomas Clark IIâs ruling was swift. Social media was a-blaze. The ruling to disqualify St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from prosecuting the case of the gun-waving McCloskeys smacks of racism, white privilege and sexism.
The re-election of Clark was targeted in 2018 by St. Louis activists. The campaign was not successful in unseating him but it took a sizable bite out of his votes that year: Clark received 55 percent of the vote compared to 65 percent in 2016.
Clarkâs judgment in the case against Mark McCloskey harped on the âcompelling and constitutionally sacredâ right to a fair trial. Yet there are defendants and attorneys who believed their right to a fair trial was compromised with Clark on the bench. This judge is no beacon for real justice.
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