I may have watched too much Law & Order in my youth, but I think detectives and prosecutors often have a chummy relationship. If true, I would think in a small county this would be ever more the case. So, by that deduction, the info would have traveled from Detective Pomplum (I assume he knows of the comments) > Kristin Pierce (or her boss) > Judge Fischer.
You didn't watch too much. In fact, you watched enough to be 10000% spot on! I'll even take it one step further my
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MEDIA is also tied in. I know folks who've worked all sides: prosecution, judges, and media, and they all work together because rely on one thing . . .
ELECTIONS and PUBLIC OPINION. Here's an example . . .
My uncle was a county prosecutor and was on a capital murder trial of two old people by a "big bad black guy." The public called for the death penalty. Welp, it was an election year, and not only was the Judge ready to do every single interview "unbiasedly" that the media asked for, my uncle also was ready. He even had one of the "legal reporters" on speed dial to let her know everyday where the prosecution team would be after court recessed for the daily press conference. Not only that, the reporter had the 2nd and 3rd chair's numbers incase my uncle couldn't answer if she had a question.
The reporters first big interview? The prosecutor calling for the death penalty.
SHOCKER!!! Doing what the people called for? No way! The second big interview? The judge saying how they're not against the death penalty.
SHOCKER!!! Not going against what the people want? No way! And who gave the judge and prosecution air time and "good coverage" in exchange for courtroom access, interviews, and unfettered access to questions on the case? The media.
The "big bad black guy" was found guilty because the evidence was over the top that he was the man who did it (police were tipped off and arrested him mid-robbery, unfortunately after he had already murdered the couple) but guess what he got as well... the death penalty. Guess who also got re-elected?! THE JUDGE and THE PROSECUTOR... see how it all works?! Oh, and that legal reporter was later promoted to the big anchor in that tiny town. In the words of George Carlin, they all stroke each other and it's a big fucking circle jerk.
That's why it gave me a chuckle when all the Minneapolis stations picked up Rekieta's arrest story. The story is very newsworthy in and of itself, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone knew someone from the county office and made a quick call or shot someone a text. ESPECIALLY with Nick and all the demeaning shit he said about Judge Fischer alone. I mean, it's out there on the internet.
What they DIDN'T teach Nick in law school is that "you don't shit where you eat" didn't just mean "don't fuck people you work with." It also meant "don't shit on people you work with" as well . . . and when you're a lawyer in a small county with a one fucking stoplight and a Dairy Queen, the chances of working with EVERY judge and prosecutor are pretty god damn high.
Dumb mother fucker should have kept his big fucking mouth shut. But no... we here on KF are the dumb ones... WE HERE are the ones who ruined it for him!