February 22, 1997
FBI Lab FOIA Suit Press Conference Tuesday, Feb. 25
NACDL lawyers will hold a press conference Tuesday, Feb. 25, to explain
the urgency of this action.
WHO: NACDL Vice President William B. Moffitt, Asbill Junkin & Moffitt,
Washington, D.C.; NACDL Board Member and Prosecutorial Misconduct Committee
Co-Chair Marvin Miller, Alexandria, Va.; NACDL Board Member Stephen Bright,
Director, Southern Center for Human Rights; Jack King, co-plaintiff, NACDL Director of
Public Affairs. NACDL is represented by Daniel S. Alcorn, Fensterwald & Alcorn,
Vienna, Va., who will also be present for questions.
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Side entrance to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
Constitution Ave. and John Marshall Plaza.
NACDL maintains disclosure of the report is a matter of utmost urgency, due to
unfortunate legislation last April 24 imposing a one-year time limit on the filing of
habeas corpus and collateral attacks on convictions. For a great many federal and
state prisoners, that deadline is only eight weeks away. It is entirely possible that
wrongfully convicted persons may never receive a fair trial if the unexpurgated
report is not released in the next few weeks.
NACDL is the preeminent organization in the United States advancing the
mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for
persons accused of crime. A professional bar association formed in 1958, NACDL's
9,000 direct members -- and 78 state and local affiliates with another 25,000 members -- include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, judges and law professors
committed to preserving fairness within America's criminal justice system.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)