And the police lied in their report for the same reason?

“With Keen’s help, an undercover officer hid drugs in the binder portion at the top of a legal pad. The plan was for Keen to give the pad and other supplies to DeCosta at Alejandro’s next court appearance. DeCosta would then give the pad to Alejandro.”

That’s a setup. No “allegedly” about it.

For example, maybe he lied to the police to keep Alejandro from killing Loved One X (see Matt’s implausible hypos from the original post).

I appreciate you using your forum to enlighten people about Da Costa being set up by the cops. This frightening incident should give anyone who works in criminal justice pause for thought when a Defendant’s family wants to talk. Invoke attorney client privilege, and only talk to them if YOU need info for the defense case, or mitigation.

Please do not believe that simply because an attorney is old, that they have any special wisdom or insight. I have read about the problems in your county for several years. Remember that all those elderly attorneys who have attacked you have monetarily benefited greatly from the disgusting actions of your sheriff and DA for years. Only now do they awaken and attack, because they apparently believe that their fellow attorney is worth more than all the little people previously caught in the web of the government.

The body of work on this blog shows Matt to be a capable, observant advocate for his clients, who also accepts personal attribution for his insights. It’s disheartening to see “respected” attorneys arrogantly call his skill into question while ignoring the clear portrait Matt has painted of his own mind.