Ed Peters wins big

How is it that Ed Peters can destroy so many lives and get away with it? I am at the head of the line of people disappointed in Bobby DeLaughter; he was a personal hero of mine and seemed to epitomize the so-called New South. It remains to be seen how much of his legacy is tarnished, but it is undeniable that Ed Peters was the motive force in DeLaughter's professional life.

I remember discussing with a former employer about whether we should file a motion for recusal in a case replete with procedural problems in front of Judge DeLaughter where Cynthia Speetjeans, DeLaughter's quondam colleague in the Ed Peters DA office, then of Frazier Davidson, was opposite us. We ended up not filing the motion, and the jury returned a defense verdict, but I've wondered since then.