Following on the excellent letter from Chris Fitz on Feb. 10 (“The system did not work”), I would like to offer another powerful example of the system not working: the case of Eva Ruiz Gomez.
For 2½ years, the Monterey County District Attorney’s office relentlessly pursued a criminal case against Gomez, charging her with felony kidnapping. From the beginning, Judge Mark Hood — and Judge Adrienne Grover before him — prejudged the case and publicly declared Gomez guilty… [Read Full Article…]