..your office can easily get away with dismissing the above-captioned indictment, without any adverse political consequences, if there is a gap between moral law and public law.
[Op-Ed: Letter]
August 19, 2011
Cy Vance, Manhattan District Attorney
One Hogan Place
New York, NY 10013
Re: People v. Dominique Strauss-Khan
Dear Mr. Vance:
I am submitting signatures on petitions from persons who are concerned about the fate of the above-captioned criminal prosecution. You should also expect to receive online petitions. I am not an elected official nor am I a leader of any organization whose membership seeks self-determination.
This case is scheduled to appear on the court calendar of the Manhattan Supreme Court on August 23. Your office has publicly threatened to dismiss a well-founded indictment. In honesty, Blacks in New York City, including Black lawyers and Black lawmakers, are unaware of the grand jury process or the powers of a district attorney. There is also no understanding of the relationship between criminal law and tort law.
That being the case, your office can easily get away with dismissing the above-captioned indictment, without any adverse political consequences, if there is a gap between moral law and public law. I hope, however, that the words of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. will play a major role in your decision. “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”.
Very truly yours,
Alton H. Maddox, Jr.
United African Movement
ALTON H. MADDOX, JR.
CHAIRMAN
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Encls.