[JumpCrisscross]

> powerful person was not powerful enough (or was actually honest enough) to not leverage the illegal “get out of jail” cards that already exist

This can always be claimed about anything, both ways.

> What else are you going to do when potentially exculpatory evidence has been summarily wiped by the people

Look at the other evidence in appeal. (The defendant is appealing [1].)

[1] https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/sep/05/sentence-in-woods...

[cogman10]

The appeal was denied. The evidence was available through other means and was ultimately ruled to be inconsequential.

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca8/18...