Rantz: Seattle judge goes easy on murder suspect, prompting rare second opinion that mostly failed August 3, 2021 at 9:05 pm
King County Judge Maureen McKee dramatically reduced bail for a man charged in a murder that occurred during one of Seattle s most deadly weekends in recent memory. (Photo: KIRO 7 TV and King County Courts)
King County Judge Maureen McKee dramatically reduced bail for a man charged in a murder that occurred during one of Seattle’s most deadly weekends in recent memory.
King County prosecutors asked for $2 million bail after charging Isaiah “Junior” Tulasaga, 25, with second-degree murder. They argued he is a significant risk to the public. But Judge McKee apparently disagreed. She lowered the bail to $150,000. She didn’t even offer any other conditions on his release, like an ankle bracelet or demand he surrender his firearm.
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Background
A bank failed to report certain overdue loans, although three regulators the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve, and Office of Thrift Supervision purportedly required the disclosure. After the failure, the Government charged executives of the bank for securities fraud and making false statements to regulators, alleging the bank falsely reported the loans. On appeal, Defendants argued that the regulators’ reporting requirements were ambiguous as each regulator had described its reporting requirement slightly differently than the other.
Holding
The Court reversed Defendants’ false-statement convictions and entered judgments of acquittal. The Court determined that, when such reporting requirements are ambiguous, the Government must prove falsity under each objectively reasonable interpretation of the reporting requirement. Alternatively, the Government must prove that its interpretation is the only objectively reasonable one.