Unfortunately the criminal law was never equipped to prove innocence. It was crafted to established one thing only; Guilt in the eyes of the public, which holds the collateral to all of our reputations, the absence of guilt is seldom seen as the equivalent of innocence.

Steve Martini

Foreword

By Andre Duke

Before you start this exciting trip into Vinnie’s life .i would

Like to say a few words..

In the legal system it is the lawyers, judges and police that get all the recognition.

As you will find out; it is men like Vinnie that are the glue that hold together the justice system.

It is important to understand that this is more than a book. It really is a window into the life of an incredible man.

A man who has spent more than 40 years helping people,man who is a hero;

Vinnie would never admit nor accept such terms about his life. This is man who has been a father, husband and a survivor. He would not want you to know that he beat cancer. This book is the culmination of Vinnie’s journey for truth and justice. In these times; these words are thrown around so much that they have lost their meaning. Well as you will find out from Vinnie; words have meaning.

Truth and justice are not just words to Vinnie. It is not exaggerating to say that Vinnie has put his life on the line for these words.

I would like to sincerely thank Vinnie and his wonderful wife lorie for the opportunity to work with him on this project.

Some guiding principles that seem to have been forgotten

It is desirable that criminals should be detected, and to that end that all available evidence should be used. It also is desirable that the government should not itself foster and pay for other crimes, when they are the means by which the evidence is to be obtained.

Holmes, J., Olmstead v. United States. 277 U.S. 438, 470 (1928).

Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its own existence.

Clerk, J., Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 659 (1961).

We have to choose, and for my part I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part.

Holmes, J., Olmstead v. United States. 277 U.S. 437,470 (1928).

If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.

Brandeis, J., Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438, 485 (1928).

It is no less good morals and good law that the Government should turn square comers in dealing with the people than that the people should turn square corners in dealing with their Government.

Black, J., St. Regis Paper Co. v. United States, 368 U.S. 209, 229 (1961).

Bad men, like good men, are entitled to be tried and sentenced in accordance with law.

Black, J., Green v. United States. 365 U.S. 301, 309-10 (1961).

The dignity of the United States Government will not permit the conviction of any person on tainted testimony. Mazzei, by his testimony, has poisoned the water in this reservoir, and the reservoir cannot be cleansed without first draining it of all impurity.

Warren, J., Mesarosh v. United States. 352 U.S. 1, 9, 14 (1956).

A suppression of truth may amount to a suggestion of falsehood.

Gray, J., Stewart v. Wyoming Cattle Ranche Co. 128 U.S. 383,388.

No man is justified in the utterance of a falsehood. It is an equal offense in morals, whether committed for his own benefit or that of another.

Hunt, J., Jeffries v. Econ. Mut. Life Ins. Co. 22 Wall. (89 U.S.) 47, 52.

Perjury generally

Whoever-

(1) having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true; or

is guilty of perjury.

18 U.S.C. § 1621.

Subornation of perjury

Who ever procures another to commit any perjury is guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

18 U.S.C. § 1622

False declarations before grand jury or court

(a) Whoever under oath in any proceeding before or ancillary to any court or grand jury of the United States knowingly makes any false material declaration shall a be fined no more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Foreword

Some guiding principles that seem to have been forgotten

Perjury generally

Subornation of perjury

False declarations before grand jury or court