NYC judge denounces woman's self-styled sting

The law does not protect the people of this country today, it only protects the wealthy.

This woman did the right thing, the legal system doesn't care about justice, and for this judge to condemn this woman for what she did shows that this judge does not belong on the bench.

This action by this judge proves that the courts do not care about justice, all they care about is closing the books on a case, it doesn't matter if the person is guilty or innocent as long as they dispose of a case as quick as possible.

We are telling the world to practice democracy and justice, and yet we deny this to our own citizens.

This judge better wake up, his actions and many other judge's actions are what is going to lead to street justice.

While I agree there are shady/shoddy aspects of this prosecution, and jailhouse snitches are unreliable in the least, this womans focus was on a technicality dismissal of the conviction and not evidence of the real guilty party.

During her 'investigation' she participated in illegal activities including smoking weed. The judge does have a point in the selective portions of her secret (and likely inadmissable) recordings of what is assumed to be a private conversation. She may not be guilty of a crime simply due to the fact she wasnt working for law enforcement (who have to get warrents to record conversations in the bedroom), but it is unlikely (though I do not know the laws of new york) that secretly recording conversations to be used as incriminating evidence is grounds for re-trial. Even stores have warning signs proclaiming you may be being filmed. I doubt she informed her subject of her recording capabilities.

This isnt a case of new/buried evidence that would have resulted in a not guilty. This is grasping at straws to get your kid out of prison. I dont blame a mom for fighting for her kid, but I also dont see much here to sway a judge to rule a retrial is needed.