Tricky Dick

During the 2008 state district judge race, district attorney Dick Gammick came out with wild and irresponsible accusations directed towards judge Robert Perry.  He is quoted in the newsreview.com:

“During a public interview, you stated that I did not prosecute you for drug violations due to a lack of evidence. That statement is misleading since I have in my possession reports from two separate laboratories stating you had cocaine metabolites in your system, which establishes the fact that you had ingested cocaine. What I was unable to prove was that you ingested the cocaine in Washoe County, which resulted in you not being prosecuted due to a lack of jurisdiction.”
The remainder of the 784-word message was in a similar vein.
Gammick sent the message to 200 of Reno’s most prominent people—Republican Party leaders, journalists, public officials and attorneys.

If in fact it were true that judge Perry had "cocaine metabolites" in his system, the time to act was long gone - not dig out some lab reports from a quarter century ago.   Washoe County Labs was not accredited to perform such tests at the time.  What did Gammick do?  Did he fabricate lab reports?  Has any credible source reviewed these alleged reports?http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=889851

Gammick Hand-Picks A Judge

On more than one occasion, Gammick involves himself in places that any respectable district attorney should not be.  A good example of this is when he hand-picked a particular judge in the Nugget embezzlement case in 2006.  Highly improper.

"It's extremely important to the integrity of our system that the same process be followed in every case," Adams said Friday.  "The process of selecting a judge should be uniform in all criminal cases."

Initially when told Friday that Gammick and Polaha had discussed who would be the judge, Dunlap said he was concerned.

"Especially if Gammick is talking to the judge without defense counsel present," Dunlap said.  "That is improper.  You don't tell the judge who you want or don't want."

Dunlap continues by saying that both he and the prosecutor were happy with the decision to have judge Breen.  He will decide whether Sparks Nugget lawyer Davenport would receive probation or prison time for embezzling $3 million from the casino.

Well that's great!  Gammick strayed from standard practice of having the case assigned randomly by the court clerk and initiates an ex parte communication with judge Polaha in a high profile case.  Glad to hear it worked out for ya' all.

http://www.nevadascams.com/NEWS/NEWS_20060305%20-%20Judge%20Selection%20in%20Nugget%20embezzelment%20case.pdf