Copeland Implicated in Custody Conspiracy

The Times-Picayune reports that Phil Demma, a Jefferson Parish juvenile services officer, has implicated Al Copeland in the effort to rig Copeland's child custody case in court. Nonetheless, Demma "has grown to be a thorn in the side of both prosecutors and defense attorneys" as he has hired three separate attorneys in the past year and also engaged in questionable private conversations with co-defendants subsequent to his plea-bargain. Copeland's attorney, Jack Martzell, said "I don't believe he will be indicted, but that and 75 cents will get you a cup of coffee."

Posted by AJR at March 25, 2003 08:21 AM