On April 17, 2008, Prof. Winick was quoted in the Washington Post discussing the recent mistrial of the ‘Liberty City 7′ case:
“I think it shows how tarnished the government’s credibility is here in our community,” said Bruce J. Winick, a professor at the University of Miami law school. “I think this was a case of premature prosecution. They should have surveilled more carefully and for longer to see if this plot was really going anywhere or if it was simply a bunch of poor unfortunates rising to the flavorful bait of someone who’s spreading around $50,000.”
Oath-taking to a terrorist organization is relevant evidence, but in and of itself, it is an act protected by the First Amendment, said Winick, explaining that the jury had to decide if the defendants would have come up with such a plot on their own. “It was like a little movie put together by a government informant.”
