Michael A. Mello Papers, Series 1 News Clippings, Binder 5

CAVENDISH- Friends and colleagues of Cavendish Lawyer William Hunter reacted with surprise, and some with indignation, Wednesday to news federal prosecutors had charged him with 11 counts of fraud.
“I think the guy is a great guy, to tell you the…

[Heading]Hunter: ‘Not Guilty’ 11 Times

[Subheading]Judge Set Trial Date For Aug.18

By Ed Ballam

Valley News Staff Writer

[start of the first column]
BURLINGTON- In a clear, firm voice, Will Hunter pleaded innocent yesterday to 10 counts…

[heading] Hunter Indictment Is Phony

[subheading] Commentary

[author] Michael Mello

[start of article] About a half century ago, a federal judge remarked that a prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich if the prosecutor wanted to. What the…

MONTPELIER - For the first time, Gov. Howard Dean has publicly voiced his support for the death penalty.
After debating the issue for years, Dean said Wednesday, "I do think the death penalty is appropriate for certain.... (crimes), such as the…

The Herald - Under the American justice system, even the most unpopular criminal suspect deserves an advocate besides his mother.
Still, it’s hard to sympathize with the campaign of a Vermont Law School professor to coddle the Unabomber by…

[Title] Vt. Law Prof Aids Kaczynski Defense

South Royalton – A Vermont Law School professor whose mentor was killed by a mail bomb is helping defend the man accused of being the Unabomber.

Michael Mello is helping attorneys for Ted Kaczynski…

Professor aids Kaczynski’s defense
Man consults on admissibility of diary in Unabomber case
Michael Mello, a professor at Vermont Law School whose mentor and “professional father” was killed by a mail bomb, is advising the defense of Ted Kaczynski,…

[Title] Death not easy punishment for murder
[Author] Michael Mello
[Newspaper opinion section title] It’s My Turn

Eight winters ago, a man I loved as a father was murdered. A few days before Christmas 1989, a racist coward with a grudge mailed…

The Feds’ Case Against Kaczynski

By William Claiborne and William Booth
The Washington Post

Sacramento, Calif. – By the time a suspect was apprehended in April of last year, after the most extensive and expensive manhunt ever, the terrorist…

Unabom Trial to Explore Sanity and Responsibility
By William Glaberson
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 9 — A year and a half after a shaggy recluse stepped out of a Montana cabin and ended one of the most remarkable manhunts in American history, Theodore…

[Publication info] Valley News Thursday, November 6, 1997
[Title] Not The Michael Mello I Know

To The Editor:
I read with displeasure the article “Evolution Of A Death Row Lawyer” (Sunday Valley News, Oct. 12). I have known Professor Michael…

September 28, 1997
Sunday Valley News
Death Penalty Foes Have Been Dormant
By SARAH STROHMEYER
Valley News Staff Writer

LEBANON — For decades, foes of capital punishment have rested comfortably in New Hampshire knowing that the state’s…

Valley News Sunday, August 10, 1997

Good Choices, Bad Process

To the Editor:

Your July 31 article “Dean’s Court Comments Draw Fire” might have had the unintended effect of leaving some readers with the mistaken impression that I oppose…

Thursday, July 31, 1997 Valley News Dean’s Court Comments Draw Fire Associated Press MONTPELIER (AP) – Gov Howard Dean’s continuing criticism of judges is off the mark and reflects a lack of understanding about the court system, say several…