The Issue: Lloyd Constantine’s service as a juror in the rape trial of ex-police officer Michael Pena.
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I wonder whether Lloyd Constantine would have felt different had one of his daughters been Michael Pena’s victim (“Lawyer, Heal Thyself,” Editorial, March 30).
Would he have paid attention to the pain of the victim on the witness stand rather than to his own egotistical need to prove that he could out-lawyer his so-called buddy, Manhattan DA Cy Vance?
Judy Natkins
Jackson Heights
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The fallout from Constantine’s outrageous concealment of conflicts should not end with The Post’s editorial.
The court should appoint a special prosecutor to probe whether Constantine had an ulterior motive in wanting to serve on the Pena jury.
If ever a case cried out for possible criminal-contempt proceedings, followed by jail time plus discipline by the appropriate bar committee, this is it.
Donald Nawi
Scarsdale
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The arrogance of Constantine, a lawyer himself, serving on a jury while having close ties to the prosecutors goes beyond liberal elitism.
This smug juror, who thinks he’s above the integrity of the court, should have been tossed out on his ear. Judges have excused jurors for a lot less.
The fact that this could have been ruled a mistrial should have been reason enough to excuse this jerk.
Instead, he was allowed to sit among the honest jurors.
But, since he’s connected to New York’s judicial system and a close friend of the disgraced Eliot Spitzer, what other outcome could have been expected?
Chris Michaels
Morganville, NJ