As long as he continues to keep his mouth shut in court, there’s nothing authorities can do about retired Detective Louis Scarcella, who saw his 12th case involving a wrongfully convicted person overturned Wednesday in Brooklyn. That’s because the best they could do is charge him with perjury for affirming that false evidence was true in court — and the statute of limitations is five years. Detective Scarcella is remarkably good at not remembering,” said lawyer Ron Kuby, whose client Jabbar Washington was the latest to be freed. “He knows as long as he doesn’t repeat his statement under oath, he can’t be
charged.” Scarcella has never been charged with a crime. Scarcella’s attorneys, Joel Cohen and Alan Abramson said in a statement, “He’s been given no documents or notes by ANYONE to refresh his memory. Given his lack of access to his case materials he’s done remarkably well and has testified truthfully.”