You're right. Not only are we in an ever worsening police state, the prosecutors and judges will cheat at trial and the cops will lie if you have the guts to go all the way (to trial) after they load on a ton of charges to get you to plead guilty to something. I've seen it with my own eyes...
To All:
One thing I let slide was that one of the lawyers who responded to me said that attorneys were always getting punished for their wrongdoing... that he sees it all the time. This is called spin. Lawyers do it all the time. A lot of the time the spin is really lying, but the lawyers...
Everyone looking for help in the criminal justice system,
I stand by everything I've said on this site.
There is really no help for most people caught up in the criminal justice system. Guilty OR innocent, they (prosecutors and judges) will gang up on you to convict you and spit you into...
Señor judge,
Thank you for sharing. Are you or were you ever a prosecutor? You sound like one. The comments you are making to me here are typical of how prosecutors think they can have it both ways. I saw one of your posts to a pregnant teenage girl saying something like, "Do you want us...
mafioso,
Thank you for the info. I'm not sure I understand some of it, but it appears that there's "wiggle room" on issues that appear to me to be cut and dry. That is so typical. I really can't fathom that one could be acquitted of a charge by a jury and then have to face the same charge...
CdwJava,
I stand corrected.
Nikki, CdwJava just posted your answer if you live in CA. If not, try to find out the law in your state. Assuming this kind of law is also in your state, you have to decide whether to pay 'em or wait and see if they come after you for it. They can't put you...
mafioso,
Thanks for the info about Grant. At least she didn't get prison time...
I am concerned about the new, more serious, tagged charges you are talking about regarding my son's retrial. Are you sure that can be done? Can you show me something? If we had known about that, we never...
seniorjudge,
I do understand that there's no double jeopardy issue about the retrial, but there's a double jeopardy issue about the punishment. I found this on Findlaw. It's a US Supreme Court case: NORTH CAROLINA v. PEARCE, 395 U.S. 711 (1969)
Unless there's been a case that changed...
I understand that they can try him again, but...
If we take this all the way to the end... let's say they convict him again and sentence him again to the maximum (5 yrears in this case) does that mean he serves another 5 years in the state pen? Wouldn't one would get credit for the time...
mafioso,
I just saw that Nancy Jo Grant got 15 years probation for practicing law without a license. Around here, probation is a bite. Some people would rather just do the time. I can't imagine 15 years of probation...
-Dave H.
xrishansen,
Here's what I think...
Is it wrong for me to say I'm sorry?
No, you did these things, and you're sorry. I think it's OK to say it. That should help you right now.
How should I respond to that line of questioning? The police kept asking why didn't you try to contact your...
Nikki,
My question was addressed to "seniorjudge" who seems to feel you should pay JC Penny something because their attorney wants you to.
I assumed you don't work for JCP.
-Dave H.
xrishansen,
I'm not sure what the pretrial conference is for, but if it's to try to do a plea, I would have the public defender go with you. Ask him straight out what his plan is. Attorneys are notorious for NOT doing what you thought they were going to do.
Again I say, don't say any...
seniorjudge,
Are you sure about the double jeopardy issue? By filing and winning an appeal, he basically forfeits the fact that he served the full maximum penalty?
-Dav H.