To flag someone on this page means a good thing or a bad thing? Does anybody know that? I’ve been flagging comments I’ve enjoyed but I’m starting to suspect that I might as well have been marking trolls instead
Lots of folks correctly believe they can beat criminal charges. They are right but expenses for legal representation often exceeds the penalty of a conviction.With that in mind, prosecutors may be tempted to press changes despite knowing they will lose.. They like to press all charges for which their target might be charged, knowing the fear of loss if convicted of all will be rough enough that the defendant will plead guilty to a few if they will drop the many.
This actually happened to me, many, many years ago in Arizona – but not in such a Draconian way.
I was pulled over and arrested by a sheriff’s deputy on a bogus DUI charge, because the deputy thought I was seeing his ex-wife. ( apparently, my truck was the same make & color as the “other guy’s” ).
Fortunately, I had plenty of proof and witnesses to prove my innocence and the deputy, inadvertently, became my best witness.The judge found me not guilty of the DUI but charged me $27 for failure to completely stop at a stop sign – a charge that was never on the original ticket, but I’d mentioned to the judge in chambers, as why I thought I’d been originally pulled over.
After the trial, I asked the judge why he fined me. He said it was to remind me of all the times I’d driven home and should have received a DUI !
The judge was an old acquaintance and we had, on more than one occasion, raised our glasses, together.
BTW. The sheriff’s deputy, who also had a reputation for violently handling suspects, was fired.
Steve Bartholomew almost 8 years ago
Sounds like Texas.
Espoc almost 8 years ago
Thank you, clerk
Espoc almost 8 years ago
To flag someone on this page means a good thing or a bad thing? Does anybody know that? I’ve been flagging comments I’ve enjoyed but I’m starting to suspect that I might as well have been marking trolls instead
solitaire554 almost 8 years ago
it means you have no life
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 8 years ago
Lots of folks correctly believe they can beat criminal charges. They are right but expenses for legal representation often exceeds the penalty of a conviction.With that in mind, prosecutors may be tempted to press changes despite knowing they will lose.. They like to press all charges for which their target might be charged, knowing the fear of loss if convicted of all will be rough enough that the defendant will plead guilty to a few if they will drop the many.
Espoc almost 8 years ago
Thank you
Can’t stop. Bloody sofware
Linguist almost 8 years ago
This actually happened to me, many, many years ago in Arizona – but not in such a Draconian way.
I was pulled over and arrested by a sheriff’s deputy on a bogus DUI charge, because the deputy thought I was seeing his ex-wife. ( apparently, my truck was the same make & color as the “other guy’s” ).
Fortunately, I had plenty of proof and witnesses to prove my innocence and the deputy, inadvertently, became my best witness.The judge found me not guilty of the DUI but charged me $27 for failure to completely stop at a stop sign – a charge that was never on the original ticket, but I’d mentioned to the judge in chambers, as why I thought I’d been originally pulled over.
After the trial, I asked the judge why he fined me. He said it was to remind me of all the times I’d driven home and should have received a DUI !
The judge was an old acquaintance and we had, on more than one occasion, raised our glasses, together.
BTW. The sheriff’s deputy, who also had a reputation for violently handling suspects, was fired.
Beettlebooger almost 8 years ago
Like bader ginsberg
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Two years for felony stupidity… mine, but still.
Jerry Martin Premium Member almost 8 years ago
This judge must work for the NFL.