My last day in court.
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I read stories like these and I can't help but feel that our justice system is seriously flawed...the concept as originally designed to protect the innocent from abuses has morphed into the guilty getting the breaks and the innocents getting delayed justice, if ever they do. I'm not faulting anyone here...obviously your stories reflect the struggles you've had, and even the suffering you'd endured to try to achieve justice for those who need and deserve it. It just seems like something is seriously wrong...when someone is convicted and sentenced to death, and it takes 20 years to (possibly) carry out the sentence...when their victim(s) didn't have the luxury of continued life.
Sorry for the rant...as my stepdad used to say when I'd say something wasn't fair: A fair is something you take your kids to, it's not life.
Sorry for the rant...as my stepdad used to say when I'd say something wasn't fair: A fair is something you take your kids to, it's not life.
"My last day in court".
Kind of a strange feelin ....IIRC.
WTG..
Kind of a strange feelin ....IIRC.
WTG..
In the business, we call those "Big Chief Tablet Motions," generally inscribed with a #2 pencil . . .
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Having spent about 6 years working across the river from 2 reservations. I can say without hesitation that Indian Reservations are like a whole nother country (And I guess they are, sort of) and almost a whole different planet! I always thought that the guys and gals that worked the res. (FBI, BIA, Tribal and Local LEOs that worked inside the Res) had about as tough a job as could be had in law enforcement.
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BTW, for those who may be seeking closure about Miranda/Escodrobo, back in the early 1980's Miranda was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in Mexico. He'd fled across the Rio Grande to escape a drug bust in the US. I don't recall after all this time any speculation about what side of the river he acquired the GSWs.
The wheels of justice grind slow....................
The wheels of justice grind slow....................
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When I applied to the MA State Police in my "yutte", I started out with 5,000 applicants with their goal to be 10 classes of 50 run through the academy. The drop out rate at the academy was 50% so their hope was to add 250 new state troopers.
I was appointed to the fourth class but a few months later received a letter from the state thanking me for my efforts and suggesting that I try again at some later date. Apparently they ran 2 classes through the academy and then the Governor pulled the funding. Not sure why I didn't try out for the local PD after that, perhaps a little disgusted with the system.
By now, if still alive, I'd be sitting in a boat fishing and collecting about 80% of my pay. But NO, I decided to be a self employed contractor instead.
I was appointed to the fourth class but a few months later received a letter from the state thanking me for my efforts and suggesting that I try again at some later date. Apparently they ran 2 classes through the academy and then the Governor pulled the funding. Not sure why I didn't try out for the local PD after that, perhaps a little disgusted with the system.
By now, if still alive, I'd be sitting in a boat fishing and collecting about 80% of my pay. But NO, I decided to be a self employed contractor instead.
Strangely enough, the vast majority of lawyers never see the inside of a courtroom through their entire career. I suspect that's true for many law enforcement officers as well. I always had a lot of respect for the officers I saw often in my courtroom - they were the true tip of the spear. As for myself, I never could see the point of being a lawyer if I wasn't in court. So, I averaged 2-3 days each week in court during the first nineteen years of my career, mostly federal courts. Then I spent virtually every working day for the next 20+ years in a courtroom. It was very strange to sit there on my last day and realize that it really was my last day. It has been 16 months now and, while it took some adjustment, I haven't really missed it. The last several of my cases that were appealed were all affirmed, including a murder and various drug and sex offender cases. The last one concluded just a few months ago. That was a nice way to end it. So to SIG220.45 and all the other LEO's who spent time in the courtroom helping the system work, from one who wasn't always the easiest guy in the room to get along with, congratulations and my respect for a job well done.
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Nice job, congratulations. I tried my best not to be upset if I "lost" a case but one that bothered me was an assault on a police officer (me) where the defendant was aquitted. The judge told me that since I was a cop I should expect to be assaulted, and besides I "won" fight. Even the other defense attorneys in court could not believe it. While it did not happend often when the bad guy attacks me, unprovoked, I expect a conviction.
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Totally inaccurate. Stabbed in a bar fight in Phoenix in the mid 70's . . .
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I got called to testify in a BS civil case 12 years after the incident occurred. One of the lawyers in the case tried to bribe me and after I mentioned it in court the case was thrown out and the lawyer was disbarred.
Thanks for sharing this with us, Sig...from your posts, it sounds like you are enjoying your really well deserved retirement.
Good work.
Best Regards, Les
Good work.
Best Regards, Les
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Da..rn, you mean the news media lied-or got the wrong guy? (Or the memory isn't what it used to be?) But, all things considered, same result. Thanks for the update.
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