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re: St. Francisville: Attorney, former DA candidate accused of molesting a juvenile in 2003
Posted on 12/6/17 at 5:49 pm to tke857
Posted on 12/6/17 at 5:49 pm to tke857
I have a pending habeas corpus on a case where the step-father was accused of molesting two teen step daughters.
A divorce was pending. Mother tells husband/stepfather "Give me the truck or I'll have criminal charges filed against you." He doesn't give her the truck, she files charges. Before a metting where the girls' statements were going to be taken by authorities, the mother met with them to "get their stories straight." At trial, the testimony of the girls contradicted their statements. The statement of one contradicted the statement of the other. The trial testimony of one contradicted that of the other. The result: conviction. The sentences: 25 years one one, life on the other.
A misdemeanor with this many evidentiary flaws would be laughed out of court. But, in a perverse reversal of justice, when someone can go to jail for life over a child sex charge, the courts seem to forgive these evidentiary flaws because it involves children.
A divorce was pending. Mother tells husband/stepfather "Give me the truck or I'll have criminal charges filed against you." He doesn't give her the truck, she files charges. Before a metting where the girls' statements were going to be taken by authorities, the mother met with them to "get their stories straight." At trial, the testimony of the girls contradicted their statements. The statement of one contradicted the statement of the other. The trial testimony of one contradicted that of the other. The result: conviction. The sentences: 25 years one one, life on the other.
A misdemeanor with this many evidentiary flaws would be laughed out of court. But, in a perverse reversal of justice, when someone can go to jail for life over a child sex charge, the courts seem to forgive these evidentiary flaws because it involves children.
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Posted on 12/6/17 at 5:52 pm to chinhoyang
I think women all over are taking this #MeToo thing and pushing it to its limits. Are there women who have been sexually assaulted in the past? YES, of course, and frick those dudes who did that to them but I guarantee you there are ones taking advantage of this social fad and using it for their own benefit as well.
This post was edited on 12/6/17 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 12/6/17 at 6:26 pm to chinhoyang
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divorce was pending. Mother tells husband/stepfather "Give me the truck or I'll have criminal charges filed against you." He doesn't give her the truck, she files charges. Before a metting where the girls' statements were going to be taken by authorities, the mother met with them to "get their stories straight." At trial, the testimony of the girls contradicted their statements. The statement of one contradicted the statement of the other. The trial testimony of one contradicted that of the other. The result: conviction. The sentences: 25 years one one, life on the other.
Happened to two people I knew 20 years ago, in both cases there was money involved, neither went to prison, but it destroyed their careers and lives, one of them later committed suicide.
Posted on 12/6/17 at 6:59 pm to chinhoyang
That scenario is horrifying. It’s horrifying to me as a man and a father of a son. My advice to friends is never get mixed up with a woman who has kids. Which is unfortunate on several levels.
And this keeps happening. Juries won’t do their damn simple job. DAs won’t do their job. Judges don’t care. frick all of them. They all deserve death, frankly. You willfully condemn a man to slow death in prison when you know or should know he’s innocent? That’s judicial murder.
I defended an Agg Rape case like this. Thankfully I won the trial, but I never could understand why the DA even wanted my client to go to prison. The stories were bogus. One of the methhead accusers (accusations were 25 years old) was even in prison in Mississippi at the time of the trial. That sort of case should never even be accepted by a DA. They have power but are expected to wield that power with discretion.
And this keeps happening. Juries won’t do their damn simple job. DAs won’t do their job. Judges don’t care. frick all of them. They all deserve death, frankly. You willfully condemn a man to slow death in prison when you know or should know he’s innocent? That’s judicial murder.
I defended an Agg Rape case like this. Thankfully I won the trial, but I never could understand why the DA even wanted my client to go to prison. The stories were bogus. One of the methhead accusers (accusations were 25 years old) was even in prison in Mississippi at the time of the trial. That sort of case should never even be accepted by a DA. They have power but are expected to wield that power with discretion.
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