tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post975461373259123281..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Cost to prosecute misdemeanor charges vs. Upshur County Judge higher than capital-murder defenseGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42458492696115118462011-11-24T22:04:10.129-06:002011-11-24T22:04:10.129-06:00Why would a case of misdemeanor require tons of ca...Why would a case of misdemeanor require tons of cash? That's more like a smelly politician is involve in the case.King Romeshttp://www.tampacriminaldefenders.com/AreasofPractice/FelonyMisdemeanorLawyer/FelonyDefense.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43453309315226928282011-11-07T09:08:14.122-06:002011-11-07T09:08:14.122-06:00Chicago Sun Times
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said his...Chicago Sun Times<br /><br />Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said his plan to raise taxes, fines and fees by $220 million in 2012 includes higher fines for a laundry list of offenses, but he has yet to air that laundry list.<br /><br />Now, the mayor’s 2012 revenue ordinance makes the details public. It’s a doozy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-89457696717417110312011-11-06T15:37:29.549-06:002011-11-06T15:37:29.549-06:00These differences are pretty petty compared to the...These differences are pretty petty compared to the amount that was spent in Bell County, Texas several years ago to prosecute former District Judge Don Busby. I believe that the prosecutors in that case (which took place in the 90's) charged Bell County over 250,000 to prosecute in some white collar cases and the probation revocations the followed. They didn't just bill Bell County, by the way, they collected what they billed, too.<br /><br />This is the same county in which at least some judges insist on negotiating flat fees on representation for death penalty cases.Scott Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531656335570963938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64892260783352210932011-11-05T16:53:38.728-05:002011-11-05T16:53:38.728-05:0002:02 - If we don't provide representation to ...02:02 - If we don't provide representation to defendants, what we will have would be equal to vigilante justice and lynch mobs. <br /><br />I've had the opportunity recently to watch some of the old movies dealing with criminal law. In some of them there are scenes - such as To Kill A Mockingbird & Young Mr.Lincoln - where the defense attornty finds himself standing between a lynch mob and the defendant. I thought how, in our system, the defense attorney is often the only one standing between a helpless defendant and the equivalent of a lynch mob. Now, you want to remove that protection. It is you who are advocating that type of one-sided justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86159321188096219202011-11-05T15:45:36.946-05:002011-11-05T15:45:36.946-05:00The drama in Gilmer sounds a lot like the drama ju...The drama in Gilmer sounds a lot like the drama just up the road in Bowie County, where the County Judge and the court have filed for an injunction against the County Clerk. Why? Because she, as the official responsible for maintaining meeting minutes, won't alter them to suit the judge and commissioners.<br /><br />Funny thing is, they were all elected together in a clean sweep, to oust the decades-old Good Ol' Boys power network, and to bring openess and transparency to county government. Since then, the Clerk is the only one who seems to remember that goal. In response, the court has seized control of the website and who can post there, fought over control of the keys to the clerk's bulletin board where official notices are posted, effectively shut down public comments, and imposed a dress code for "visitors" -- citizens trying to watch the court in action.KBCraignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82673128863188971122011-11-05T14:08:15.045-05:002011-11-05T14:08:15.045-05:002:02, so to be clear, you're nitpicking about ...2:02, so to be clear, you're nitpicking about the $220 for defending a misdemeanor, have no complaint about $19K spent on prosecuting one, but want the budget cut ... right? :-/Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65279543704790034632011-11-05T14:02:38.391-05:002011-11-05T14:02:38.391-05:00As the federal budget deficit approaches 14 Trilli...As the federal budget deficit approaches 14 Trillion dollars, and state budgets are in equally poor shape, I do wonder how we can continue to justify spending ANY taxpayer dollars defending criminals. And for those who whine about the amounts that are spent on law enforcement and prosecution, and how "unfair" the system is, perhaps you'd be happier with a system of vigilante justice and lynch mobs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com