tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8250983389093022211..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: 'Legislative report says Perry can issue posthumous pardons'Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78483401528202448712009-07-14T02:04:20.913-05:002009-07-14T02:04:20.913-05:00Great! It’s truly a good post.
LLCBGreat! It’s truly a good post.<br /><br />LLCBlucas law centerhttp://lucaslawcenterblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14236463413200921002009-07-13T12:21:32.620-05:002009-07-13T12:21:32.620-05:00WTF is going on? 10 comments in 4 days & ALL s...WTF is going on? 10 comments in 4 days & ALL seem to agree with GFB. I'm very proud of you & you know who you are. There is still time for jerks & spell checkers to weigh in & you will.<br /><br />The internet petition in favor of Timothy Cole receiving a posthumous pardon is well on it's way to being delivered to Gov. Perry. I'll personally volunteer (unless you all want to meet me in Austin) to deliver the (Grits for Breakfast list) along with the (PROJECT - Not Guilty list) & any other list accumulated. Forward your list(s) or mail them directly to Austin. *I don't think we can honestly include the Anonymous. But they should be included even if we have to deliver two packages.<br /><br />Q. For ten points, what is the name of the ADA that prosecuted the case?NoMoreNoloContenderehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845221171793931522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-6969964129627259082009-07-11T13:22:00.386-05:002009-07-11T13:22:00.386-05:003:33 said: SJR 11 wanted to give the power to par...3:33 said: SJR 11 wanted to give the power to pardon deferred adjudication agreements. This is stupid. Once the deferred adjudication agreement has been upheld by the defendant, he asks the judge to dismiss the case. There's no need for a pardon. The penalty has been completed.<br /><br /><br />SJR 11 was the enabling legislation for SB 223. If you read Senator Wests' original analysis of SB 223, you will understand the rationale to introducing this bill. SB 2075 was a more direct approach to this problem, and would have helped many more people truly put their past behind them. BTW- once a person successfully completes their deferred adjudication community supervision and the term expires, the judge must dismiss the charge. That is part of the contractual agreement. But- although there is no final conviction, people do suffer permanent collateral consequences, i.e. denial of occupational licenses, employment, housing, the ability to volunteer at their child's school,etc. This means, the penalty lasts FOREVER-as long as the current bar to expunge the arrest record/files remains,as in the Texas CCP 55.01.This must change-and SB 223 was an attempt to right this wrong. The problem is, a non conviction cannot and does not need a pardon!! Sorry to get off topic on this one. But, per the original post- Mr. Cole must be pardoned, and anything less is inhumane. His family has already suffered enough, and his name must be cleared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38615100193855948882009-07-11T11:06:27.909-05:002009-07-11T11:06:27.909-05:00Goes to show you how well he knows what the office...Goes to show you how well he knows what the office offers as far as his power within the state...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62230659815796470872009-07-11T01:29:43.483-05:002009-07-11T01:29:43.483-05:00If Perry had any conscience of soul, he would be p...If Perry had any conscience of soul, he would be pushing the whole legal thing through by himself, demanding action to get everything legally in place for him to be able to sign whatever document necessary. He would not be sitting around waiting for everyone else to do the work for him. <br /><br />Perry is no leader, not in any sense a "can do" man; he is a (very expensive) sheep.sunray's wenchhttp://silvaculture.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88652598626476181852009-07-10T21:29:16.744-05:002009-07-10T21:29:16.744-05:00I'm sorry Grits. I support, wholeheartedly, t...I'm sorry Grits. I support, wholeheartedly, the pardoning of Tim Cole but taking a bandaged legislative report that "thinks"<br />it's OK for Perry to do this is not the answer. This pardon needs to be real and actual and if it takes a Constitutional amendment, so be it. Tim Cole deserves the real deal not some opinion that could be overturned.Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74701207565074334652009-07-10T21:23:00.291-05:002009-07-10T21:23:00.291-05:00PERRY DOESN'T CARE! HELLO?PERRY DOESN'T CARE! HELLO?Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28553242011910010262009-07-10T20:11:43.110-05:002009-07-10T20:11:43.110-05:00I don't want a dead governor pardoning anyone....I don't want a dead governor pardoning anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55021305866926501572009-07-10T15:33:18.216-05:002009-07-10T15:33:18.216-05:00If you follow SJR 11 through the legislative proce...If you follow SJR 11 through the legislative process, it would appear that Tim Cole was tacked on as a poster boy for an otherwise moronic law. SJR 11 wanted to give the power to pardon deferred adjudication agreements. This is stupid. Once the deferred adjudication agreement has been upheld by the defendant, he asks the judge to dismiss the case. There's no need for a pardon. The penalty has been completed. If there is a problem with the agreement being used against the defendant to obtain gainful employment, etc, that's a problem that can be resolved with how TDCJ handles public records. The only prejudice that remains is the ability to use the agreement in cases for repeat offenses. Being that it is an effect of statute, statute can allow for procedure to correct it.Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837397319040457859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67318799612352227872009-07-10T14:39:04.646-05:002009-07-10T14:39:04.646-05:00I don't get this either. What possible motivat...I don't get this either. What possible motivation could the Gov have for not pardoning him? Like you said, Grits, who would possibly be against this, even if his authority in the matter was dubious? It's not even a partisan issue; it would seem that he only stands to gain from this. Now he has additional cover from the lege council, so...what gives? Is he waiting to put on a big public production once the primary heats up or what?Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19877506438961803692009-07-10T14:18:23.204-05:002009-07-10T14:18:23.204-05:00I concur, Tim Cole should be pardoned without dela...I concur, Tim Cole should be pardoned without delay.Don Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297382689845965952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4509759586661895812009-07-10T14:08:45.951-05:002009-07-10T14:08:45.951-05:00GFB, Please add No More Nolo Contendre of (Project...GFB, Please add No More Nolo Contendre of (Project - 100% Not Guilty) under Grits for Breakfast in an internet petition.<br /><br />He (Gov.) needs to do the right thing in this matter. If he really wants to hear from us Texans then we should stand up & be counted.<br /><br />Even if a Pardon isn't worth the paper it's written on in re: to reversing the lifelong effects a wrongfull conviction has, it's a start. I would like to see his family rec. the $80K for each yr. he spent in hell. The bummer part is my taxes will go toward that payment when it should be comming out of the retirement package of the ones directly responsible (Assist D.A. & cops)NoMoreNoloContenderehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845221171793931522noreply@blogger.com