We received the following potentially juicy tip regarding the Trevon Cole coroner's inquest today:
David Roger was over to the AG yesterday and asked that they have a representative present at the coroner's inquest Friday.Our tipster thinks this request means that it is very likely charges will be filed today after the inquest.
This request has occurred only once before. The DA and AG have an agreement that the AG will file charges and prosecute any Metro officer found criminally liable by a coroner's inquest.
The coroner's inquest is made up of a jury of seven who can reach three conclusions regarding a police-involved death: justified, excusable or criminal. In 34 years, only one case was ruled criminal in a coroner's inquest in Clark County.
(Thanks, Tipster!)
I've seen plenty of protests at the RJC, but not once have I seen the marshals out in force. Today, however, with a protest against police brutality, the marshals are stalking the protestors while wearing their sexy biker pants (not) and riding their fancy bikes. Don't they have some protecting to do inside the building? Why do courthouse marshals need bikes? Why no show of force for the abortion protestors?
ReplyDeleteWait, isn't it written that the badge confers invulnerability and immunity? We should be thankful the Community of the Badge does not invoke its powers more often. We are mere peons, good for target practice and funding monstrous PERS retirement accounts.
ReplyDeleteSo I've apparently missed this story....who's the cop, what happened etc??
ReplyDeleteI've also heard that the Sheriff himself told Detective Yant that he did not support the shooting, and believe Detective Yant is AT LEAST going to lose his job.
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ReplyDeleteRead all about it here
http://www.vinsuprynowicz.com/?p=541
I'm not usually a Vin fan, but he's hit the nail on the head here.
I am huge Vin fan. He hits the nail on the head almost every time.
ReplyDeleteI try to check out his Website at least once a week.
You know, It's just awesome to me that the leagal community has nothing to say about this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of useless fuckers you are.
Justified shooting. Anybody surprised?
ReplyDeleteThe DA seemed to put it out there, rumor has it nearly 1000 questions were asked by "interested parties". There was very little filter by judge bennett, in fact she asked some questions numerous times prefacing it by saying "this question has already been asked but"..... only to asked it again. There is speculation that cal potter and andre larawhatshisname clouded the most important info, that yants version was impossible according to the Medical Examiner. The hearing deteriorated into nothing more than a civil deposition.
ReplyDeleteThe future of these proceedings is that they become a form of civil deposition. That is the underlying motive behind the proponents of making them adversarial. After all it's inherently political anyhow regardless of which interest group controls the process.
ReplyDelete"You know, It's just awesome to me that the leagal community has nothing to say about this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of useless fuckers you are."
The difference between lawyers and non-lawyers, besides the legal training and experience, is that lawyers have learned to wait for the system to work and accept that sometimes it doesn't.
This inquest is a very preliminary, non-binding hearing. The family will prevail on a civil lawsuit and something more will likely be done about this officer.
i litigated against andre larawhatshisname. drafting his last name was a .2....
ReplyDeleteYes, I ehar there were hundreds of questions (from somone there the entire time) and that the DA was hammering the guy pretty ahrd. That it really appeared that he was going down based on the perception that he lied regarding the movements of the deceased from the time the bathroom door was kikcked open and the shot fired. The cornor testified to what had to have happened given the evidence and the cops story did not match. So, the jury had everything they needed to bring back the goods and they balked. Criminal negligence in a trial would be harder to prove than getting passed this jury...but perhaps it should have been tried. No pun intended.
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ReplyDeleteOkay, I get that you are used to the wheels of justice grinding slowly. Let's just hope they grind exceedingly fine.
Sorry I called you guys fuckers.