Tuesday, June 27, 2017








As a final, notable aside, McCullough pointed out that:


Anonymous said...

Keep voting republican and that "five-member majority" will increase and wipe-out every constitutional protection we ever had..

He's Innocent said...

I move for nomination of Grits for Philosopher King!

Steven Seys said...

I know from experience how frustrating the legal system is. If one doesn't obtain a lawyer the courts use every excuse and trick to avoid granting justice. If one does obtain counsel the lawyer has absolute control of what is presented to the court and how that presentation is made. If a lawyer is lazy or just doesn't like the client, the client is screwed. The attorney is the gatekeeper that allows or denies access to the court, the Constitution not withstanding.

Mark M. said...

Steven, no matter what people hear out on the yard or in the tank, I don't know even one criminal defense attorney who give a rat's ass about "liking the client." That's just not a consideration about anything having to do with presenting the best defense possible. That fallacy propagated by the jail-house lawyers is a big reason why clients often won't tell the defense attorney the real facts of the offense; they're worried their attorney won't "like" them. As if....

Steven Seys said...

Mark, I told my attorney everything I knew. He discounted everything i told him and ignored the facts that the police didn't collect until he discovered at trial that the prosecution was using perjury. I had told him months before, that the prosecutor's witnesses were lying. He never investigated and didn't have the facts to dispute the lies. I was finally paroled last November, and still can't get a lawyer who is willing to listen to me. They have their official story and refuse to be confused by the facts. This is why I don"t believe there are lawyers who are altruistic, or even honest, because I have yet to meet one.

Wise Texan said...

Mark, my husband told his attorney everything he knew. I provided tons of information and studies about his mental illnesses, lack of treatment due to being laid off from his job and losing his insurance, drug interaction studies, and put him in contact with my husband's psychiatrist. My family sent letters of support and were all willing to testify on his behalf. The attorney didn't care, flat lied to my husband about when he would go up for parole review if he accepted a deal from the prosecutor and coerced him into taking a terrible deal. I don't give a whit if the attorney liked or didn't like us, we paid him and got basically nothing in return. I wish we had just saved our money and allowed him to go with a court appointed attorney because the outcome would probably been the same and we wouldn't be out thousands of dollars in attorney fees that amounted to squat. And sadly, there is no recourse because the deal included an agreement not to appeal. The laws seem to protect everyone but the actual citizens who are most hurt by these decisions.

Anonymous said...

@Stephen Seys and Wise Texan-

File a complaint with the Texas State Bar describing the details. It's a long shot, but it forces the lawyer to, at the very least, put into writing a response. If there are more lies by the attorneys, go to the judge.

It's also somewhat cathartic knowing that you took every step possible.