CarolinaMoon
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In Session Judge Burmila has called a five minute break prior to the next witness.
In Session The exchange between Judge Burmila and prosecutor Colleen Griffin continues on and on. Judge: Im telling you... the judge made four rulings. You asked him to make the rulings. Can I completely ignore the findings you asked him to make? Griffin: Your Honor can ignore them under the due process rules. Glasgow now joins the discussion This is an incredibly important ruling in this case... this evidence should have life. Judge Whites rulings are void in this proceeding. The judge is very calm, but Glasgow sounds very excited, and quite worked up. Judge Whites rulings on this are void... Glasgow is now practically yelling, and honestly becoming somewhat shrill. Finally, he concludes his part of the argument. Glasgow: Thank you. Judge: Youre welcome.
This INFURIATES me.
I have first hand knowledge of how a member of LE can abuse his privileges for his own gratification. It has been a good long time ago, and hopefully there are more rules in place now, but it's damn scary what they have access to and what that badge can get them. :moo:
In Session Judge: Were in a situation again here where the State believes the court should take into account more than the law... the State has refused on multiple occasions to answer the Courts questions as to whether or not Judge Whites rulings can be ignored; all they do is dance around that issue... Judge White made a series of rulings in this case that the State asked him to make. Now the consequences of those rulings are before this Court... the volume of their argument is unpersuasive. The defense, however, says that Judge Whites rulings are based in stone... Judge White made those findings during the hearsay ruling, using a lower standard of proof... and he made the decision that these statements should not be admissible... the application of the due process application is a higher standard, a higher burden for the defendant to meet. The questions becomes, do these rulings reach the level of a due process unreliability. While I recognize how unique this is... in this particular situation, I do not believe that Im bound by Judge Whites rulings... it has not been demonstrated to me that the witness statements are unreliable, and the defenses motion to deny them is denied.
After the trial is over, I am curious to see if these two ISP witnesses will be punished in any way. Protocal was clearly out the window with this investigation.... and this carelessness contributed to a second victim. That can not be ignored.
Poor Stacy did not stand a chance, out of ALL the men in the Chicago area and surrounding suburbs she just happens to meet Drew Peterson.