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Judge STRIKES DOWN disgraced polo millionaire's adoption of his 42-year-old girlfriend so she could share his children's $300m trust fund

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eals-court-failure-notify-ex-wife-scheme.html
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Thanks for this update, Blondie. Hmmmm -- I guess you can't adopt a 42-yr-old in that area of the country! Wonder why??
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John Goodman has been granted a new trial. No trial date has been set yet.
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Friday, May 3 2013, 11:49 PM EDT

Judge says John Goodman deserve new trial

Story by Al Pefley / CBS12 News
Posted by Miranda Grossman / CBS12 News
WPEC - West Palm Beach, FL

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Wealthy Wellington resident and polo tycoon John Goodman has won a new trial, and it could be held before the end of this year.

In an 11-page ruling, Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath says Goodman juror Dennis DeMartin was not truthful during jury selection and as a result, Goodman was denied a fair trial.

Had DeMartin brought up the fact that his ex-wife had a DUI arrest, he would not have been chosen as a juror.

Read more and view video:

http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/judge-says-john-goodman-deserve-new-trial-7076.shtml?wap=0


Read 11 page ruling here:
http://www.cbs12.com/news/features/files/Goodman order -- 5-3-13.pdf
 
John Goodman will get new trial
Both sides issue statements

UPDATED 6:32 PM EDT May 03, 2013

WPBF - West Palm Beach, FL


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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —Wellington millionaire John Goodman will get a new trial, WPBF 25 News has learned.

The polo mogul was convicted of DUI manslaughter last year in the 2010 death of 23-year-old Scott Wilson.

A juror was accused of misconduct and this week was questioned by attorneys and the judge in the case.

Judge Jeffrey Colbath ruled just before 5 p.m. Friday that Goodman will get a new trial. Goodman has been serving his 16-year sentence on house arrest as the appeals process has played out.

A date for the new trial has not been set.

Read more:

http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-flor...07574/-/format/rsss_2.0/-/iftrox/-/index.html
 
Judge orders new trial for John Goodman

May 3, 2013|Sun Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale, FL

A Palm Beach County Circuit judge has ordered a new trial for polo mogul John Goodman, who was convicted of DUI manslaughter last year.

See the judge's order here.

From Roy Black: “The jury is the foundation of our criminal justice system. It is the equalizer between the citizen and the state. However, as in any institution run by human beings, there will be those who seek to corrupt the process. A juror who deceives to get on a jury in a high profile case for his own profit is a trial lawyer’s worst nightmare. Fortunately, this time the deception was exposed and a courageous judge set aside the verdict. But in this new world of social media and self-publishing, expect this to occur more frequently. John Goodman's trial should stand as a warning to all of us.”

The judge made the decision based on problems with trial juror Dennis DeMartin, who at a hearing on Monday emphatically denied lying his way onto the jury for the Wellington polo mogul's DUI manslaughter trial last year.

Read more:

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/20...olo-mogul-john-goodman-dui-manslaughter-trial
 
This just makes me sick and sad. I feel so sorry for the parents of the victim Mr. Wilson.

And now the DT are asking that Judge Colbath allow the killer to remain on house arrest. They promise to call him if they haven't heard from Goodman in a week. Really!? That's nuts IMO.

I also read that attorney Roy Black was no longer on his DT.a
 
John Goodman must remain on house arrest, judge rules
Polo mogul's bail reduced to $4 million while he awaits new trial

UPDATED 5:33 PM EDT May 22, 2013

WPBF - West Palm Beach, FL


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John Goodman's next court appearance was moved to late August.
WPBF File Photo


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —Polo mogul John Goodman will remain on house arrest, but his bail will be reduced.
Judge Jeffrey Colbath issued the ruling Wednesday as the International Polo Club Palm Beach founder awaits a new trial.

During a hearing last week, Goodman's attorney asked that his client's bond be reinstated to the same release conditions he had before his DUI manslaughter conviction last year. However, the assistant state attorney argued that Goodman was a flight risk because of his wealth.

Read more:

http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/Palm-Beach-County-News/john-goodman-must-remain-on-house-arrest-judge-rules/-/8815578/20260938/-/140mnoiz/-/index.html
 
New Goodman attorneys may seek to move new trial
Wellington polo mogul awarded new trial on DUI manslaughter charge

By Marc Freeman, Sun Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale, FL

7:51 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2013


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John Goodman (right) arrives at court Friday morning, May 17, 2013
with his new attorney Doug Duncan to seek termination of his house
arrest. Judge Jeffrey Colbath said he would rule on the request next
week. Goodman was convicted of the drunk driving death of
Scott Wilson but he was granted a new trial due to juror misconduct.
(Sun Sentinel/Mark Randall / May 17, 2013)


John Goodman's new attorneys may want the polo mogul's new trial moved out of Palm Beach County because of extraordinary publicity in the case, according to a request filed Wednesday.

Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath twice last year denied Goodman's former attorneys their desire to move his trial to Miami due to an intense media focus on the DUI manslaughter prosecution.

But Colbath on May 3 granted Goodman, 49, a new trial because of juror misconduct, wiping out his conviction and 16-year prison sentence.

Goodman attorneys Roy Black and Mark A.J. Shapiro then left the team, and attorneys Douglas Duncan and Scott Richardson took the reins.

In their new motion, the defense asked Colbath to cancel a planned Monday conference on trial scheduling, citing that they need "sufficient, reasonable time to investigate and prepare Mr. Goodman's case for trial." They said they would not request a November trial as originally planned.

The attorneys asked for a September court date to review the status of trial preparations and reveal at that time whether Goodman will again seek a change of venue.

Read more:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-goodman-trial-continuance-motion-20130529,0,5096864.story
 
I guess Mr. Black doesn't want to lose the case again. John Goodman will be convicted again! Juror misconduct, resulting in a new trial, won't change any of the evidence in this case!
 
Agreed, Isabelle! And wealth can be a wonderful thing, or so I've been told.

So okay, he gets a new trial -- the evidence is still there, etc., etc., but the spitfire prosecutor has retired -- that's a big blow for the State's case, however. Oooh, she was so sharp & missed nothing, but she was all above-board and not sneaky or underhanded in any way. She will be missed.
 
John Goodman: Polo mogul's re-trial date to be determined in January
2012 DUI manslaughter conviction thrown out this year


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —A date was set Wednesday morning to determine a date for John Goodman's DUI manslaughter trial.

The court set a Jan. 17 date to determine a date for Goodman's re-trial.

Read more:

http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/palm-beach-county-news/john-goodman-trial-date-could-be-set-wednesday/-/8815578/22580494/-/12sobq0/-/index.html
WPBF - West Palm Beach, FL - UPDATED 8:45 AM EDT Oct 23, 2013
 
Thank You, Popsicle!!! ; - )

I'll believe it when I see it (I hope it will be streamed again...), but at least we've got a date. OTOH, I can't hardly see them delaying it any longer. It's been a long, long, time, as the song goes. Justice has been delayed too long.

Will he and his Big Bucks slide out of it this time? He really does need to spend some time in prison, IMO. He was drunk, IMO, and he hit & killed another human being.

We had a somewhat similar case here in NC a couple of years ago. The guy blew a .19, was found to be going between 85 -- 100 mph, did not try to stop, and got a scratch on his wrist & a redness on his forehead -- not even a Band-aid. His car struck a young woman's car from behind & shoved the trunk into the backseat of her car. She never regained consciousness, of course, & died about 40 minutes after the crash [ETA:] at the regional Trauma unit. She was a talented & aspiring ballerina and she was 20 years old. [end ETA.]

He got 3--5 yrs for Felony Death by Vehicle (the jury didn't go for M2), & was out on work release during the days and monthly weekend stays at home during his last 9--12 months of incarceration. Not a bad deal, IMO. The victim is still deceased.
 
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