Comments on: DA’s Office Does Right http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html the tao of criminal-defense trial lawyering Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:09:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mark Bennett http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-8505 Mark Bennett Sat, 09 May 2009 20:37:36 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html#comment-8505 SC is right: prosecutors do decent things all the time. Maybe even most of the time.

The problem is that when a prosecutor doesn’t do the decent thing, somebody’s life often gets ruined (and that somebody is not always the accused).

Houston has beautiful sunny days all the time. Then there are hurricanes.

]]> By: Mark Bennett http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-8504 Mark Bennett Sat, 09 May 2009 20:34:04 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html#comment-8504 I don’t know of any legal remedies, but shining some light on this might keep it from happening again. Can you give me some details, either here or via email?

]]> By: sctexas http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-8501 sctexas Sat, 09 May 2009 19:10:52 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html#comment-8501 Actually, decent things are done by prosecutors all the time. This was simply bigger than most of them.

]]> By: AtticusFinchAnywhere? http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-8493 AtticusFinchAnywhere? Sat, 09 May 2009 05:27:21 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html#comment-8493 Off the subject.….but any legal remedies for dismissed (harrassed and intimidated) juror who reports activities to the judge, only to be the one dismissed? Since when does reasonable doubt not mean reasonable doubt? Guess that’s one way to get rid of the lone dissenter and the need to “continue deliberations.” No wonder so many innocent are sent to their deaths in these travesties of justice. Scales of justice? Please. What an eye-opener in the inner-workings and manipulation of the Texas criminal justice system.

]]> By: Anon. http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-8487 Anon. Fri, 08 May 2009 12:31:36 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html#comment-8487 Judging by the positions taken by former HCDA’s, I do not envision such an event happening back then, or, thank God, if the old attitutes were continued under a “new” HCDA.

]]> By: Hiltrud Roudette http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-8482 Hiltrud Roudette Fri, 08 May 2009 08:10:05 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html#comment-8482 It made sense not to prosecute him at age 70. Why waste so much of Tax payers money. Over time he realized his guild and sorry, so let him outlive his life in prison.

]]> By: Michael http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-8480 Michael Fri, 08 May 2009 02:03:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html#comment-8480 Even a blind groundhog finds an acorn on occasion.

]]> By: T.Mann http://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html/comment-page-1#comment-8472 T.Mann Thu, 07 May 2009 23:54:39 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2009/05/das-office-does-right.html#comment-8472 It is good to hear a story like that even though it was a tragic, decency from the prosecution seams to be a thing of the past in most places. Thanks for sharing it.

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