[Vision2020] [Bulk] Re: Magistrate Interviews

[Glenn Schwaller]

I did not say there is no need for a Public Defender in our legal system,
and you know that was not my point.  The best possible defense is a right
that should be given to anyone.  My question in general, and not necessarily
with respect to any past, current, or future case in Latah county, is what
constitutes a "good defense"?  Without pointing fingers at anyone, it seems
as if our legal system stirs the pot with the hope that somehow, somewhere,
someway, an insignificant technicality will free a guilty individual.

In an ideal world, one would hope that legal strategies would be weighed
with respect to their ability of providing a positive outcome on a case.
Particularly when we, the public, are paying for it.  On the surface,
removal of a judge "without having to give reason" strikes me as a last
ditch effort to postpone an inevitable conclusion.  It is unfortunate that,
in some situations, taxpayers have to pay the cost of seemingly pointless
legal maneuvers.  And again, unfortunately in our litigious society,
attorneys have to do everything possible, no matter how slim the chance of a
positive outcome, to prevent being sued for malpractice.  It's just the old
"yeah I may be guilty but you gotta try to get me off no matter what"
approach of which many people are tired.

Actually, I'm glad you have chosen to represent "poor people."  I have no
qualm with that.  I have no qualm with all or part of your salary being
provided by the taxpayers.  I only wish our legal system would provide for
(and again, no reflection whatsoever on you as an attorney) a "good"
representation, devoid of throwing every possible defense theory on the wall
and hoping something will stick.

GS


On 7/13/08, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Glenn,
>
> Are you saying that there is no need for a Public Defender in our legal
> system?  Should we assume that anyone arrested for murder or sex crimes is
> automatically guilty?
>
> What do you think the world would be like if any police officer could
> arrest anyone at any time for serious crimes with no need to provide
> evidence?
>
> Paul
>
> Glenn Schwaller wrote:
>
>> Tom - Oh I make my mortgage payment every month right on time.  A nice 15
>> year fixed, good interest rate.  And the best part is the gummint doesn't
>> have to listen to my whining and crying and "what are you going to do to
>> bail me out" over getting into a $400,000 home with monthly payments of only
>> $600, and now they're foreclosing because I was stupid enough to believe
>> there really is a free lunch and Santa.  And it's Schwaller, with a "ch" in
>> there - as in "CHester", Chester.
>>
>> Rose - aaaaaahh  we're all a bit mentally ill one way or another.  I guess
>> what really seems a bit perverse is that someone makes a living attempting
>> to put killers and pedophiles back on the streets - and in this case at the
>> taxpayers expense.  Where's the mental illness?
>>
>> Sunil - there was a dearth of murdering SOBs on the docket?!?!
>>
>> GS
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com <mailto:
>> thansen at moscow.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    Sunil -
>>
>>    Catcha just feel the love emanating from Schwaller?  It's almost
>>    nauseating, huh?
>>
>>    Sidebar:  Shouldn'tcha be off paying a mortgage or something, Swaller?
>>
>>    Tom Hansen
>>    Moscow, Idaho
>>
>>
>>    > Sorry I missed you Sunil, but it was a bit crowded in the room.
>>     Plus I
>>    > guess you were in and out quite a bit pulling legal shenanigans
>>    out the
>>    > wazoo hoping to eventually get a murdering SOB back on the streets.
>>    Better
>>    > luck next time.
>>    >
>>    > GS
>>    >
>>
>>
>>    "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The
>>    college
>>    students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>>
>>    - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>>
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