The crimes occurred in 2002.
In 2019 a jury deadlocked on the charges against Benson Cadet. On Monday Cadet was acquitted for first degree murder. Scott Sakin for the defense takes the win. Judge De la O presiding.
NB: there are two pending murder charges that were severed. The prosecution tried the ol' 404b trick, but it failed.
Mr. Cadet has been acquitted of two murders, and multiple attempted murders. he has been convicted of a RICO conspiracy to commit murder. So why is the state spending all this time to continue to prosecute him? Maybe it's because one old prosecutor used to mumble to us "justice has no price tag."
JUDGES ON THE MOVE
Sure as the sun rises, you can find judges gathering where free food and booze is being served.
And you can also bet your bottom dollar that wherever a judge is sitting, they are eyeing a colleague's chambers, courtroom, JA, or assignment. Or all four. So your judges are on the move. And here is what we know.
Judge Maria Elena Verde will be returning to REG as the presiding judge in Division 51, Adult Drug Court. Her office will be REG 405, and the courtroom will remain 4-4. The phone number will be (305) 548-5103.
Judge Laura Cruz will be the presiding judge in Division 2, Courtroom 2-7. Her office will be REG 217.
Judge Diana Vizcaino will be moving to the Family Division.
Query: Shouldn't the family division be called "the used to be a family division" or the "end of family division"? People go there as a family and leave as no longer a family.
How about "divorce court?" Oh wait- that's taken.
Anyway, those are your pre-thanksgiving judicial moves. Coming up- the new year judicial rotation. Who will grab those coveted spots in probate?
8 comments:
Not always true. We adopted our kids in family court. So we became a family there.
If there is a victims family and they have the evidence, prosecution is the right call, even if he is already sentenced. If the Vic family are okay without a trial, fine, no need.
Scott Sakin is an excellent and very hard working lawyer, kudos to him
Both Scott and Chris DeCoste are great attorneys and should be congratulated for their excellent results.
But there are many unsung heroes in the trenches who may not get such notable results but work equally hard under difficult circumstances with heavy caseloads, little resources and great pressure. Criminal trials are not for the faint of heart.
One has to wonder when one of his serious cases bites him in the ass.
I guess Judge David Miller gets to keep the fax machine.
Dude was convicted of conspiracy ?
It used to be that the coveted spots in probate were reserved for judges getting close to their own probate.
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