tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post4344888990560472430..comments2024-03-29T07:50:52.621-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: STANFORD HAMLET AND THE GHOST OF GERRYRumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-66701597804932083402007-06-21T00:15:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:15:00.000-04:00The $500 fine is the statutory minimum for racing,...The $500 fine is the statutory minimum for racing, as is the 1 year license suspension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-81132676184055860172007-06-19T22:11:00.000-04:002007-06-19T22:11:00.000-04:00To 3:46 I say: AMEN!To 3:46 I say: AMEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-60490624902263732272007-06-19T15:46:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:46:00.000-04:003:11 poster......you write:"just-graduated college...3:11 poster......you write:<BR/><BR/>"just-graduated college kid client drives too fast on US1, cited for "racing". at branch arraignments last week. clean, and i mean CLEAN driving record. no priors, ever.<BR/><BR/>OFFER:<BR/><BR/>asas offer a year suspension of his license, 30 hours of high risk traffic school and a $500.00 fine. young asa: "i cant offer anything below my guidelines". <BR/><BR/>they do a heck of a job training those asas"<BR/><BR/>The SAO does do a great job training these guys. I drive on local streets and highways. Frankly, the morons racing their Hondas and Eclipses pose more of a danger to me and my family than the guy dealing drugs on the street corner. They should nail all of these kids. And I don't give a rat's ass how clean their records are. How many people have to die in motor vehicle crashes before you realize how dangerous these people are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-89937869639308900312007-06-18T15:39:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:39:00.000-04:00love you babylove you babyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-82521362122805075502007-06-18T15:18:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:18:00.000-04:00The issue is not that asa's are prosecuting innoce...The issue is not that asa's are prosecuting innocent people, we all know that while that exists, it is the exception.<BR/><BR/>The real problem is a lack of discretion and perception.<BR/><BR/>If ASA's would realize that victims and cops have the right to notice and to be heard and nothing else, maybe plea offers would be more reasonable. As Abe once said, 95% percent of victims on his cases want the death penalty.<BR/><BR/>Stop acting as a total conduit for victims and cops. Be a prosecutor, resolve the case for what it's worth, not for what someone who is emotional or ego centric wantsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-64475291755777436862007-06-18T15:17:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:17:00.000-04:00Thank for the announcement Captain. Now we have a...Thank for the announcement Captain. Now we have all those anonymous/Catalano postings bashing Judge McWhorter to look forward to. Yippee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-90497748032988041472007-06-18T15:11:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:11:00.000-04:00those county asas have no discretion and no common...those county asas have no discretion and no common sense. do the "right thing". sorry, thats not in their spoonfeeding sessions.<BR/><BR/>CASE:<BR/><BR/>just-graduated college kid client drives too fast on US1, cited for "racing". at branch arraignments last week. clean, and i mean CLEAN driving record. no priors, ever.<BR/><BR/>OFFER:<BR/><BR/>asas offer a year suspension of his license, 30 hours of high risk traffic school and a $500.00 fine. young asa: "i cant offer anything below my guidelines". <BR/><BR/>they do a heck of a job training those asas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-32002251189808391432007-06-18T15:00:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:00:00.000-04:0011:20 AM- longtime and careful readers of the blog...11:20 AM- longtime and careful readers of the blog (of which you are apparently neither) know that for certain stylistic reasons, we have adopted the royal "we". We have always been an I, and we reiterate "I am that I am."<BR/><BR/>See?Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-2349856769818774522007-06-18T14:35:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:35:00.000-04:00I think the blog is operated by a hot chick.I think the blog is operated by a hot chick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-24661337786151920102007-06-18T14:25:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:25:00.000-04:00what is the Florida bar doing posting comments on ...what is the Florida bar doing posting comments on this blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-45972146116354284102007-06-18T14:14:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:14:00.000-04:00Anonymous said at 9:58... "The County Court traini...Anonymous said at 9:58... <BR/><BR/>"The County Court training at the Miami-Dade SAO is awesome. The prosecutors are spoon fed more caselaw in a few short weeks that most of us saw in three years of law school. The prosecutors are repeatedly told how important their jobs are and that they must seek justice, not convictions."<BR/><BR/>Are you kidding? Every time they have a dog case with no evidence, the new pit prosecutors are busy calling their supervisors (you know, the people with all of a year and a half of experience) to see if they can resolve the case. What they need is an experienced and stable hand running county court, observing in the courtrooms & advising the new ASAs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-75390615640581371032007-06-18T14:02:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:02:00.000-04:00THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:Do you want to be a Circuit Co...THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:<BR/><BR/>Do you want to be a Circuit Court Judge?<BR/><BR/>Miami– The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has been asked to provide Governor Charlie Crist with nominees for the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Judge Cristina Pereyra-Shuminer, which becomes effective June 29, 2007.<BR/><BR/>All persons interested in applying must deliver a completed application and 10 copies to: <BR/>Marie F.S. Bell, Chairperson <BR/>3225 Aviation Ave., Suite 501<BR/>Miami, FL 33133. <BR/><BR/>The deadline for submission of the application is 5 p.m. Friday, July 12. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Applications are available at www.flabar.org. The use of a photograph is encouraged. Please do not submit three-ring binders. If you have submitted an application in the past ninety days, please submit only a letter of intent with any updates.<BR/><BR/>Members of the bench, Bar and public are urged to contact the members of the Commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.<BR/><BR/>good luck ...<BR/><BR/>CAPTAIN OUT .......CAPTAIN JUSTICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179932096244679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-64363244666529018442007-06-18T13:11:00.000-04:002007-06-18T13:11:00.000-04:008:18, as a former prosecutor, I appreciate your co...8:18, as a former prosecutor, I appreciate your comments and respect your overriding desire to do justice. Remember, however, that most young prosecutors (yourself included, I'd surmise), lack the life experiences, criminal justice experience, and knowledge to be given unfettered discretion to reduce serious charges to lessers or otherwise go outside of guidelines. There are plenty of DC's who give wide discretion to their prosecutors (on non-career criminal cases), once that is earned. <BR/><BR/>Rump, I hope your piece doesn't become the one-sided mess I suspect it will. The fact is that there is good and bad everywhere, including the SAO. Like Barnaby, I'm not aware of a single assistant who prosecuted someone he or she thought was innocent. As he said, reasonable men and women can disagree as to what the evidence says without being unethical. <BR/><BR/>PS----While I've always liked Ben Daniels, crediting him for the great CC training in the early 90's is absurd. The CC Chiefs did all of the work as anyone who was there can attest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-71470988009831157682007-06-18T12:32:00.000-04:002007-06-18T12:32:00.000-04:00As a former ASA, I never prosecuted and never knew...As a former ASA, I never prosecuted and never knew another ASA who prosecuted a defendant knowing they were innocent. While I disagreed with many defense attorneys about the guilt or innocence of a defendant, if I had a good faith basis to go forward (i.e. I believed that based upon all of the evidence the defendant was guilty), I damn well went forward with the case, even if I ended up losing at trial. Just because you disagree with the prosecutor does not mean that the ASA is knowingly prosecuting an innocent person. As a former ASA, I find it disgusting and reprehensible that any ASA would or could do that. As a current Bar attorney, if you know of an ASA who has done that, call me!<BR/><BR/>Barnaby MinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-36077929822637922012007-06-18T12:24:00.000-04:002007-06-18T12:24:00.000-04:00We - was that a freudian slip- I thought you worke...We - was that a freudian slip- I thought you worked alone. the onion reiterates the blog is a collaboration of at least 5 over age 50 lawyers whose peckers don't work anymore or they are tired of banging their wives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-87713587317719617252007-06-18T11:20:00.000-04:002007-06-18T11:20:00.000-04:00"We are going to do a post this week..."WE ? as op..."We are going to do a post this week..."<BR/><BR/>WE ? as opposed to "YOU"?<BR/><BR/>Where is this "WE" stuff coming from? Rumpole has a staff of reporters banging away at the blog providing dedicated service to its readers. <BR/><BR/>"WE" does this include "ME + MYSELF + I" ? For the mentally challeged readers "Me. Myself and I"<BR/><BR/>So here I am alone in my office pondering to myself that all this time I was blogging with Rumpole. I felt a sort of botherly bond. Now I get news that this could be corporate operated. I could be chatting with different people every day. I am at a loss for words. Will I ever be the same? I have lost a brother, a friend.<BR/><BR/>"WE" may return to this blog. "WE" may not. "WE" may be annoying readers with this post. "WE" really don't care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-42854210416615295642007-06-18T09:58:00.000-04:002007-06-18T09:58:00.000-04:00The County Court training at the Miami-Dade SAO is...The County Court training at the Miami-Dade SAO is awesome. The prosecutors are spoon fed more caselaw in a few short weeks that most of us saw in three years of law school. The prosecutors are repeatedly told how important their jobs are and that they must seek justice, not convictions.<BR/><BR/>County Court Chiefs do not tracks wins and losses. They spend lots of time in court and know who the hard workers are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-85608154828613255292007-06-18T09:54:00.000-04:002007-06-18T09:54:00.000-04:00YOU KNOW THOSE OF YOU THAT THOUGHT RENO WAS A GOOD...YOU KNOW THOSE OF YOU THAT THOUGHT RENO WAS A GOOD ADMINISTRATOR PROBABLY THOUGHT GERSTEIN WAS A SAINT!!! RIGHT ABE ????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-71569812566664081472007-06-18T09:10:00.000-04:002007-06-18T09:10:00.000-04:00RumpIf you are going to do a post on SAO training,...Rump<BR/>If you are going to do a post on SAO training, you need input from Ben Daniel. Ben trained for Reno and all too often she gets the credit. Ben personally mentored the new ASAs and took an interest in their development. After I left the office and considered coming back I spoke to Ben and he told me not to come back. It was the best advice I have ever received in my professional life. Ben went above and beyond. He was a great friend to all. We need more Ben Daniels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-17198596209855279972007-06-18T09:01:00.000-04:002007-06-18T09:01:00.000-04:00i seen the pd salery list and the moral of the sto...i seen the pd salery list and the moral of the story is, loyalty pays. for example, carlos martinez pre o4 election was making 96k. post election, 148K.<BR/><BR/>rory danish, 115K. post election and 153k.<BR/><BR/>david weed, 125. post election 153k.(i would add he is worth every penny)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-19115665131981398102007-06-18T08:18:00.000-04:002007-06-18T08:18:00.000-04:00New prosecutor training? We are taught everything ...New prosecutor training? We are taught everything we need to know to do our best to beat a stop/search motion. We are taught basic trial skills above and beyond what our trial advocacy courses in law school taught. We are taught that justice is the one and only goal. To that end, we are given no power to determine what is justice. <BR/><BR/>Justice at the SAO, in many respects, is determined by the standard plea offer in many cases. It is not about individual justice towards defendants and society, but a general concept of what a just punishment is for a particular offense, irrespective of culpability or mitigating circumstances. While we were free to increase a plea offer many times, we were not afforded the same luxury for easing the terms of a plea.<BR/><BR/>I was often chided for offering pleas below the internal guidelines or allowing a plea on a lesser. I thought it was the <I>just</I> thing to do. My superiors disagreed. I no longer answer to them as a result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-23139838770584437052007-06-18T07:55:00.000-04:002007-06-18T07:55:00.000-04:00We are going to do a post this week on SAO trainin...We are going to do a post this week on SAO training. What exactly are they told? How does it affect their courtroom work?<BR/><BR/>Get ready.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-76301199023640328582007-06-18T07:43:00.000-04:002007-06-18T07:43:00.000-04:00where can i get my hands on that PD salary list.i ...where can i get my hands on that PD salary list.<BR/><BR/>i want the sao list, too.<BR/><BR/>this looks like a job for "captain"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-59474067322305570162007-06-17T23:57:00.000-04:002007-06-17T23:57:00.000-04:00So where is the PD's salary list? Does anyone act...So where is the PD's salary list? Does anyone actually have a copy of this list? Rump, post the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-91565388049678603372007-06-17T23:12:00.000-04:002007-06-17T23:12:00.000-04:00With respect to how prosecutors are trained, the w...With respect to how prosecutors are trained, the whole seeking justice thing is very much part of the initial training.<BR/><BR/>However, with time, starting from County, things become results oriented and suddenly the means are not as important. The trial board does.<BR/><BR/>Reach adult felonies and everything is result oriented because I think some of the logic is, that if the case was filed, then there must have been guilt and that the cases of innocence were not filed.<BR/><BR/>But likewise, another more direct reason is, no one wants a loser. Losses become equivalent of a sign of weakness and the weakness gets weeded out. Names and faces and facts of cases get lost somewhere in between.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com