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Black Robes, White Lies.

04/20/2017

UNITED STATES CONSITUTION Amendment Vl (6) In all criminal prosecutions, accused shall have the right to a trial by an impartial jury. Amendment XlV (14) No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny any person the equal protection of the laws. NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2 Trial by jury in all cases in which it has heretofore been guaranteed by constitutional provision shall remain inviolate forever… When I read
Caught in the Trenches

03/26/2017

On one of the first visits I had with Marley Davis, the woman who is writing a book about my case, I came down to the visit with a black eye. “This looks just great,” I’m thinking to myself as I walk down to the visiting floor. I was relieved to see my friend, Old Man John, on the visit. I figured I’d let him explain why I had a shiner, being that he was the reason it all happened in the first place. Old Man John is about 65 years old and in a wheel chair. He made a deal with a Jamaican guy
The Wall

02/04/2017

For some reason, many people in society think that everyone in prison feigns innocence. In reality, 90% of the prison population copped out. Which means they took a plea deal (pled guilty) in order to get less time. If just 30% of all accused persons took their case to trial, the burden of expenses associated with that would bankrupt our nation’s budget. As a deterrence, examples are made out of the select few who exercise their right to be tried. This discourages others from fighting their