Jackson Jambalaya

Lil' Baltimore.

No justice, no CVS!

Once again Jackson Jambalaya does the heavy lifting that the nationwide-search poseur running the news side of the Clarion-Ledger house completely fails to do.

You are an abject failure Sam R. Hall.

I take the point, KF, but how can Gowan make the DA try the case? If Gowan says, no more continuances, trial is set for THIS DATE CERTAIN, can't DA dismiss?

Maybe not, I don't pretend to know crim law, & informed corrections are welcome. But it seems that the problem is first & foremost with the DA. No?

8:15, you are so right. Why can't we get week-long series in CL on the Hinds DA office? would that be too relevant? too interesting to the subscribers? too public-minded?

Maybe 8:16 the Judges know that Smith is so incompetent that, if presented with an ultimatum to try the case, that he will indeed dismiss.

Still waiting to hear even one word of condemnation from Jackson's White Power Structure on their boy Smith after they rode Faye Petterson out of office for less.

Kingfish, please please look into the sketchy history of Probation Services Company. According to the docs you posted, Gowan put this defendant under the care of this "rigorous" monitoring service, and look what happened. It's a one man show- operated by Dennis Grant (rumored to be really close "pals" with Judge Green)- and Grant was supposedly "monitoring" this defendant while out on bond.
Grant is paid thousands of hard earned Hinds County tax dollars each month to "monitor" defendants. It would be very interesting to know if the county was paying this punk's monitoring fees when he could afford his $125,000 bond. It would also be VERY interesting to know how many of defendants have been arrested for new crimes on Dennis Grant's watch. Do some digging KF- you are the only legit news source around!

According to the Board of Supervisors claims dockets, in 2015 Dennis Grant/Probation Services Company has been paid more than $23,000 for "monitoring" defendants out on bond. Usually the board does not include their payments to PSC on the claims docket, but it seems that they slipped up two times recently. There are more than $13,000 of payments on the 1-13-15 claims docket on page 3 and on the 3-2-15 claims docket on page 3. $23,000!!! Wonder what kind of 24 hour monitoring Hinds County is getting for that kind of money?

Who is the White Power Structure? It left for Madison County years ago. Keep up.

You can thank Phil Fisher for that claims docket being online.

the clarion
Edger doesn't want to get blowed up. Neither does smith. ( im just guessing) It's a CYA approach. Look at Baltimore.

So what kind of monitoring was supposed to be being done? Ankle bracelet or what? What are we paying for? Do they urine test, check to make sure they follow curfew? Go to school, if appropriate? Need the scoop on this "service". I have never seen it mentioned anywhere or discussed. As to Jackson, can you imagine what kind of money we spend "catching" these offenders? The paperwork, the court dates, the initial equipment and manpower required. This "catch & release" system is NOT WORKING for the citizens. It is NOT WORKING for JPD's limited resources. Let's keep getting the word out that the main problem is in the DA's office and the judiciary.

And peps cry when a cop shoots little assholes like this????

Interesting that someone who has not been tried, convicted and sentenced can be placed 'under the oversight' of a probation service. I didn't realize bond could be contingent on 'probation'. And if under the 'control and authority' of a probation service, having never been tried and convicted, it's odd that a person could be forced to undergo urinalysis as a condition of bond.

Even odder than the whole catch and release record is the manner in which the judge seems to enjoy operating in his own little world.

I can't wait for Kingfish to post the video of the mayor of Baltimore saying she gave folks room to destroy property. The comments section will be ridiculous.

Let us know 10:08 when you post the video to your blog and we'll get ridiculous over there.

@ 10:16 I don't have a blog, silly pants.

10:08 and 10:33

We knew that. Sarcasm is too complicated for you to recognize or understand, isn't it? (bless your heart).

Does Stanley Alexander have a chance? Should he have a chance?

Alexander is an idiot but Smith needs to go.

KF I'm sure if you looked at the actual orders of continuance you would find that the DAs office agreed to each of those continuances. This is the problem! The DAs office is not pushing the docket.

5:36, I worked at the courthouse while Alexander was an ADA in Hinds county and personally saw him obtain conviction after conviction in murder trials including a the death penalty for Eric Moffett. That being said, on what do you base your statement?

What really needs to be looked into is the number of rapes and statutory rapes that get no-billed in Hinds County and which prosecutor handles them.

8:39 a.m. - I've read transcripts of Alexander's trials.

I'm voting for Alexander even though I don't think he's very smart. But we have to throw out the do nothing Smith.

The DA's office agreed to several of the continuances. Indeed, the last few were a joint motion filed by prosecution and defense. As in the Melvin Potts case, not once did a prosecutor object to a motion for a continuance. Not once.