Jackson Jambalaya

This was a nod from the Chief that he will support Weill running against McCarty for the Court of Appeals.

Except McCarty kicked his ass last time .

Weill is an arrogant nut case who thinks he is smarter than he really is, but he will throw the book at the defendant

always liked Judge Weill

Weill is an outstanding judge who is routinely tough on convicted criminals. Nothing wrong or arrogant about that. I know him well and he is pretty smart. His days of running for office are behind him. He’s fine with that. The next Republican president should appoint him as US Attorney.

8:42 you have lost your mind… Judge Weil is one of the worst Judges to practice law in front of. Prosecutors and Defense attorneys who had cases in front of him agree…

9:10 he must have ruled against you a few times. All but a few of the hundreds of lawyers and prosecutors I know speak highly of him and say he is very fair.

11:01, You obviously don’t know the man. No I’ve never been tried in his court nor has anyone close to me. I worked in law enforcement for many years and I have never met a more arrogant, self righteous, egomaniacal judge in any level of the justice system. I’ve seen the way he treats law enforcement officers and officials, lawyers, and defendants and there is no consistency whatsoever in his courtroom. It’s almost as if the day is determined by what he ate the night before. If you want a Jude to really screw up a trial, then he’s your man. I can remember judges and lawyers sitting in his trails just to watch the circus. I was really hoping we were all safe from the man when he lost his last election.

While you boys bicker back and forth about who likes or doesn't like Weill, the real question is: What is he to do? Is he involved in sentencing only? Overturning the sentence already in place? Or what?

Aside from the fact that she is now federally indicted, she was earlier sentenced to house arrest. Is that somehow overturned?

All you attorneys sound like you’re having a pissing contest by trying to show who knows what. You all lost track that there is a minor who was raped. I don’t give a shit who the judge is because the first should have sent her to prison but, the next one better for sure. The child predator needs to locked up for good and her supporters need to be publicly shamed.

Boom. 👊

As insinuated by KF in his post, there is finally a no-nonsense judge on this case that ain’t playing around. She will receive a fair trial and Justice will be done. The Weill detractors on this site mainly are criminal defense attorneys and trial lawyers who have always hated Weill.

11:45 I do know him, probably better than most of the posters on this site. He’s a competent judge who was re-elected twice as a Circuit Judge in Hinds County. A lot of criminal defense lawyers and the trial lawyers bar have spent decades badmouthing him because he’s not in their pocket. He’s the perfect judge for this case. BTW almost every judge I’ve known as had a degree of arrogance,, as has almost every law enforcement person.

Shouldn’t judges rule in line with the laws on the books? The last judge in this case did not do that. Maybe judges are making rulings based more on personal feelings rather than the law. And for lawyers, finding a good one is sometimes difficult. Last one I had never showed up in court.

There won't be a new trial. The only thing left is to consider a motion for re-sentencing. I suspect Judge Weill will hold a hearing on the motion and make his decision. Then it's off to the appeals courts.

Maybe this will be the case where the Supreme Court reels in the “illegal leniency” line of cases. Enough is enough. Illegal leniency is how Tomie Green got away with her 2 year murder sentences. The legislature determines parameters for punishment, not courts. Courts should only act within the sentencing range granted by the legislature.

That is what I am thinking. I actually agree with Whiteside's response to the motion for re-sentencing. However, there is a bigger picture at play here. If the Supreme Court sides with defense, that is a green light to judges to ignore statutory minimums at will. Don't think that is a precedent the Court wants so I think it will try to find some point of law it can use to throw out the original sentence.

So you heard from someone who said that's how Weill acts? Awesome. Also, someone from law enforcement condemning ANYONE for being "arrogant, self righteous, egomaniacal" is f**king laughable. LEOs are some of the most cocksure assholes I've ever met. Even the big guys seem to have a Napoleon complex somehow. "Little man syndrome". Not all of them, of course, but damn they make up a high percentage.

Judge Weill is a good man with a good family

Can't wait for the day the Bar allows Judges to campaign on their conviction/affirmance rate. "98% Affirmance! Re-Elect Justice Smith"

Wonder what the affirmance to reversal is today for the appellate courts?

See Kitchens v. Branning

See supposed lawyers on this site complaining about other people having egos and attitudes it so ironically funny to me…. LOL

Judges are no different that referees and umpires. You never know what spot they're going to "give" you or where/when they'll call a strike. The profession is as crooked as a question mark.

if you think this case is screwed up now, just wait till weill gets ahold of it.

there are a bunch of vaulted mississippi judges out there right now who have been reversed so many times they walk backwards.