Friday, February 3, 2012

Crook found guilty

The City of Madison just issued the following press release:

"Madison County Court Judge Edwin Hannan has issued an opinion finding Kenneth M. Crook guilty on two counts of violating the City of Madison's rental ordinance.

Crook had raised numerous technical objections to the City's ordinance, claiming the ordinance was invalid because of provisions pertaining to inspection of the rental property and the requirement that landlords post bonds or other adequate sureties to ensure compliance with the City's safety codes. The Court's opinion reviewed Mr. Crook's arguments, but ruled that the City's ordinance was constitutionally sound and in compliance with state law on all Mr. Crook's points of objection.

The Court also overruled Mr. Crook's arguments that the affidavits contained procedural or technical problems.

Finally, the Court ruled that the factual evidence presented by the City established beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Crook was guilty on both counts.

Sentencing for Mr. Crook is set for February 21, at 11:00 a.m."

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let the appeals begin!

Anonymous said...

great headline title

Anonymous said...

We don't need none O that up in here!

Anonymous said...

Just about everything that Madison does regarding subdivision ordinances is unconstitutional. When this is appealed look for a different ruling. You can't criminalize a civil matter.

Anonymous said...

Did he have a peacock on the roof of his rental property?

Anonymous said...

6:27 LMAO

Hookah said...

In Hinds County murderers and rapists walk the streets.

In Madison County folks are going to prison for violating the covenants of their homeowners associations.

I'm looking for government that lands somewhere in the middle of those two extremes.

Anonymous said...

Bash away all you want, thank God that Mary keeps the shitbirds at bay. Look at your beloved Jacktown, what a joke, no police protection, high taxes, a bunch of racist black assholes at councilmen, wow, you guys really have it all. Sucker.

Anonymous said...

Rental ordinances are in place to keep rental property from turning into 25 Latinos all living under the same roof. Slumlords need a kick in the balls. Jackson should take note.

EllsworthToohey said...

Is this possibly Mike Crook, former chancery clerk of Madison county?

Anonymous said...

1) I don't see anything in this report that says anything about violating a homeowners' association covenant, just a city ordinance.

2) No indictment for fartin' in church - the DA must be getting soft.

3) In the old days of printing a headline like that would have been set in linotype to use forever ;-)

Unknown said...

Thank you Anonymous 10:22 for policing the comments made here.

We can all rest easier at night knowing rough bloggers like you stand ready to correct trolls commenting on theses stories at night.

Shadowfax said...

You'd think, instead of looking to those who've passed the bar, the City of Madison might want to hire some of the 'Hoe Handle Lawyers' who give their legal analysis on this blog.

Anonymous said...

Where did it say the guy violated covenants?

How is violating a city ordinance a "civil" matter?

Shadowfax said...

5:46; You've just witnessed another segment of the daily drama ~ "Hoe Handle Lawyers"....

Tune in tomorrow when they offer their opinions on "Backyard two-holers as a civil right".

Anonymous said...

SF - I just Googled "Hoe Handle Lawyer" and nothing came up except for a goofy law about minimum handle length for a hoe. Therefore, this saying does not exist, and I can only conclude that you put it out there so people would ask you what it meant (which I will not do).

Please stop being a Left Handed Fork Polisher and go to bed at a reasonable hour instead of leaving all these turds laying around for people to step in first thing Monday morning.

MClady said...

I'm not a fan of Mike Crook. However, when you represent yourself you are kind of asking for it. Judges hate when you do that. Mike is a "button pusher" and he knows how to get under peoples skin.



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