tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post2211253978634084646..comments2024-03-28T05:05:04.187-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Alston Trial Continued..... AgainKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-16013119968180950562018-11-15T10:57:42.108-06:002018-11-15T10:57:42.108-06:00The lack of commenting/interest on this post shows...The lack of commenting/interest on this post shows the delay tactics are working. Kingfish, it looks like it is time to ratchet up the coverage of this case! As we all know from past abuse cases, his next victim may not escape with her life. If he gets away with a slap on his wrist there will be blood on many hands for the handling (and non-coverage) of this case. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-10949616012034105102018-11-05T07:26:22.339-06:002018-11-05T07:26:22.339-06:0011:35 I, likewise am a former ADA and continuance ...11:35 I, likewise am a former ADA and continuance are the main ploy for defense attorneys when they feel strongly their client will be found guilty and will use any excuse, true or untrue, to get a contiuance. All on the idea they are just representing their client. Not all defense are like this but the vast majority that I have dealt with throw ethics out the window on criminal defense, more particularly, public defendersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-794835781927859022018-11-04T08:47:14.766-06:002018-11-04T08:47:14.766-06:00The kidnapping charge alone is enough to get him 2...The kidnapping charge alone is enough to get him 20 years. Again, I say that attorneys are allowed to live under a different set of laws than we do. If this were someone who didn’t have the connections that his family has then it would be over by now and the young woman would have justice. But, if it were my daughter, he wouldn’t be found. No body....no case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-48034338265113767822018-11-03T10:40:35.984-05:002018-11-03T10:40:35.984-05:00I wonder how different this story may have been if...I wonder how different this story may have been if the victim was an Alston....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-73437733309742988112018-11-03T09:48:50.930-05:002018-11-03T09:48:50.930-05:00I think it’s fake news. She didn’t get hurt. She m...I think it’s fake news. She didn’t get hurt. She made it up. Totally fake news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-57319196453391402122018-11-03T08:46:12.609-05:002018-11-03T08:46:12.609-05:00The Alston's are not helping their son by prot...The Alston's are not helping their son by protecting him from the consequences of his actions .<br />They should talk to the Bells about the dangers of overly protecting a very troubled offspring.<br /><br />I seriously doubt this is the first time they've kept him out of trouble and am certain, given their strategy, it won't be the last.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-26892366791155035412018-11-03T00:30:26.970-05:002018-11-03T00:30:26.970-05:00Horrible. Thank you for staying on this story. Horrible. Thank you for staying on this story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-46936665220961813972018-11-02T15:11:11.285-05:002018-11-02T15:11:11.285-05:00I would guess that the families are trying to come...I would guess that the families are trying to come up with enough money to pay the victim not to pursue the civil suit, and at the same time to refuse to testify against the defendant. As the bargaining proceeds, the families have enough stroke with the DA to have the criminal trial continued.<br /><br />Everything keys on the fact that prominent wealthy people are pulling strings and calling in, or creating, IOUs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3262333932234659292018-11-02T14:27:41.508-05:002018-11-02T14:27:41.508-05:00@ 11:35 What can the public do to make sure this i...@ 11:35 What can the public do to make sure this isn't continued out of existence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-26325909071246328492018-11-02T14:12:27.760-05:002018-11-02T14:12:27.760-05:00The lack of coverage by the CL, given its coverage...The lack of coverage by the CL, given its coverage to other, similar (but not as bad, typically), stories is appalling. This is a very fair criticism of the CL. And I am not anti-CL.Macy Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201522944058021761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-58842309426782872762018-11-02T12:45:21.670-05:002018-11-02T12:45:21.670-05:00Looks like Creekmore's bread has been buttered...Looks like Creekmore's bread has been buttered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-48487250079013806342018-11-02T11:35:34.562-05:002018-11-02T11:35:34.562-05:00I am a former ADA. Everyone who has worked as a pr...I am a former ADA. Everyone who has worked as a prosecutor understands that if you continue something enough times, eventually the case disintegrates enough that the DA can let the accused plead to a lesser offense and use the excuse of unavailable witnesses, lost evidence, etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28557971716350722362018-11-02T11:17:18.643-05:002018-11-02T11:17:18.643-05:00A legitimate bird cage liner would publish the sto...A legitimate bird cage liner would publish the story, but with a footnote that the suspect's father is their attorney.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-33196273121530243382018-11-02T10:49:08.441-05:002018-11-02T10:49:08.441-05:00Is John Grisham's book out yet? Network mini-...Is John Grisham's book out yet? Network mini-series?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-69281089166253853302018-11-02T10:19:45.248-05:002018-11-02T10:19:45.248-05:00Me thinks me smells something fishy.Me thinks me smells something fishy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com