The defense lawyers for Joshua Graham, security guard and motorcycle enthusiast, who killed Brock and Davina Husted and her viable fetus brought a motion to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that one of the grand jurors was so closely associated with the prosecution as to amount to bias requiring the court to dismiss the murder indictments.
In fact, the grand juror received, logged and stored physical items delivered to an inter-agency high tech task force. It was a mere clerical job of logging the cell phones and computer drives that would later be subjected to analysis by forensically trained personnel.
No bias proven. Yet, alot of billable hours logged by the defense team.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Luke Mitchell: Final Word from the Supreme Court
Wednesday November 23, 2011: The Supreme Court(UK) backed judges in the High Court(Scotland)who had previously refused Mitchell the right to appeal again.
Maggie Scott QC said the Crown had relied on evidence of Mitchell’s comments and demeanor during the lawyer-less police interview, resulting in “a fundamental unfairness amounting to a denial of justice”.
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that evidence taken from a police interview where a suspect was not first offered access to a solicitor was unreliable and could not be used in court.
However, in the instant ruling it respected the “finality” of the rejection of Mitchell’s appeal against conviction in May 2008 and did not believe there were any live matters that would lead the court to re-open his case.
At appeal in 2008, the justices criticized the “overbearing and hostile interrogation” by police of the teenager during the investigation in an attempt to gain a confession. However, the justices noted Mitchell had not been cowed nor submitted to the pressure.
The Supreme Court said that verdict marked the end of the case.
Maggie Scott QC said the Crown had relied on evidence of Mitchell’s comments and demeanor during the lawyer-less police interview, resulting in “a fundamental unfairness amounting to a denial of justice”.
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that evidence taken from a police interview where a suspect was not first offered access to a solicitor was unreliable and could not be used in court.
However, in the instant ruling it respected the “finality” of the rejection of Mitchell’s appeal against conviction in May 2008 and did not believe there were any live matters that would lead the court to re-open his case.
At appeal in 2008, the justices criticized the “overbearing and hostile interrogation” by police of the teenager during the investigation in an attempt to gain a confession. However, the justices noted Mitchell had not been cowed nor submitted to the pressure.
The Supreme Court said that verdict marked the end of the case.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Learning from mistakes? Or making worse ones!
ADDENDUM: In the forenoon of November 25, 2011, police discovered human remains near the place indicated by Adrian Prout. Neither recovery nor forensic identification has begun.
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The latest situation with Adrian Prout is that his long-suffering fiancee insisted he take a polygraph test. The examiner informed him that he had clearly failed the polygraph examination whereupon Adrian Prout made statements acknowledging that the test results were not incorrect. The polygraph examiner immediately contacted both prison and police officials as well as his client, the prisoner's fiancee.
Adrian Prout was taken from the prison to the farm on which he and his "missing" wife had been living and has indicated certain areas which will be subjected soon to extensive forensic excavation.
During these trying times, the Wrongfully Convicted Persons forum in the UK dealing with the innocence of Adrian Prout and the possible intention of his wife to have Adrian subjected to a false prosecution for her murder has been removed.
Although I understand the need for tact at distressing times, the over riding concern should be the truth. The truth is that Adrian Prout was not a wrongfully accused person but was instead a rightfully accused person and rightfully convicted of the murder of his wife. The views held by Adrian Prout's many supporters were incorrect. The diary entries made by the wife were not intentionally misleading. Her actions were not indicative of an intent to disappear and have the authorities wrongfully charge Adrian with murder.
There comes a time for things to be properly analyzed and classified and for such proper regard to be publicly acknowledged. This proper respect for the truth is not aided by an advocacy group attempting to sweep a mistake under the rug. No later acknowledgement in the dead of night can make up for the advocacy group's shameful attempt to avoid the limelight.
All those who reviewed the facts and reached certain conclusions have a right to read their statements from the past and see where and why they went wrong. No one will deny that the fiancee will soon be receiving distressing news from the police in charge of the forensic dig. No one denies that those who supported Adrian Prout will be upset. If those supporters are men of courage who wish to have respect in their community, then those supporters will be the first to say let the truth be known. Those who seek some respectful pause and then an official white-wash ceremony in the dead of night are not people with tact, they are simply cowards with an excuse.
I posted there. I thought the diary entries seemed suspiciously concocted. It seems I was wrong. She did not "go missing". She was murdered. I mean no offense in saying this and I seek no shelter from criticism for my having believed she had intentionally gone missing.
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The latest situation with Adrian Prout is that his long-suffering fiancee insisted he take a polygraph test. The examiner informed him that he had clearly failed the polygraph examination whereupon Adrian Prout made statements acknowledging that the test results were not incorrect. The polygraph examiner immediately contacted both prison and police officials as well as his client, the prisoner's fiancee.
Adrian Prout was taken from the prison to the farm on which he and his "missing" wife had been living and has indicated certain areas which will be subjected soon to extensive forensic excavation.
During these trying times, the Wrongfully Convicted Persons forum in the UK dealing with the innocence of Adrian Prout and the possible intention of his wife to have Adrian subjected to a false prosecution for her murder has been removed.
Although I understand the need for tact at distressing times, the over riding concern should be the truth. The truth is that Adrian Prout was not a wrongfully accused person but was instead a rightfully accused person and rightfully convicted of the murder of his wife. The views held by Adrian Prout's many supporters were incorrect. The diary entries made by the wife were not intentionally misleading. Her actions were not indicative of an intent to disappear and have the authorities wrongfully charge Adrian with murder.
There comes a time for things to be properly analyzed and classified and for such proper regard to be publicly acknowledged. This proper respect for the truth is not aided by an advocacy group attempting to sweep a mistake under the rug. No later acknowledgement in the dead of night can make up for the advocacy group's shameful attempt to avoid the limelight.
All those who reviewed the facts and reached certain conclusions have a right to read their statements from the past and see where and why they went wrong. No one will deny that the fiancee will soon be receiving distressing news from the police in charge of the forensic dig. No one denies that those who supported Adrian Prout will be upset. If those supporters are men of courage who wish to have respect in their community, then those supporters will be the first to say let the truth be known. Those who seek some respectful pause and then an official white-wash ceremony in the dead of night are not people with tact, they are simply cowards with an excuse.
I posted there. I thought the diary entries seemed suspiciously concocted. It seems I was wrong. She did not "go missing". She was murdered. I mean no offense in saying this and I seek no shelter from criticism for my having believed she had intentionally gone missing.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Getting paid to play poker!!
The "TI" as Treasure Island is now known as will be paying starting January 1st:
40 hours is ten dollars an hour in addition to the usual two dollars an hour in food comps. So that is 480.00 a week with 400 of it in cash.
40 hours is ten dollars an hour in addition to the usual two dollars an hour in food comps. So that is 480.00 a week with 400 of it in cash.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Megan Kalajzich murder
My initial thoughts upon learning that there may be a post-Christmas release of the ailing Andrew Kalajzich to his family's custody: It has been my experience that self-made multimillionaires are rarely so incompetent as to bungle such a job themselves and rarely associate with others who are of such incompetence.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Megan Kalajzich was shot twice through the head as she slept beside her husband, Andrew in Fairlight, Sydney, Australia, at about 1am on 27 January 1986. Her husband Andrew Kalajzich is currently serving a 28 year jail sentence for conspiracy to murder. He maintains his innocence.
11-12 January 1986
Megan Kalajzich is assaulted in her carport. Four more attempts on her life are made in the following 2 weeks.
27 January 1986
Megan Kalajzich is murdered at her Fairlight home.
14 February 1986
Andrew Kalajzich, Bill Vandenberg, Warren Elkins and Kerry Orrock are arrested. Kalajzich is charged with the murder of Megan Kalajzich and conspiracy to murder. Vandenberg is charged with the murder of, conspiracy to murder and feloniously assaulting Megan Kalajzich on 11 January 1986 with intent to murder. Mr Elkins and Mr Orrock are charged with conspiracy to murder Megan Kalajzich.
7 July 1986
Committal hearings begin for the four accused murderers including Andrew Kalajzich.
At first police believed Megan had been the victim of a bungled robbery, but this was soon discounted, as there were no signs of forced entry to the house. An exhaustive investigation fails to come up with any leads until an informant told police he had been offered a contract to kill Megan but had turned it down.[2]
Bill Vandenberg confessed to being the "Triggerman" and subsequently committed suicide in prison. In his confession, Vandenberg claimed he fired two bullets into Megan's head and then two bullets into Andrew's pillow a few centimetres from his head. He claimed he deliberately missed, so that it would look as if Andrew had also been a target.
ADDENDUM: While the above related to my initial thoughts concerning the several attempts on the death of his wife, it is now my opinion that wealthy, self-made millionaire businessmen indeed do commit crimes in an obscenely foolish manner and do indeed make decisions to associate with the most unwisely selected companions.
The verdict was just. The sentence, under Australian law, was just. Guilty! Guilty of murder! Guilty of greed! Guilty of utter stupidity!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Megan Kalajzich was shot twice through the head as she slept beside her husband, Andrew in Fairlight, Sydney, Australia, at about 1am on 27 January 1986. Her husband Andrew Kalajzich is currently serving a 28 year jail sentence for conspiracy to murder. He maintains his innocence.
11-12 January 1986
Megan Kalajzich is assaulted in her carport. Four more attempts on her life are made in the following 2 weeks.
27 January 1986
Megan Kalajzich is murdered at her Fairlight home.
14 February 1986
Andrew Kalajzich, Bill Vandenberg, Warren Elkins and Kerry Orrock are arrested. Kalajzich is charged with the murder of Megan Kalajzich and conspiracy to murder. Vandenberg is charged with the murder of, conspiracy to murder and feloniously assaulting Megan Kalajzich on 11 January 1986 with intent to murder. Mr Elkins and Mr Orrock are charged with conspiracy to murder Megan Kalajzich.
7 July 1986
Committal hearings begin for the four accused murderers including Andrew Kalajzich.
At first police believed Megan had been the victim of a bungled robbery, but this was soon discounted, as there were no signs of forced entry to the house. An exhaustive investigation fails to come up with any leads until an informant told police he had been offered a contract to kill Megan but had turned it down.[2]
Bill Vandenberg confessed to being the "Triggerman" and subsequently committed suicide in prison. In his confession, Vandenberg claimed he fired two bullets into Megan's head and then two bullets into Andrew's pillow a few centimetres from his head. He claimed he deliberately missed, so that it would look as if Andrew had also been a target.
ADDENDUM: While the above related to my initial thoughts concerning the several attempts on the death of his wife, it is now my opinion that wealthy, self-made millionaire businessmen indeed do commit crimes in an obscenely foolish manner and do indeed make decisions to associate with the most unwisely selected companions.
The verdict was just. The sentence, under Australian law, was just. Guilty! Guilty of murder! Guilty of greed! Guilty of utter stupidity!
South Point Casino Latest Las Vegas Room Offer
South Point Hotel and Casino just sent an email offer of 49.00 Rooms with 20.00 Resort Credit, Free-upgrade to mid-view rooms and their usual free Fun Book.
Although reservations have to be booked online by Dec 12th, there are several weeks of such available dates available over the next few months including the famed Dead Week before Christmas and the week that precedes Dead Week. Of course the unofficially named "Dead Week" is a time of bargains generally being available in Las Vegas on airline flights, rooms, shows, etc. The casinos tend to be noticeably less crowded and comps tend to be particularly generous in virtually all casinos during Dead Week.
Although reservations have to be booked online by Dec 12th, there are several weeks of such available dates available over the next few months including the famed Dead Week before Christmas and the week that precedes Dead Week. Of course the unofficially named "Dead Week" is a time of bargains generally being available in Las Vegas on airline flights, rooms, shows, etc. The casinos tend to be noticeably less crowded and comps tend to be particularly generous in virtually all casinos during Dead Week.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
How cops get the proper suspect ...
Police actions (or perhaps more properly inactions):
Focused immediately on the missing woman's husband who stated he was on a walkway at the time and passed a surveillance camera. The police waited over six months and then reported that the film for that day had been either lost or recorded over. The only real problem is that the surveillance camera was on the exterior of their own police station and could have been obtained by them in two minutes flat. The police also seized his shoes and after cleaning them, pronounced them to be insufficiently muddy for him to have taken the path that he claimed to have taken.
Conducted three forensic examinations of a motor vehicle but despite it being a major case with over forty officers assigned to it, they claim they never photographed the process and thus the unprecedented fourth forensic test just happened to find an inculpatory blood stain in a highly suggestive location. Of course the reagent used was luminol which is only a presumptive field test never to be relied upon without further serology work at the lab but the police felt there was no need for more detailed serology work. Anyone remember the Dingo Baby case from Australia wherein Luminol reacted with the underlying rust proofing in the automobile and was declared to be indicative of arterial spray?
Discovered the missing woman had withdrawn large sums from a number of banks then visited a man who knew of the withdrawals and shortly thereafter the woman went missing but the police never viewed him as a suspect or investigated his whereabouts even though what little he did tell police was proven to be lies. Despite his attempts to thoroughly clean his car later examination did find traces of blood. Witnesses who came forward to report the boyfriends car in close proximity to the victim's car were ignored. Witnesses who reported seeing the victim alive the day after the husband was supposed to have killed her were ignored despite one of them having known the victim for ten years.
Is it any wonder how the cops get the proper suspect? It is because they are the ones who choose who should be viewed as a suspect.
Focused immediately on the missing woman's husband who stated he was on a walkway at the time and passed a surveillance camera. The police waited over six months and then reported that the film for that day had been either lost or recorded over. The only real problem is that the surveillance camera was on the exterior of their own police station and could have been obtained by them in two minutes flat. The police also seized his shoes and after cleaning them, pronounced them to be insufficiently muddy for him to have taken the path that he claimed to have taken.
Conducted three forensic examinations of a motor vehicle but despite it being a major case with over forty officers assigned to it, they claim they never photographed the process and thus the unprecedented fourth forensic test just happened to find an inculpatory blood stain in a highly suggestive location. Of course the reagent used was luminol which is only a presumptive field test never to be relied upon without further serology work at the lab but the police felt there was no need for more detailed serology work. Anyone remember the Dingo Baby case from Australia wherein Luminol reacted with the underlying rust proofing in the automobile and was declared to be indicative of arterial spray?
Discovered the missing woman had withdrawn large sums from a number of banks then visited a man who knew of the withdrawals and shortly thereafter the woman went missing but the police never viewed him as a suspect or investigated his whereabouts even though what little he did tell police was proven to be lies. Despite his attempts to thoroughly clean his car later examination did find traces of blood. Witnesses who came forward to report the boyfriends car in close proximity to the victim's car were ignored. Witnesses who reported seeing the victim alive the day after the husband was supposed to have killed her were ignored despite one of them having known the victim for ten years.
Is it any wonder how the cops get the proper suspect? It is because they are the ones who choose who should be viewed as a suspect.
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