April 28, 2010 at 10:30am in High Court in Edinburgh.
The motion relates to a removal of the twenty year minimum prison term of his life sentence based upon the Tender Years doctrine. Even if the court does remove the mandatory twenty years confinement provision of his life sentence it is unlikely the parole board would release him even at that 20 year mark.
Formal decision expected within three months.
NOTE: At an earlier proceeding Luke Mitchell was unrepresented by counsel and therefore the court did not formally dismiss his Nobile Officium petition but indicated they would allow him time to seek representation but that if any counsel were obtained counsel should be informed that the petition would be held to be legally insufficient and without merit. At this proceeding, Luke Mitchell was represented by counsel and so the petition was formally dismissed and the question of the 20 year minimum confinement was taken under submission.
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Hey Flea,
I gotta tell ya, back when I was dating "Terribles guy", he was preoccupied with figuring out who you were. He was thinking we know you because you were so on spot with some of the things you said. Like, he was surprised you knew about Terribles and what a dive it is. He even thought you were my dad at one point. I assured him that wasn't the case. But, I gotta ask... Do I know you? Have we ever met? Do you live in Vegas??
>he was preoccupied with figuring out who you were
He should have simply asked me.
>you were so on spot with some of the things you said
Some? Some?? I am on spot with ALL of the things that I say.
I am also very modest!
>you knew about Terribles and what a dive it is
I was staying at The Venetian for a week and checked out a tad bit too late to make my flight. I called my host at The Venetian but they wanted 765.00 for one night so the nearest casino to the airport is Terribles. It lives up to its name. I was actually embarrassed for the poor cocktail waitress having to serve such watered-down and tiny drinks! I think mine was the only red chip she got all night long!
>He even thought you were my dad
No. That honor is not mine.
>Have we ever met?
Only in my dreams.
>Do you live in Vegas??
Las Vegas is dear to my heart and although I'm fond of the nickname FleaStiff, most casinos do not allow their dealers to use the term so they just usually address me as George even though I introduce myself as FleaStiff. In my long-ago and misspent youth I happened to hit a hard 18 when the dealer was showing a 10. When I got that 3, I annoyed a very attractive young card-counter at third base and she promptly and quietly left the table since she had no desire to play with a jerk like me who would hit a hard 18 and take the low card that should have been hers. Later I chanced upon her equally attractive roommate who steered me to a craps table. As I approached the craps table the dealer loudly and cheerfully greeted me as George to alert the crew that he recognized me as being a big tipper, but I naively thought he simply had my name wrong. The young lady who had dragged me to the craps table was the one who explained to me what a George, a Flea and a Stiff were. Ever since then, I've used the moniker FleaStiff and am even in some casino's computer system under that name.
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