tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post2306098032435718843..comments2024-03-28T00:50:16.901-05:00Comments on Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center: The Judges' ClubMurray Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-90836032403885713372009-09-25T09:12:20.303-05:002009-09-25T09:12:20.303-05:00I can tell you, those people at the HCDA's off...I can tell you, those people at the HCDA's office don't do their jobs according to the Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 2. My brother was prosecuted strictly on perjured testimony. I have PROVEN this by the transcripts and police reports. Five letters and 6 phone calls to Pat Lykos has produced NOTHING. I have gotten virtually NOTHING from Jim Leitner. Then of course, there is ALL the ADA's that this case has been in front of and I got "I'm not convinced they lied.", or "There is nothing that supports your allegations." Even AFTER I outlined all the discrepancies in testimony. How is "he had a gun", "he didn't have a gun" not contradictory or fit the Texas Penal Code Chapter 37? What are we paying these people for? They can't tell someone lied when their statements (of the state's witnesses) are completely opposite!!??!! That is because they prosecute at all costs. I had some belief when Pat Lykos said that "sunshine is the best disinfectant", but I realize that is all just crap. It is a campaign slogan, that's all. Those people in that HCDA's office don't care that they destroy people's lives, only that they get another notch in their belt. They violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. I don't ever want to hear that you can trust one of those people in that office, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T. They need to clean that office out. They need to prosecute those prosecutors who prosecute people when it is so blatant that their own state's witnesses lied. They should subject them to the highest degree of punishment (prison)of the crime for which they prosecute an innocent person. If the crime begets 20 years in prison, and they are caught red handed prosecuting an innocent man, then the prosecutor should get 20 years in prison. Bet this would stop some prosecutorial misconduct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-15983135805143975322009-08-31T23:13:39.162-05:002009-08-31T23:13:39.162-05:00Hanna the banana,
Please tell us why you are &quo...Hanna the banana,<br /><br />Please tell us why you are "strong" supporter of Lykos; which will not confuse me since it is obvious; which confuse me when I wonder why you posted on this blog as you bring nothing to the table other than your "strong support" purrrrrrrrrr, of Pat?<br /><br />MeowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-11545551166270490752009-08-31T23:02:28.182-05:002009-08-31T23:02:28.182-05:00Chow,
I too am a citizen of Harris County. I woul...Chow,<br /><br />I too am a citizen of Harris County. I would like to know how many trials you have first chaired; which confuses me as you seem not to be involved with that function of the HCDA Office? <br /><br />Furthermore, besides calling everyone who disagrees with you a sore loser; which confuses me as you work for a loser; I don't get why you pretend to work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-54604698638454313172009-08-31T17:22:44.602-05:002009-08-31T17:22:44.602-05:00Hannah Chow,
I try to understand your job descript...Hannah Chow,<br />I try to understand your job description; which confuses me since you appear to know nothing.<br />I am a strong supporter of justice and therefore think Pat Lykos is doing a terrible job.<br />Respectfully,<br />Harris County CitizenHarris County Citizennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-8413292414863816192009-08-31T14:54:02.607-05:002009-08-31T14:54:02.607-05:00Murray,I try to understand your blog;which confuse...Murray,I try to understand your blog;which confuses me as if you know nothing. I am a strong supporter of Judge Lykos and she is going a great job.Hannah Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-79567284682515108692009-08-31T09:30:39.442-05:002009-08-31T09:30:39.442-05:00Jared Woodill has convinced this life long Republi...Jared Woodill has convinced this life long Republican to vote Democrat for most Harris County positions in 2010. <br />We need fresh Republican blood in Harris County that is both qualified and accountable rather than merely Republican and arrogant.BLACK INKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806198898618859706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-17400329753758174402009-08-31T06:46:08.786-05:002009-08-31T06:46:08.786-05:00Murray, this is your blog and you can write what y...Murray, this is your blog and you can write what you want,but I am glad you are giving some attention to the judiciary. There are some major problems there. Looks like some of their secrets are about to be exposed.Please continue to keep us informed and hopefully the readers will let us hear about some judicial antics.THANKSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-24053211531392707392009-08-30T20:59:38.427-05:002009-08-30T20:59:38.427-05:00Was Clint really in trial? If so, would that tria...Was Clint really in trial? If so, would that trial be the first trial by one of Lykos' inner circle?<br /><br />I am assuming the trial was posted because clint lost but is there truth to that or will the poster be subject to a libel suit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-83979218158286117542009-08-30T20:06:00.225-05:002009-08-30T20:06:00.225-05:00Since we have been through this time and time agai...Since we have been through this time and time again, let me give an answer to those who say the focus should be on other things rather than an 85% focus on Lykos and the DA's office: This is the author's blog and he determines what appears here. If you don't like what's here you can (a) stop reading this blog or (b) start your own blog. Variety is a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-63700328361894993732009-08-30T16:47:38.029-05:002009-08-30T16:47:38.029-05:00The defendant didn't suffer with Clint in tria...The defendant didn't suffer with Clint in trial.....<br /><br />I agree, let's see Pat try a case. She needs to set the tone and take the lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-22216591306862364372009-08-30T15:03:54.927-05:002009-08-30T15:03:54.927-05:00So the question is, who is going to handle these c...So the question is, who is going to handle these cases against the judges? Pat, is it time to step up to the front and lead from the front. I think Pat should handle the cases so the public will get to know their elected DA's ability to look at how a prosecutor tries a case. Clint tried a case? I thought these people were hired for their administrative ability. Surely the office suffered having Clint in trial and not administrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-81861761513564099402009-08-29T13:26:19.568-05:002009-08-29T13:26:19.568-05:00Murray, I love you man. But isn't your blog t...Murray, I love you man. But isn't your blog titled "Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center?" Doesn't that place encompass more than just Pat and her "Gang?" I know you recently ran an article about the cruddy things Andy Nolen did. And I know you've occasionally saluted retired DA folks. But don't you think you might get more credibility if you didn't spend 85% of your time tearing up Lykos? Give us some variety already!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-57962918497792824262009-08-29T12:40:05.281-05:002009-08-29T12:40:05.281-05:00Anon 10:25 a.m.,
The indictment actually occurred ...Anon 10:25 a.m.,<br />The indictment actually occurred right before Rosenthal left Office, which was about a month or so before Ken took over. And it wasn't noticeable because Vic failed to get an indictment. It was noticeable because he had not asked for one and the Runaway Grand Jury indicted anyway.<br /><br />Anon 11:36 a.m.,<br />I fail to see your logic. Are you sure you have any?<br /><br />Anon 12:24 p.m.,<br />I think you have a different reading of libel than the rest of us. Libel doesn't apply to opinions, and truth is a defense when it comes to the facts.<br /><br />The bottom line is that this post isn't an indictment against the judges of Harris County. It's a comment on the fact that the Lykos Administration treats public officials (specifically judges) differently from the rest of the citizenry when they are actually charged with a crime. I think you would have to be pretty dense not to have gotten that message.Murray Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-68711743626490059212009-08-29T12:24:49.563-05:002009-08-29T12:24:49.563-05:00Does the word "libel" mean anything to a...Does the word "libel" mean anything to any of you people? Just because some of these people that you continually disparage and make accusations against are public figures doesn't totally isolate you from responsibility for your words. Its going to be funny as hell if any of them decide to go after you and you are forced to prove any of what you have been claiming. Just a note, you might want to do some research on how many bloggers are being held accountable for what is posted on their blogs lately. And before you say the usual, oh you are a Lykos fan, nooo, I am not. I am just someone that is stunned to watch so many lawyers, who presumably know better, set themselves up to take a big fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-29482702601493397732009-08-29T11:36:10.085-05:002009-08-29T11:36:10.085-05:00Does this mean you'll stop taking appointments...Does this mean you'll stop taking appointments from judges?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-6115133343797422512009-08-29T11:09:11.729-05:002009-08-29T11:09:11.729-05:00Rumor has it Clint Greenwood was in trial for the ...Rumor has it Clint Greenwood was in trial for the state. As far as I know, he is the first of the cronies to actually try a case. <br /><br />Can anyone guess the result? <br /><br />Hint: He rarely received this verdict as a defense attorney....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-6164088014901424012009-08-29T10:25:02.195-05:002009-08-29T10:25:02.195-05:00Given that prosecutors are notorious for their abi...Given that prosecutors are notorious for their ability to get Grand Juries to indict "a ham sandwich," Vic's failure was completely noticible. And didn't this happen on the Mag's watch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-23556080585275092732009-08-29T10:16:20.538-05:002009-08-29T10:16:20.538-05:00It's part politics and part truth. With anoth...It's part politics and part truth. With another hard fight in the polls coming up, the Republican Party needs to be viewed as open to reform and willing to clean the place up. So they'll get rid of old Republicans in an attempt to put in place new ones that Democrats can't impeach so easily. <br /><br />In other words, it's political because they didn't care about the truth until a political defeat was on the horizon.Rage Judicatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765188025349228048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-86343450362368277952009-08-29T10:01:34.296-05:002009-08-29T10:01:34.296-05:00If any of this stuff we are hearing about some of ...If any of this stuff we are hearing about some of the sitting judges is true, we will all be shocked.It is bad.We dont know if it is just politics or has truth to it.Remember Judge Garth Bates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-71945938238122010312009-08-29T09:22:31.331-05:002009-08-29T09:22:31.331-05:00Cronyism? Right after they arrested another judge...Cronyism? Right after they arrested another judge?<br /><br />The fact is that arson "science" as has been used by prosecutors for years is complete bullshit. New studies have trend everything prosecutors have used in the past on its ear. This was justifiable based on improved science alone.<br /><br />I know everyone here loves to accuse Lykos of cronyism, but give it a rest. <br /><br />Hell, I bet most of you were bitching about when she was indicted in the first place, and now you bitch because charges were dismissed?<br /><br />Part of the initial reprimand surrounded the fact that the proper grand jury paperwork wasn't filed in time, rendering who knows how many indictments invalid. But Rosenthal's cronies only played that card when the runaway grand jury kept indicting the judge's wife. In other words, he didn't care that they were improperly meeting without paperwork until he had to use it to keep them from going after Medina, again.<br /><br />This isn't a Lykos issue.Rage Judicatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765188025349228048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-35057246332253472452009-08-28T22:31:27.418-05:002009-08-28T22:31:27.418-05:00I don't see how taking cases against elected o...I don't see how taking cases against elected officials (or their spice) to the grand jury is such a bad idea. Also, it seems ironic to be blasting her for shirking her responsibility by dismissing the case against the judge's wife when she's still prosecuting two other judges. Who ever did the "dirty work" on the charging decision, she's still got the cases.<br /><br />However, it's equally ironic that Vic gets let go (or at least that's the implication) for doing basically what her office just did. That does seem wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-33413253341701723932009-08-28T22:18:42.593-05:002009-08-28T22:18:42.593-05:00Let's not lack integrity for the sake of publi...Let's not lack integrity for the sake of public appeal. Medina's wife and he burned the house down but the state can't prove the case. There was no electrical fire, that is a flat out lie. People can yell and scream that it was an inside deal but the fact is that it was the right result. It was a poorly investigated case that the state can't prove. Funny that the unkept manwoman Pat didn't comment on this. She must have been getting worked by her boy Jim.....YUCKEEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-57207348901863406852009-08-28T19:44:49.814-05:002009-08-28T19:44:49.814-05:00Murray,remember the elections are coming up soon a...Murray,remember the elections are coming up soon and a lot of republican judges may lose their jobs.All this bad publicity is going to hurt them. The democratics will be running ads showing some of this bad behavior . This latest indictment will not help the republican jurists who are up for reelection.Another sweep may be on the way according to the pollsters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-53980063345782051562009-08-28T19:10:13.643-05:002009-08-28T19:10:13.643-05:00Several judges are under investigation according t...Several judges are under investigation according to media source.7 is the number we heard.Rumors are about conflicts among judges,improper e-mails,and more serious charges. There is an investigative reporter working on nothing but complaints involving sitting judges.Stay TunedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-7655370262734308442009-08-28T18:58:51.474-05:002009-08-28T18:58:51.474-05:00Oh my, if this isn't cronyism, I don't kno...Oh my, if this isn't cronyism, I don't know what is. Typical republican move. I want some answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com