Encouraging words for imprisoned Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean were heard today from members of the three judge panel hearing their appeal in New Orleans.
If the agents had reported the shooting as required, “this prosecution never would have occurred, in all likelihood,” said Judge E. Grady Jolly, part of the three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing the case.
Noting the severity of the charges and the lengthy sentences prosecutors sought, Jolly said, “It does seem to me like the government overreacted here.”
The Associated Press story is here.
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There is now hope. One of the judges was very concerned with the ” piling on” of charges trying to get these two men to plead guilty. It was good the attorney for the feds admitted Davilla told a few lies.
Here is the link to the Fox news story…
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314707,00.html
Yeaaaay!
The judge is wrong. Ask EPJ, he’ll tell you. He was an eyewitness in his capacity as an advisor to the border patrol. That was in between his cheesemaking and linux development duties.
Later, Sutton was unavailable for comment, but this picture of him in a bar in El Paso tells it all:
http://www.poormojo.org/hate/crybaby.jpg
Maybe, just maybe, something will happen to restore some faith in our system of justice. I’ve always been prejudiced toward the prosecution, but I’ve got to tell you that lately my confidence in law enforcement has been shaken. Pray for justice for these guys- not for me though - I don’t want justice, just mercy.
Is Judge Grady Jolly of any relation to bigjolly? That might be grounds for dismissal…
Jim,
No I just read the transcripts
Unlike you - I like to talk about what I know about
I am not one to use these words easily
Prayers people. These two men need all the help they can get.
El Presidente Jorge Boosh (who I voted for twice) could have freed these men a year ago yet he (and Vincente) decided not to.
I have completely lost faith in our political system. Maybe the courts might do better.
What is the definition of Revolution and is it time ?
Dov, if Bush had pardoned the agents, they would forever be known as the guilty out-of-control agents that were pardoned by the President.
If their appeal is successful, they will be forever known as the poor border agents that were railroaded by an overly aggressive prosecutor and a clueless judge, then sent to jail for doing their jobs.
Which legacy would YOU want?
#10 I would want to be out of prison and with my family at home.
#11… That’s obvious…
Well its also obvious that you’d want a stamp of approval on what you’ve done, rather than being ‘let off the hook’ with a pardon. You can’t assume that Bush is allowing these guys to stay in prison because he’s wanting to help their legacy.
Regardless of the method, they shouldn’t be in prison.
Bush is not concerned with their legacy. He is protecting Mexico and his buddy, Sutton.
bannable not only read the transcripts he did so before they were even transcribed. Damn is he good.