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Lawmaker moves to oust judge {Maryland child rapist)
The Washington Times ^ | July 26, 2007 | Kristen Chick

Posted on 07/26/2007 8:22:01 AM PDT by 3AngelaD

A Maryland lawmaker is seeking to remove the judge who dismissed a Montgomery County case because of delays in securing an interpreter for the trial of a Liberian immigrant accused of raping and repeatedly molesting a 7-year-old girl.

"We have created an attitude that no matter how important and grievous a crime is, that a technicality takes precedence over the rights of the victim," said Delegate Patrick L. McDonough, Baltimore County Republican. "So any time a defendant comes into court and has a language problem, there's a good chance they could have their case dismissed."

Circuit Court Judge Katherine D. Savage ruled last week that the delays associated with finding an interpreter who spoke the African language Vai violated Mahamu Kanneh"s right to a speedy trial.

Mr. McDonough yesterday said the decision to drop the case set a dangerous precedent in Maryland, and he would seek to have her impeached. He said he will introduce a resolution to remove Judge Savage when the House of Delegates convenes in January. If the resolution were passed by the House, the Senate would decide whether to remove the judge.

It would be the first time since the Civil War that the legislature removed a judge. The House of Delegates last year rejected a lawmaker's call to impeach a Baltimore circuit judge who ruled that the state's same-sex "marriage" ban was unconstitutional...

His trial was delayed as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued whether Mr. Kanneh, who attended high school and community college in Montgomery County, needed an interpreter...

Circuit judges in Maryland serve 15-year terms. Judge Savage, one of 21 judges on the Montgomery County Circuit, joined the court in 2002.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: aliens; childmolestation; criminalimmigrants; govwatch; hangemhigh; immigrantlist; immigration; judiciary; pedophiles; perverts
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Richly deserved.
1 posted on 07/26/2007 8:22:03 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
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To: 3AngelaD

He attended high school and college without being able to speak English? What, he reads minds?


2 posted on 07/26/2007 8:23:51 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: 3AngelaD

If this guy’s right to a speedy trial had been truly violated, there *might* be something to this, but from what I’ve been hearing this guy is perfectly able to speak decent English. This thing has been a put up job since the beginning. He didn’t need an interpreter in the first place, and his own previous statements prove that.


3 posted on 07/26/2007 8:27:11 AM PDT by JamesP81 (Keep your friends close; keep your enemies at optimal engagement range)
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To: Wolfie

I disagree with removing the Judge, the DA should be fired forthwith.


4 posted on 07/26/2007 8:27:12 AM PDT by padre35 (Conservative in Exile.)
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To: 3AngelaD

Richly deserved? I guess the 6th Amendment is meaningless? The guy has a right to a speedy trial, period.


5 posted on 07/26/2007 8:28:25 AM PDT by BearCub
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To: BearCub

See reply # 3.


6 posted on 07/26/2007 8:29:45 AM PDT by denydenydeny (Expel the priest and you don't inaugurate the age of reason, you get the witch doctor--Paul Johnson)
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“I disagree with removing the Judge, the DA should be fired forthwith.”

I think both should be removed. In the mean time we need to take this dirtbag and his father and deport them back to the shi*hole they came from.

7 posted on 07/26/2007 8:30:26 AM PDT by martinidon
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To: 3AngelaD

bump for publicity


8 posted on 07/26/2007 8:32:05 AM PDT by VOA
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To: BearCub

The defendant waived his right to a speedy trial becauase he wanted a psychic evaluation and other stall tactics performed. He wanted ample time to mount a defence and his lawyer gamed the system to have this thrown out.


9 posted on 07/26/2007 8:32:19 AM PDT by LetsRok
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To: BearCub

He waived his right to a speedy trial and lied to the court about his language abilities. The day his case was dismissed there was a translator in the court and sworn in. But the richly deserved reference was for the judge.


10 posted on 07/26/2007 8:32:50 AM PDT by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, ad now they're here screwing up ours)
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“Me no speeky Engleesh berry good”

“CASE DISMISSED”


11 posted on 07/26/2007 8:35:00 AM PDT by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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"Richly deserved? I guess the 6th Amendment is meaningless? The guy has a right to a speedy trial, period."

So, whose fault is it that he didn't have a speedy trial? Why did this thing take 3 years???!

12 posted on 07/26/2007 8:35:06 AM PDT by jackibutterfly
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To: padre35
I disagree with removing the Judge, the DA should be fired forthwith.

I think the accused guy actually can speak english, and the DA is a fool if he couldn't have gotten the interpreter requirement thrown out.
13 posted on 07/26/2007 8:36:02 AM PDT by JamesP81 (Keep your friends close; keep your enemies at optimal engagement range)
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To: 3AngelaD

We need more of this.


14 posted on 07/26/2007 8:41:09 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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This sets a precedent for all Illegal aliens to have their cases dismissed.

15 posted on 07/26/2007 8:44:30 AM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (you shall know that I, YHvH, your Savior, and your Redeemer, am the Elohim of Ya'aqob. Isaiah 60:16)
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If he waived his right to a speedy trial then there will be a transcript of that or a written waiver. If that is the case then the judge is wrong.

If no such waiver exists then it was the prosecution's job to get the case to trial. Any objections or stalling by the defense should have been immediately met with a demand that he waive his speedy trial rights before the delay was allowed. It's the government's job to push for the trial, not his.

16 posted on 07/26/2007 8:45:25 AM PDT by BearCub
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Just when everyone thought that hitmen were useless relics of days gone by...


17 posted on 07/26/2007 8:45:32 AM PDT by tracer
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Just when everyone thought that hitmen were useless relics of days gone by...

Um, the guy is presumed innocent, remember?

18 posted on 07/26/2007 8:46:11 AM PDT by BearCub
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To: 3AngelaD

He had no problem speaking English all through High School and he speaks English to his neighbors. This is a travesty and this judge should be removed from the bench ASAP. This is really outrageous.


19 posted on 07/26/2007 8:48:49 AM PDT by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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Tell us all about it when he rapes your 7 year old child. This guy is off scot free and back on the streets. Somebody’s child somewhere will suffer at the monster’s hands again.


20 posted on 07/26/2007 8:52:13 AM PDT by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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