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Judge: Man can't be tried in forgotten '72 cop-shooting case
Associated Press ^
| 2/16/2017
| Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Posted on 02/16/2017 12:53:41 PM PST by simpson96
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posted on
02/16/2017 12:53:41 PM PST
by
simpson96
To: simpson96
But they said he never demanded a speedy trial. I don't believe that matters. You have the RIGHT to a speedy trial. The accused doesn't have to actually ask for it. Just like you don't have to actually ASK for the right to free speech.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:12:46 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Puppage
True, I have to side with the perp on this one. Big Gov blew it.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:15:15 PM PST
by
PeteB570
( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
To: Puppage
Statue of limitations might have run out on this...
To: Davy Crocket
Statue of limitations might have run out on this...Fair statement.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:18:02 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: simpson96
If he had killed the cop, it would be different.
But I got to go with the perp on this one.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:20:10 PM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Make America Great Again !)
To: simpson96
The two lead pills he got would seem to be punishment enough.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:24:04 PM PST
by
Az Joe
To: simpson96
To wait and try to prosecute a guy who’s 82 years old after forty years is wrong. I am a strong supporter of law enforcement officers, when it is justified, or condemnation isn’t fully justified, but this is beyond the pale.
An 82 year old guy isn’t capable of fully defending himself against charges dating back 40 years.
I’d also like to point out that Hays (the 82 year old perp), was left a paraplegic, which in and of itself is a terrible penalty to pay for his actions.
I am sorry the officer sustained this type of injury, and that Hays was not prosecuted in the day.
I’m pretty sure why he wasn’t. He was probably severely compromised and it would have been very hard for him to attend trial. Further, had he been convicted at that point, it would have been a real burden on the state to incarcerate and care for him.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:37:13 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
To: DoughtyOne
One further point.
The likelihood of Hay’s committing other crimes?
Zero.
From the incident, he was out of commission.
He chose his own punishment in a way.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:39:12 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
To: Az Joe
"The two lead pills he got would seem to be punishment enough." That was the cop that got "the two lead pills". Cooper was the cop, and it was he that got shot.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:41:12 PM PST
by
jackibutterfly
(We have to stop saying "How stupid can you get". Too many people are seeing it as a challenge.)
To: Az Joe
Whoops, never mind. Hays got shot also. Sorry.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:42:01 PM PST
by
jackibutterfly
(We have to stop saying "How stupid can you get". Too many people are seeing it as a challenge.)
To: DoughtyOne
And what’s the objective, to lock up an 82 year old paraplegic and give him free medical care for his remaining days?
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:46:20 PM PST
by
Bubba Ho-Tep
("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)
To: jackibutterfly
Both the cop and the perp got shot.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:47:16 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
("January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.")
To: Bubba Ho-Tep
Agreed. I touched on that just below.
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posted on
02/16/2017 1:57:06 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
To: Davy Crocket
Statue of limitations might have run out on this... The statute of limitations runs from commission of the crime until indictment. After that, it's the speedy trial clause of the Constitution, or the Speedy Trial Act (in federal court, and in some states that have them) which governs.
To: DoughtyOne
“Those came when Hays was in jail in Kentucky and in prison in Connecticut on charges unrelated to the 1972 shooting of Columbus officer ...”
The guy gets around for being a paraplegic.
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posted on
02/16/2017 2:02:15 PM PST
by
VanShuyten
("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
To: VanShuyten
It seems so...
Hmm...
Yes, can you take me to the nearest bank and help me back into my wheel chair? Oh, and keep the motor running...
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posted on
02/16/2017 2:05:42 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
To: DoughtyOne
If the wounds left him a paraplegic, how did he manage to end up behind bars twice more?
Just curious.
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posted on
02/16/2017 2:36:39 PM PST
by
Ronin
(Blackface or bolt-ons, it's the same fraud. - Norm Lenhart)
To: Ronin
I’m rather curious about that myself.
The only thing I can think of, is that perhaps he was convicted of things he had done earlier, before he was injured so seriously.
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posted on
02/16/2017 2:58:37 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
To: Ronin
Different prison hospitals?
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posted on
02/16/2017 3:20:26 PM PST
by
tbw2
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