[green iguana]

Notice that every statement other than the underlined one references the deputy. The underlined statement is a statement of fact as presented by the Hiibel petition for writ.

I respectfully disagree. And I'm moving on...

[cinFLA]

I respectfully disagree. And I'm moving on...

You can disagree but it is in black and white as a statement of fact.n The paragraph is headed by:

RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

It is not headed by "Deputy observations". Thus any statements not attributed to an 'observation' are accepted by facts as submitted by the Hiibel legal team.

[cinFLA]

According to your logic we would have to read:

"Mr. Hiibel was charged and found guilty ..."

as:

"The deputy said Mr. Hiibel was charged and found guilty ...