Posted on 04/05/2007 7:57:53 PM PDT by jazusamo
HONOLULU -- Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada has found two new lawyers for his court martial for refusing to go to Iraq.
Watada’s first trial ended in mistrial after three days when the judge said the soldier didn’t fully understand a pretrial agreement. That deal would have cut the Honolulu man’s sentence to four years.
Watada, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., is charged with missing movement and conduct unbecoming an officer. If convicted, he could be sentenced to six years in prison and be dishonorably discharged.
A second court martial is due to begin July 16.
Honolulu-based military defense lawyer Eric Seitz had been representing Watada largely for free. But Seitz said the Seattle law firm Carney Badley Spellman has picked up the case.
“I think the way to put it is I’m not representing him anymore and he’s found another firm,” Seitz said.
Seitz said he has no hard feelings. “My staff is very relieved because we were spending so much time and money on the case,” he said.
Watada’s new Seattle attorneys are Kenneth Kagan and James Lobsenz.
Kagan declined to give a reason for the change.
“That would relate to attorney-client privileged communications,” he told The Associated Press.
The lawyers have already asked for a continuance of an April 23 deadline to submit written motions, Kagan said.
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Hey Smooth, it loooks like there’s some kind of problem with Justa’s credit card.
Red has an upscale operation and I can’t blame him for being careful how he does business.
Maybe we should take up a collection for her, she definitely deserves a VRWC card, whatta ya think?
Maybe Justa should use her Master Murtha Blaster Card!!! I bet that would sail right through! :)
Hmmm....
See? Green paint covers cigarette burns in the pool table just fine! And we’ve divvied up the drawer space in the bureau real good. The bigger part’s mine!
Hey Red, I don’t see a transparent green visor hat around.
Also, what is that red strip on the desk drawer, an IRS seal?
Yeah, us small business men got our problems. My last CFO ran off with the doughnut fund and the visor. Then the government men came sniffing around asking about receipts. I tell you, jaz, my life isn’t as glamourous as it’s cracked up to be!
Well, there’s always one malcontent. And it’s just not true that we put our last office karaoke night on his credit card. The things people come up with....
Yeah, I sympathize with ya, Red. Don’t know what this world is commin to, can’t even find good help nowadays. Wye, if you find someone smart enough to handle the job, they’re smart enough to rip ya off, just look at Enron.
And the GMen now, they’re just not the same since Ness retired. You might not know this but they don’t even carry Tommyguns anymore. All they do is make life difficult for the businessman like you. We’re goin to hell in a handbasket I tell ya.
That Dalmation dog of Booger Red's either has only three legs or he's putting out a fire on the dancehall gals dress.
In the photo below, our operatives have revealed that the photo shows concerned customers confronting Red at his place of business. The photo was taken by a hidden camera mounted in a moosehead on the wall and shows Red(sitting on the mechanical bull and doffing his hat).Justa is seen standing next to Red, and the head of the accounting department is shown in the forefront of this picture.
Inquiries by our operatives have produced a response from Red as follows:"I will neither confirm nor deny that I am in this photo,or that this is my place of business. The photo appears to be photoshopped by clever Freepers to elicit sympathy for Justa, whoever that is. All I will say is the head of my accounting department is working like a dog to rectify credit card issues of some of our customers".
I do, however, deny everything.
ALL RIGHT RED!!!That should make Justa almost happy. :-)
I believe they need a little tighter quality control over in Sri Lanks though.
LOL! Where is that Nobody of ours anyway? See you tomorrow, guys!
This is Walter Reed FReep night, Red.
G’Night
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