- Edwin Ramos was convicted of two violent crimes as an illegal immigrant teenager.
Posted on 07/21/2008 1:00:06 PM PDT by SmithL
SAN FRANCISCO -- The attorney for a reputed gang member charged with murdering a San Francisco man and his two sons said today he will seek a gag order in the case, claiming media coverage has damaged his client's right to a fair trial.
The comments by defense attorney Robert Amparan came after he appeared with his client, Edwin Ramos, during a brief court appearance in connection with the June 22 triple slaying.
"False information is being placed out there, his rights are being violated - in terms of the disclosure of alleged juvenile records" said Amparan.
On Sunday, The Chronicle reported that Ramos, at age 17, was twice found to have committed felonies - a gang motivated assault of a Muni bus passenger followed by the attempted street robbery of a pregnant woman - but he was shielded from deportation by the city's policy of providing sanctuary for immigrants.
Ramos, now 21, is charged with murdering Anthony Bologna and his sons Matthew and Michael. He appeared today before San Francisco Superior Court Judge Lucy McCabe, but did not enter a plea. He is scheduled to return to court on Wednesday.
His attorney did not specify what was false in The Chronicle account and has not requested a correction.
"It's important to get a fair trial, and we can't get a fair trial if false information is being put out there by the Chronicle and then copied and mimicked" by other media, Amparan said. "He's a young man, he was working, he has a young child. He's not a gang banger. The attempts to try to portray him as some kind of violent, horrific individual is just an attempt to deny him a fair trial."
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- Edwin Ramos was convicted of two violent crimes as an illegal immigrant teenager.
Pardon me. but he is violent. He murdered people.
He looks like such a nice guy! Is that his wife/girlfriend? Pregnant? Another anchor baby on the way?
C’mon Gavin you coward. Show that you have a pair and get rid of this scum.
Instead, now there will be three. Then six. Then twelve. Then ...
We are being invaded by murderous punks from third world countries where they have no law and order.
He has no rights.
Kill 'im.
This POS gave his victims no "right to a legal trial with counsel" ... he should get the same ...
kill 'im.
He wants a Gag order? Well, let’s Gag em’ and drop em out of a helicopter in the hell-hole in he came from ...
I’m totally surprised that the Mexican Govt. hasn’t jumped all over this one like they did in Texas.
Since when does an American attorney represent an illegal alien in an American court under American laws? Send these miscreants to GITMO. This Robert Amparan should be tarred and feathered like the good ol days!
if only twosome newsom meets the same fate at the hands of a border rat...that’d be irony
bkmark
IMHO, a gang member in this country illegally deserves only a cigarette and a blindfold.
California should pass a law against undocumented immigrants carrying handguns.
Period.
Too many juveniles think that being a juvenile gives them a license to kill - literally.
From the article:
"He married a U.S. citizen and was in the process of getting his U.S. citizenship," Amparan said.
Apparently, he has a legal right to be here, if this report is true. I wonder if he is actually married or is a simple common law marriage
Bottom line is he needs a fair trial so he doesn't play this game of multiple retrials because of sloppy police work or prosecutor incompetence so he sits on death row for 35 years
If he is convicted, strap in in the chair and fry him if Kalifornia allows it
Did you forget the sarcasm tag because that will definitely stop the criminal element from carrying.
Imagine that, criminals obeying guns laws.
undocumented immigrants = illegal immigrants
Fry him? I think the food police in California are in the process of banning frying. /sarc
How this clown qualifies for any kind of citizenship after what he did as a juvenile is beyond me.
Great idea! I wonder why the genius mayor hasn't thought of that.
“He’s a young man, he was working, he has a young child. He’s not a gang banger. The attempts to try to portray him as some kind of violent, horrific individual is just an attempt to deny him a fair trial.”
The fact that he murdered 3 American citizens in cold blood makes him a ‘violent, horrific individual’ regardless of what is put out in the media.
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