Posted on 07/08/2010 9:50:27 PM PDT by beaversmom
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - Legal analyst Dan Recht said he believes the Jefferson County District Attorney is "seriously overcharging" a Wheat Ridge homeowner, accused of attempted first degree murder for shooting at two thieves.
82-year-old Robert Wallace said he fired two shots at two men when they tried to run him over while stealing his flatbed trailer.
Wallace now faces twelve felony counts, including four counts of attempted first degree murder, for what he described as an act of defending his property and his life. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.
One of the thieves, Damacio Torres later admitted to the theft. He and his partner in crime, Alvara Cardano both have prior arrest records and are believed to be in the country illegally.
But they are not facing any charges.
Recht said, in his experience, prosecutors overcharge cases to force a person to plea bargain. He argued that it's just not right to put a person through that kind of mental and financial stress.
Jefferson County DA, Scott Storey, indicated he'll take a closer look at his office's decision to throw the book at the homeowner and hinted the charges could be reduced. He said the investigation continues into the confessed thieves.
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If anyone listens to the Thursday, July 8 show of Peter Boyles. and is not familiar with him, you can hear some sadness in his voice. During his 5 a.m. hour, he announced that his friend and fellow talk show host from CA, Terry Anderson, had died.
Gee. I wonder who paid for the ER visit.....
No. We don’t have to kill them. Just send them back to kindergarten. Then make them do grade school and high school all over again because somewhere along the line, they missed something.
...medical bills totalling almost $600K, but we benefit so much for their presence.
That should be case closed. No charges filed against the man.
Disparity (of numbers and of force) is (usually) an affirmative defense...
Well, that makes a few voices added. Tried to ping Drudge, but he has never pursued anything I’ve pinged to him until it had hit some MSM site (i.e., after it was a couple days or even weeks old on Free Republic).
Hope this grows legs like the Holder racist actions regarding the New Black Panthers and voter intimidation. But for some reason, I don’t have a lot of hope on that score...
Listening to the audio of Peter Boyles’ fourth hour and he mentioned that the D.A. is term limited.
I don't think school is where they acquired their lack.
Reminds me of the NC Duke University- DA, Mike Nifong.
A caller on the radio made that very comparison.
I’d gladly supply the rope.
It might not be quite Nifong, but the Sherf looks to have jumped the gun for political purposes. Wonder if he’s got some pressure from Hispanic groups that he’s not letting on about.
Some public prosecutor seeking to advance his career at taxpayer expense; the citizens of Colorado should be outraged at this waste of public funds and betrayal of public trust.
There, fixed it.
He’s just shooting at the illegals that ICE won’t shoot at.
Let's rewrite this:
Office County Deputy Joe Blowski said he fired two shots at two men when they tried to run him over while stealing a flatbed trailer. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. The prosecutor has ruled justifiable homicide.
Lesson of the day kiddies? When you shoot, kill them. One shot, ten shots, just like the cops do. Dump the whole magazine and reload until ( wink wink ) you are no longer ‘in fear of your life’.
Jefferson County, not Office County. I was starting to type Officer and got off track a bit.
You are so very right.
Our system of justice is wired backwards.
I was watching the movie Grant Torino last week. At the end the protaginist gives his life so justice is served, with witnesses.
Sadly, all I thought was: Maybe twenty years ago this move would have worked, but those perps are all going to walk.
He should have blown them away.
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