And they were right.
Posted on 08/24/2017 11:55:38 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Larua Kiessling said, from the bench, she received many letters about the case expressing concern about the “current political climate” where President Trump has been “harshly critical of illegal immigration and of Mexico in particular,” the Capital Gazette reported. The judge said it is “reasonable to conclude” that the defendant, Martin Martinez-Ballinas, would flee the scene out of fear of being deported.
“I’m not going to sentence based on the political environment,” Keissling told the courtroom.
Maryland defense attorney Kush Arora told Breitbart Texas that Martinez-Ballinas’s fear does not matter as to guilt or innocence. “It doesn’t matter why he ran, only that he knowingly fled the scene.” He added that the fear could be considered by the judge as a mitigating factor in sentencing.
The judge then handed down a sentence of six years in prison for what the State’s attorney called a “cowardly act.” The maximum sentence for the felony crime is 10 years and a $10,000 fine.
The court convicted Martinez-Ballinas, 29, for fleeing the scene of a February 24 crash that resulted in the death of Marine Lance Corporal James Ray Walden III. Evidence presented in the case revealed Martinez-Ballinas was speeding in his BMW 335i when he lost control while negotiating a curve. He then struck a motorcycle driven by Corporal Walden.
The Mexican national then fled the scene and hid in a nearby quarry. Police found him hiding a short time later. His attorney said his client ran because he was afraid of being deported.
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Hang him...and, then, deport him. RIP Marine.
I blame rob’t rodreguiz’s machete films so there
What can be done? What is the solution? Judges have become governor, president and legislatures all rolled into one. How can they be held accountable?
There has to be a better way. But what is it?
I am horrified for the parents of the dead young man
Karma, judge
It bites
You saw that too, eh? Driving a 335i .... And how much does this “honest, law-abiding” illegal alien pay every year in federal state and local income taxes? How much does he (and any other illegal family members) “earn” in EIC, food stamps, free medical, and free services each year by claiming IRS “refunds” and rebates?
(Am I sarcastic? Or should I be sarcastic?)
I should be so lucky. You, you got an 8-year-old Mazda. I schlep to work in a 20-year-old Honda...
;-)
The criminals in black robes think that THEY are the law.
Well, I guess if this make you happy those ‘97 Honda’s were pretty nice, well built cars...
Tar, feathers, rail.
We were warned by at least one of the Founders that our constitutional republic could not survive a people of poor character. As for the problem of a rogue (activist)judiciary, the only thing I can think of would be term limits for all judges.
And they were right.
Uh, illegal aliens involved in crashes - both fatal and non-fatal, have been fleeing the scenes long before Trump even thought about running for office.
That he killed the marine is just not any big deal. What is all important is that he ran away in fear of Donald Trumpasaurus.
Imagine that - people doing criminal things tend to want to run from the law....
Certainly! if it could be blamed somehow on Donald Trump. All the crimes that have happened since November are directly caused by Donald Trump.
I still recall an Arizona judge a long time ago making decisions on a local school budget, and the judge in the Terri Schiavo case saying she must die and in a horrific way.
BMW 335i. $35k to $45k
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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