Posted on 11/12/2008 3:02:19 PM PST by Sleeping Freeper
A former Border Patrol agent's lengthy sentence for shooting a fleeing drug smuggler had been described as extreme by his supporters, but a federal judge showed no mercy Wednesday at the former agent's resentencing hearing in El Paso, Texas.
The judge upheld Jose Alonso Compean's original punishment and resentenced him to 10 years in prison for his conviction on a charge of using a weapon in the commission of a felony and another two years in prison for assault and other charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Compean's attorneys plan to turn to the Supreme Court for a review of the case. Bob Baskett, an attorney for Compean, did not immediately return a call for comment from FOXNews.com.
Compean, along with former agent Ignacio Ramos, was convicted in 2006 of shooting Osvaldo Adlrete Davila — an admitted, and now convicted, drug smuggler — and trying to cover up the shooting.
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“Bush should pardon these two but I doubt he will.”
They wouldn’t be in prison except on Bush’s orders!
wow you found the answer!
This is a pathetic travesty of Justice!
Same reason the citizen militia hasn’t sprung them, I suppose.
Sorry, but after 51 years of liberal judges playing games with people lives, including my. I just don’t feel like showing any mercy what so ever. And that what they do, play games on peoples lives. And that not helpful.
Texas 2 ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
Things sure did go south in his second term.
Since the Schultz case received nationwide notice (and no doubt a lot of notice with the ranks of the federal prosecutor's offices) you'd best believe Sutton knew all about it, and the normal standards the FBI applies to shooting situations.
Obama could do us all a favor by having Sutton prosecuted for misprosecution.
Ramos/Compean ping!
for calcowgirl
Does anyone know how to get a message to President-elect Obama concerning these two men’s fate? Perhaps, the in-coming President would like to demonstrate compassion and that he is all the people’s President.
The judge had no authority to reverse the previous sentence other than the portion remanded back for resentencing... The following from another article back when it case was remanded for resentencing. In other words the 10 year minimum wasn’t at issue.
From another article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081112/ap_on_re_us/agents_convicted
The U.S. Attorney’s office said a judge resentenced Jose Alonso Compean to 10 years for his conviction of using a weapon in the commission of a felony, plus two years for assault and other charges.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out some convictions against Ramos and Compean earlier this year, prompting Wednesday’s resentencing, but the court upheld the majority of the case. Ramos is due to be resentenced Thursday.
I have been disappointed in Bush for a lot of things but none more so than his not pardoning these guys.
It'd be a shame to lose this forum.
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/txw/press_releases/Compean-Ramos/compean_resentence.pdf
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Shana Jones, Special Assistant Daryl Fields, Public Information Officer
(210) 384-7452 November 12, 2008
FORMER BORDER PATROL AGENT JOSE COMPEAN RESENTENCED TODAY
United States Attorney Johnny Sutton announced today, that former Border Patrol Agent Jose Compean was resentenced this morning by United States District Court Judge Kathleen Cordone to twelve years in federal prison - the same sentence originally imposed for his role in shooting an unarmed fleeing suspect. Mr. Compean was resentenced on the assault, civil rights and use of a firearm during a crime of violence charges.
On July 28, 2008, the Fifth Circuit, in upholding the majority of Compean and Ramos’ convictions, stated that “[t]he trial of the case was conducted fairly and without reversible error.” While the majority of the charges against Mr. Compean were upheld, the court did remand the case to the District Court for resentencing after it vacated the obstruction of justice charges.
Agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos were indicted by an El Paso federal grand jury and were convicted after a 2 ½ week jury trial in which both defendants testified. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the most serious charges against them and has denied their request for a rehearing on the matter.
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Will Bush pardon him?
I think Sutton is a lying pos. We have no idea if the drug-runner was armed or not since he got away. They fired 15 shots, so what?
I would have given them a raise for every drug-runner they shot in the ass. Did Ramos and Compean make some mistakes and neglect procedure? I think so. My problem lies in our Government siding with drug-runners and in the trial the defense was not allowed to tell the jury the whole truth.
I would think being a drug-runner is information that goes directly to the credibility of the testimony he gave. The trial has every appearance of a snow job. It is wrong, and if Bush does not pardon these men then he is no better than Sutton.
Nobody standing up, taking charge, and waving the flag? And the few that have the cajones to do it will be either dismissed as nuts or shouted down by everyone else saying "you're making us look bad!"
Where’s Big Daddy Harrelson when you need him?
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