Posted on 06/26/2017 6:03:13 PM PDT by Elderberry
Persistence paid off for Cody Ledbetter, a biker arrested after the 2015 Twin Peaks shootout who has tried to battle his way into the courtroom for a trial.
Ledbetter, of Waco, who has been passed over on two previous trial settings, was in court again Friday to seek a trial date as soon as possible. He didn’t get the date he wanted, but he got a trial date, nonetheless.
Ledbetter, a former member of the Cossacks group who saw his stepfather, Daniel Boyett, shot and killed at Twin Peaks, has had trial settings in May 2016 and September 2017. Those settings were passed by 19th State District Judge Ralph Strother at the request of the state and to the benefit of other Twin Peaks defendants also clamoring for their days in court.
After some discussion at a brief hearing Friday, Ledbetter and one of his attorneys, Clay Conrad, didn’t get the answer they were looking for, but Strother did give them a trial setting for Jan. 9, 2018.
Jacob Carrizal, a Bandido from Dallas, is the first biker set to go to trial in Strother’s court. He has a Sept. 11 trial date, and prosecutors and court officials said Friday they have every expectation that the first Twin Peaks trial will be held then.
Conrad’s law partner, Paul Looney, has filed multiple motions during the past two years to get Ledbetter to trial. He even filed an appeal with Waco’s 10th Court of Appeals, asking the intermediate appellate court to order Strother to give Ledbetter a quick trial setting. The court rejected his appeal.
“After one year, the speedy trial right kicks in, presumptively,” Conrad said Friday. “We are now at 32 months when we have a trial setting. That is way after what the law allows. The state has agreed that the case against Mr. Ledbetter is not complex. There is no reason for it to be put off over and over and over again.
“The fact is the state has already admitted that it wants to try somebody with a gun first. They want to try someone who is easier to convict and will be more sensational in the newspaper than someone who they know is most likely to be acquitted. We don’t think that is a legitimate reason to continually put off a trial. He could have been tried in May of last year.”
Conrad said Ledbetter is the victim of a speedy trial violation compounded by a due process violation.
“Why is the state so afraid of going to trial on this case?” Conrad said. “He was there keeping his father company. He had his dominant arm in a sling. How someone with their arm in a sling is there for a show of force, I don’t know. If anything, that is a show of weakness. If he is there to show strength, he was absolutely useless to anybody in a fight.”
Prosecutor Michael Jarrett declined comment after the hearing. McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna, who did not attend the hearing, did not return phone messages Friday.
Evidence recall
Conrad also filed a motion Friday to recall some discovery evidence pertaining to Ledbetter that was disseminated to defense attorneys by the district attorney’s office. The motion also sought to disqualify the district attorney’s office from prosecuting his case.
Conrad filed the motion under seal in the district clerk’s office, and Conrad and Jarrett both declined to discuss details of the motion, which Strother denied without a hearing.
Conrad asked for a hearing on the motion, prompting a caution from Strother that a hearing would reveal the very details he is seeking to keep from disclosure by filing it under seal.
Strother also declined to reveal the details of the motion after the hearing.
Do your own homework TG. Show me where they are not
American Legion Post 127 in Tomball, TX is sponsoring the startup of the American Legion Riders for our area. The American Legion Riders is a Member Organized Riding Club comprised of motorcycle riding enthusiasts within the American Legion family of organizations who share common passions and goals. Our bond is our dedication to supporting and serving Veterans, Veteran Organizations, and Youth Programs in our local and surrounding communities
“OK ... fair enough IF there are pimping pedophile motorcycle clubs I would and will denounce them “
LOL! You can’t do it!
I would warn all parties of the wrath of God. It is you who is constantly trying to push it off on “the other guy” from whom you are standing with.
Not going to denounce something mythical TG .... especially at your bidding
Interesting”
RC: Riding motorcycles is the primary purpose of a riding club. It’s mission is to enjoy in the spirit of riding together, with no other committments or requirements.
MC: Riding motorcycles is not really what a motorcycle club is about. It’s more about the social aspects of being together, the brotherhood, creating a family, or creating a framework by which members can find their place in a common goal. Riding motorcycles is just something that members do together.
http://www.motorcycleridingclubs.net/2008/04/riding-clubs-motorcycle-clubs.html
I’M STILL waiting ... where in that site does it say that ALR is NOT a riding club AND what is FAAF mean
I’m saying they had a moral duty before God and muffed it.
Fancy dance all you want, that remains the case.
You don’t pick the cleanest group in a mudfight. Instead you go and wash.
“Not going to denounce something mythical TG .... ‘
Thanks for acknowledging that you are covering for the motorcycle gangs.
I guess you have to do that so you don’t feel guilty sending your money to the HA’s.
“where in that site does it say that ALR is NOT a riding club “
Do a word search for ‘club’ ...
That’s right TG ... that’s why RC’s are NOT MC’s
“I’m saying they had a moral duty before God and muffed it.”
Even the Cossacks said they didn’t think the Bandidos would try anything with all the cops there.
“That’s right TG ... that’s why RC’s are NOT MC’s”
?
How true.
I wonder how happy they would be if after church one Sunday they were having a nice little lunch out with the family, and the Hell’s Reprobates showed up on their two-cylinder penile substitutes and started shooting up the place.
Oh, I forgot, it was the cops, FBI, Texas Rangers, CIA, Big Pharma, Hillary, Bill and Chelsea, the Podestas, (of course), the Holy Roman Church, 17 former Gestapo agents, the Russians and the Illuminati that set it all up and victimized those poor choir boy motorcyclists.
Actually, I have inside information that these motorcycle goons were given a choice of attending the Waco shoot-em-up or having to take more than one bath a month, and they chose .38 Specials.
Remember, if you are ever in a bad car accident and a family member is severely injured, don’t call those dirty rotten cops, call the Cossacks!
:)
So ... besides the fact that I hold a HAM license ... what do ham radio clubs have to do with RC
lol was waiting for someone to go there.
OK, that’s the next fancy dance side step on your part?
The state, and you, have tar baby on their hands now. Nobody’s going to “win” this.
God will frown all of you down to hell if you want. There are some accounts of Christian bikers winning converts in the wake of this. I haven’t heard squat about any testimony in the blue community.
“I wonder how happy they would be if after church one Sunday they were having a nice little lunch out with the family, “
I don’t think these dudes do Sunday brunch with the family ...
Comparing apples and oranges, but hey that is about your speed.
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