Mallard found guilty in windshield death case - guilty of murder and tampering with evidence

The Dallas Morning News ^ | June 26, 2003 | By DAVE LEVINTHAL / The Dallas Morning News

[MeekOneGOP]

I'm not familiar with it. Is that a Texas statute you're thinking about? Or New York?

[Bluntpoint]

From Dummies Underground:

what if Ms. Mallard had been an attractive white girl/woman, instead of a less-than attractive black woman?
how would the case had played out then?

Suppose the attractive white woman were a member of the BFEE..?
In that case, the man in the windshield would probably have been charged with "Tresspassing" and "Damage to personal property", and his estate made to fix the windshield, clean the car's upholstry, and pay for the poor frail thing's therapy bills.

and

To think that a pretty little white girl, batting her eyelashes and showing remorse wouldn't get a more favorable treatment in front of a jury than a dumpy black woman is to ignore just how things play out in the real world.

and

> what if Ms. Mallard had been an attractive white girl/woman
Exactly! This poor woman was tried and found guilty by the thugs in blue long before she had her day in court. This sort of activity by the police is disgusting. She never had a chance to have a fair trial.

Since she's one of the types of people that the thugs in blue hate so much, she'll get a very stiff sentence. If she was a white woman, she'd probably just get probation.

The racism displayed by the media and the government in this case is disgusting.

[writmeister]

Couldn't believe the legal talking heads last night saying it was a simple manslaughter case. Guess they hadn't read about the doctors from Johns Hopkins who said the man could have been saved had the murderer gotten him medical attention right away.

You must remember that most legal talking heads are pretty much don't know what they are talking about. Nearly all States have unique criminal statutes, yet they always have the same do-dos chatting about these cases.

In Texas, manslaugter is limited to circumstances where a person recklessly causes the death of a person. Mallard's conduct does not meet the Texas statutory definition for recklessly. Of course, that would necessitate one of these talking heads actually looking at a law book.

[Peach]

Agreed. I've found most of the talking heads don't have a clue. Same as the armchair generals during the war in Iraq.

[Area51]

Hehehehe I love it when they all start soiling their bunched up undies. Especially when they are together far far away. :)

[writmeister]

The DU poster must be friends with the two nitwits currently outside the Tarrant County Justice Center protesting the guilty verdict with signs about the racist verdict.

[Bluntpoint]

Another post:

Is it any wonder that this young black woman panicked after this horrific accident? Perhaps she envisioned that no one (in Texas, that is) would believe her that it was an unintentional, but horrific accident? Instead of calling 911, she panicked.
Being charged with murder, is, in my opinion, overcharging. What about manslaughter plus charges for failing to call for help? She obviously panicked and compounded what was a already a tragedy.

This is Texas. Would this black woman have been charged with murder in a blue state? I wonder.

[MEGoody]

They are certainly DUmmies. Who in their right mind would call a person, regardless of race or gender, a 'poor thing' who runs a man over, then leaves him lodged in the windshield of his/her car until he bleeds to death.

This woman is no 'poor little thing.' She is evil. And so are the DUmmies who call her a 'poor thing.'

[writmeister]

I guess Mallard would feel intimidated calling 9-1-1 particularly since her brother is a firefighter, our fire chief is African-American, and our police chief is Hispanic. [sarcasm off]

Our murder statute is quite clear: if you commit a felony which causes the death of a person, it is murder. Keeping that in mind, in Texas, we have wide sentencing range. For murder, she could receive anywhere between five years and life imprisonment. Plus, if she receives ten years or less, the jury could give her community supervision.

[Bluntpoint]

Apparently, the Ayrian Brotherhood pelted her car with a homeless man. They would do anything to intimidate a black person.

[MeekOneGOP]

Chante in on the stand now in the sentencing phase !!

[MeekOneGOP]

IS on the stand

[Dubya]

Thanks for the update.

[Jay D. Dyson]

Good! The case was a slam-dunk from the start.

What that woman did was beyond reprehensible; it was downright evil.

-Jay

[ModernDayCato]

First I thought it was this...now I remember. Excellent.

[Jay D. Dyson]

From Dummies Underground:

what if Ms. Mallard had been an attractive white girl/woman, instead of a less-than attractive black woman? how would the case had played out then?

It would have played out with Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson pulling out the Race Card and claiming all manner of racial motivation for the crime. Duh?

Suppose the attractive white woman were a member of the BFEE..?
<snip>
To think that a pretty little white girl, batting her eyelashes and showing remorse wouldn't get a more favorable treatment in front of a jury than a dumpy black woman is to ignore just how things play out in the real world.

Judging from the way things have gone "in the real world" in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, if the black woman had been cleared, the blacks would have cheered and the whites would have been dismayed.

Had the woman been white and cleared of the charges "in the real world," the whites would have STILL been dismayed and we'd all be watching the blacks burn their neighborhoods to the ground. (Side note: isn't it curious that the whites didn't riot following the travesty of the O.J. murder trial?)

Sheesh. Just when I though the DUmmies couldn't be any more deluded with their own rubbish, they top themselves. Sakes...

-Jay

[lysie]

I'm not familiar with it. Is that a Texas statute you're thinking about? Or New York?

It must have been a NY thing.

Thanks for replying.

[MeekOneGOP]

Well, they are finally done with the sentencing hearing now and the jury is deliberating to decide Chante Mallard's sentencing. When there is an announcement with the sentence/penalty, I'll let you know ! Court TV anticipates it will take longer for the sentencing than they did for the verdict. I think so myself.

Chante Mallard took the stand yesterday afternoon and answered questions from the defense and prosecuting attorneys.

I didn't ping you to this article yesterday, trying to minimize pings to you, and you got the ping to the Breaking Thread with the verdict already.


Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Chante Mallard Murder Trial ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[freedumb2003]

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Other than that, no interest in FR

;)

[oreolady]

Finally found this thread!!!
Am also waiting sentence on Court Tv, love the live thread discussion.
But, I missed the first part of testimony-can anyone tell me who turned her in?
Absolutely frightening to think that she ALMOST got away with it!!!