Posted on 03/22/2005 7:21:11 PM PST by watchdog_writer
So... he's not having her cremated then? Then what about an autopsy to look for past blunt trauma, etc.?
What Congress passed said that this is de novo. What has been happening is that the Clinton appointed Judge saw no reason for the appeal based on previous evidence.
When he stated this, US Senator Rick Santorium was very upset, and stated that what Congress was that this giving Terri Schiavo case to be heard in Federal Court and to be heard de novo.
Basically, the judges are telling the legislative branch and executive branch that they can do whatever they want -- they are above the law.
I am trying to point facts that may bring about a fair re-trial If what I have found can make it to Matt Drudge, Rush Limbaugh, or Sean Hannity, and they have verify facts, along with the two nurses that have come forward, then Terri may be saved.
Only one of the Bush brothers have to take her into protective custody -- either at the Federal level or the State level.
But time is running short, and the parents are concerned about how the feeding tube was removed -- they fear it was not done as a medical or surgical procedure.
I wonder if they have only capped off the feeding tube vs. removed the feeding tube...
Yes congress passed the law and our judiciary chose to ignore it. They ignored the the " de novo' provision. Look it up!!!!
Did he give a reason for ignoring it?
I have been saying that the family has not had the best legal representation available in Fla. Fla. has terrific attys., i.e. Roy Black, etc. who is/are well respected within judiciary.
There was a reason Congress wanted a "re-do"!
Lots of liberal arts majors head off to Law School once they realize their degrees are worthless. The law schools are happy to take their money. The bar can be passed with a little coaching.
I have no idea how good a school Stetson is. That's where she went. Deland is a small town, Stetson's a small college. It can't turn out that many cutting edge attorney's. So put her up against a shark like Felos, and watch her get cut to shreds.
But gosh she's smart looking. Shoulda stayed in the lobbying biz...might have saved a woman's life.
>>We Catholics, don't get cremated.<<
That's true. If MS has had Terri's wishes at heart all along, he would know that and would never have her cremated. What is he hiding?
A bunch of broken bones, starting with the skull and neck fracture that started this.
See: Berges v. Infinity Ins. Co., 29 Fla. L. Weekly S 679
In the recent opinion of the Supreme Court in Campbell v. Government Employees Insurance Company, Fla., 306 So. 2d 525, that court reversed this court's setting aside of a judgment for excess liability, holding that this court was not at liberty to substitute its judgment for that of the trier of facts since there was evidence to support the judgment. It stated:
In analyzing these issues, we adhere to the well-settled principle that an appellate court will not disturb a final judgment if there is competent, substantial evidence[*25] to support the verdict on which the judgment rests. Indeed, it is not the function of this Court to substitute its judgment for that of the trier of fact. See Castillo v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., 854 So. 2d 1264, 1277 (Fla. 2003) ("It is a basic tenet of appellate review that appellate courts do not reevaluate the evidence and substitute their judgment for that of the jury."); Carter v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 778 So. 2d 932, 939 (Fla. 2000) (quoting Helman v. Seaboard Coast Line R.R. Co., 349 So. 2d 1187, 1189 (Fla. 1977)) ("It is not the function of an appellate court to reevaluate the evidence and substitute its judgment for that of the jury."); Grounds, 311 So. 2d at 168 (stating that an appellate court is not authorized to substitute its judgment for that of the trier of fact).
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