Here's one e-mail that I may as well post since hundreds if not thousands of people are reading all his e-mail already.
Please note his victory dance is after a sentence of eight years for his client (but as Puckett says, the victory is in the verdict, not the sentence). Granted, I don't know the circumstances. Maybe his client was a dirtbag. But the tone, I think, speaks for itself.
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•To: Marcelyn Atwood
•Subject: Re: X Sitrep 2200
•From: neal@puckettfaraj.com
•Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:14:54 +0900
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Your wishes came true! I won AND got done today and will be ready for departure tomorrow. Prosecutor argued strenuously for one of two types of murder. They convicted my client of involuntary manslaughter. Max authorized sentence was 10 years. They gave him 8. Fair, in my mind. The whole case was in the verdict though, not the sentence. As I told you, I didn't care if they gave him 10 years. Because remember the best the gov't offered was 12 years, but he was required to plead guilty to unpremeditated murder (a charge that not even Wuterich faces any more). Wasn't going to happen. So instead they LOSE the trial and get ony 75% of what they thought is was worth. There will no doubt be a 3rd feature article in Stars and Stripes to conclude the case. If not tomorrow, then on Friday. Perhaps we can post all 3 on the website and/or blog?
Neal A. Puckett, Esq.
LtCol, USMC (Ret)
The Law Firm of Puckett & Faraj, PC
Washington DC - San Diego CA
www.puckettfaraj.com
888.970.0005
Wow.. I guess I’ve made it pretty clear in my recent rants that Puckett is not somebody I would hire.
I thought Brian Rooney did a nice job.