CLICK
Posted on 04/01/2011 3:28:36 AM PDT by JoeProBono
PROVO, Utah, - A Utah jury was not persuaded by a prosecutor's attempt to use a Johnny Cash song to make his case, and acquitted a man of aggravated assault.
Fidel Quintana, 43, of Orem, was cleared Tuesday by a Provo jury in an October incident involving a drunken fight with two other men, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday.
Prosecutors said Quintana used a knife to stab a man under the chin, cutting his mouth and tongue. The defendant's attorneys said he took the action in self-defense.
Prosecutor Randy Kennard said he used Cash's ballad "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" in his closing argument because he felt made a point about the case -- the song and the case both involve people under the influence of alcohol taking actions they might have avoided while sober.
"Some people who heard (the song) thought it fit well, but at the same time, the jury found we didn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt," Kennard said.
CLICK
So I guess to this “Prosecutor” the facts do not matter only what Johnny Cash once sang in a song? What a freaking idiot! He should be fired for wasting the tax payers money! What the heck are they teaching in law school these days?
At least they didn’t try to use, “Well I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die......” That probably wouldn’t have worked very well in the defense, either.
Maybe if he’d just shown them a picture and not said anything .....
Did he mistakenly play “Black Lassie” from Cheech and Chong’s Wedding Album?
Maybe a boy named sue would have worked better.
Nice....
And now the perp is “stuck in Folsom Prison.”
Black Lassie, fat and sassy
She started poor, aw
But now she's rich
She's the queen
Of the doggy world
Black Lassie is a ghetto
(Sssh, don't you say it)
But I'm talking about Black Lassie
Shoulda played Cocaine Blues.
April 1
10+ years ago there was an attorney in a rural NC county who invented the “Mayberry” defense.
His Jury summation compared the defendant’s plight to something similar that happened in one of the Andy Griffith episodes then explained how Sheriff Taylor handled the situation. He then asked the jury how Andy would have handled the current situation.
It was a successful defense in the three cases he where he used it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.