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Fla. Man Gets New Trial in Pig Stabbing
Newsday ^
Posted on 08/19/2004 8:42:39 PM PDT by formercalifornian
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- An appeals court has granted a new trial to a man convicted of stabbing a potbellied pig, then blurting out in drunkenness that he wanted pork chops.
Edwin "Louie" Deason, 45, was convicted of two counts of felony cruelty to animals in March 2003.
His attorney had argued that a neighbor, Bob "Big Bob" Wehrheim, was the one who plunged a rusty knife into the pig, severing a main nerve and forcing county Animal Care and Control workers to euthanize the 50-pound animal.
The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the "trial court abused its discretion" by keeping the jury from hearing Deputy Robert Catalano testify that Wehrheim was an informant in unrelated cases.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: animalcruelty; pig; stab; stabbing
The headline alone was worth a post.
To: formercalifornian
eat meat and enjoy it but to torture and animal is to deserve jail
To: formercalifornian
I wonder how many cop-haters saw this headline, and got excited only to have their hopes dashed ;0)
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posted on
08/19/2004 9:24:02 PM PDT
by
Chad Fairbanks
(Real Men Like Bush)
To: formercalifornian
who owned the pig??
Thats the important question.
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posted on
08/19/2004 10:03:59 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Viking Kitties have won the GOLD MEDAL in the 2,000 meter ZOTTING)
To: GeronL
I'm assuming it's his own pig, but it's hard to tell from the story.
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posted on
08/19/2004 10:05:00 PM PDT
by
formercalifornian
(Democrat platform: Hate, hate, hate, hate, tolerance, hate, hate, hate, hate)
To: formercalifornian
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posted on
08/19/2004 10:06:04 PM PDT
by
Texasforever
(God can send you to hell but he can't sue you. He can't find a lawyer.)
To: Texasforever
Yes, but is Michael?
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posted on
08/19/2004 10:08:14 PM PDT
by
formercalifornian
(Democrat platform: Hate, hate, hate, hate, tolerance, hate, hate, hate, hate)
To: formercalifornian
If it is him I would love to be on the pig sticker's jury. I would vote acquittal in a heartbeat.
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posted on
08/19/2004 10:11:01 PM PDT
by
Texasforever
(God can send you to hell but he can't sue you. He can't find a lawyer.)
To: formercalifornian
why would it be illegal to kill your own pig??
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posted on
08/19/2004 10:23:40 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Viking Kitties have won the GOLD MEDAL in the 2,000 meter ZOTTING)
To: GeronL
two counts of felony cruelty to animals in March 2003. I guess it's still cruel, even if it's your own. You gotta kill any pig, though, to get pork chops.
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posted on
08/19/2004 10:27:48 PM PDT
by
formercalifornian
(Democrat platform: Hate, hate, hate, hate, tolerance, hate, hate, hate, hate)
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