Posted on 05/09/2005 11:25:36 PM PDT by Former Military Chick
GAINESVILLE - Attorney Lydia Sartain said Monday she wants to set the record straight by saying she did not personally prosecute her now client, runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks in 1996.
The Atlanta Journal reported Sunday that Sartain was the prosecutor of the shoplifting arrest but Sartain said the pre-trail diversion program handled the charges.
"Those folks handled her case." Sartain said. "She qualified for the program and evidently completed the program. Subsequent offenses were prosecuted by the state court and municipal courts, so I was not involved in those."
She added even if she had prosecuted Wilbanks, it would not be a conflict to defend her in a separate case. Especially, one that originates in a different jurisdiction.
Official Hall County arrest records show Wilbanks was arrested five times from 1996 to 1998.
Sartain went on to say regarding the possibility that Wilbanks could face charges for her disappearance that sparked a nationwide manhunt, she has met with Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter and hopes prosecution can be avoided.
"It continues to be my position that if Jennifer Wilbanks violated any law, it would have been in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Those authorities have made a determination not to prosecute." She said.
Also related, Sartain is involved with negotiating with the City of Duluth possible restitution for the manpower used while searching for Wilbanks.
"she has met with Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter and hopes prosecution can be avoided."
Horsehockey. She should serve hard time, and then 400 hours of volunteer service in a hispanic community.
**YAWN**
Someone wake me when some real pertinent news comes on.
I wonder how many "just dropping by to tell you how uninterested I am" posters we'll get on this thread.
Yeah.
I have counted one so far. He obviously knew the subject matter from the headline so clicking on the thread refects poorly on his judgement.
This is such a load! I was in a diversion program years ago and it was all started by a vindictive man-hating prosecutor. Sure, her underlings handled it after she had her day in court with me. But she was off to the races with my case in the beginning. Conflict of interest is definetely there. I do agree this is all a total freakshow and these people need to go away.
Thanks for that. I don't know why, exactly, but it strikes my funny bone.
Don't forget the "why don't you let this drop" gang!
Perhaps her problem is not feeling the direct results of her consequences.
when you see the expression on her face, it's hard to believe she's not feeling something every minute!
That could be an "issue."
;-D
that bugeyed look is not new to her, apparently....
Wow, she had the crazy eyes back then, too. So much for my bad plastic surgery theory.
LOL!
lol
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