There is one class of people who should never become prosecutors, and yet so many do -- narcissistic negative attention whores.
Posted on 01/02/2009 11:23:28 PM PST by smokingfrog
Others certainly do. Earle, who officially vacated his post as Travis County district attorney on Thursday, might be remembered most for the failed prosecutions of some of the biggest names in Texas politics. Indeed, his short-term legacy will be influenced heavily by unfinished business.
Yet to be resolved are indictments that caused former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay — the no-compromise conservative firebrand — to step down. Then, of course, there are the unresolved Yogurt Shop murders.
The phrase "crime that shocked the community" is a cliche, but the 1991 killing of four Austin teenage girls was a hard slap at the laid-back image the city cultivates. The two convictions that Earle's prosecutors obtained in the slayings have been overturned on appeal. The appellate courts ruled that the confessions used to secure the convictions were tainted. It was subsequently revealed that DNA evidence found at the scene doesn't match either of the two men who were convicted.
Though Austin has grown a lot in the 17 years since the killings, the savage nature of the crimes still gnaws at the community psyche. If police and prosecutors got the wrong guys, did someone literally get away with murder?
DeLay was House majority leader when a Travis County indictment accused him of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws. Pretrial maneuvering has consumed more than two years.
Given the personalities and the political stakes involved, it's almost a sure bet that a jury will decide the outcome. Just when a jury will hear evidence on indictments brought more than two years ago is not at all clear.
(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...
Yes. Now Ronnie can spend all his time sitting around a campfire nekkid singing Kumbaya in a circlejerk with his fellow liberal buddies.
>>Just when a jury will hear evidence on indictments brought more than two years ago is not at all clear.<<
Whatever happened to “right to a speedy trial”?
Boy, that Constitution can sure be pesky!
Don’t forget the time he took the dive in front of a jury in the Kay Bailey Hutchinson case.
Hope he doesn’t run for something else. Slimeball.
There is one class of people who should never become prosecutors, and yet so many do -- narcissistic negative attention whores.
” Don’t forget the time he took the dive in front of a jury in the Kay Bailey Hutchinson case. “
Sorry, can you fill me in?
Shortly after the 1993 special election victory, Travis County authorities, led by district attorney Ronnie Earle, raided Hutchison's offices at the State Treasury looking for proof of allegations that Hutchison used state equipment and employees on state time to help with her campaign. She was indicted by a grand jury in September, 1993 for official misconduct and records tampering. Senator Hutchison was acquitted, as Earle did not have sufficient evidence to present. Time magazine reported, "Earle amassed thousands of documents as evidence and many thought the new Senator would lose her job. But at a pretrial hearing, the judge and Earle clashed over the admissibility of the documents; fearing he would lose, Earle declined to present a case. Hutchison was quickly acquitted and Earle was portrayed as a fool." (Time, July 14, 2003).
AMF Ronnie Earle, goodbye and good riddance!
Now, there’s not much likelihood that a liberal cesspool like Travis County will elect a replacement that is any improvement on him whatsoever.
Good riddance to the Michael Nifong of the Southwest.
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