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Any update on ST's new hearing?


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I thought there was supposed to be a hearing yesterday.... did anyone hear about what hhappened?

There was a deposition taken on Friday. The deponent is not in the Miami-Dade system, so he is probably not one of the victims if Sharpstein was correct that all of the victims have been arrested, convicted, are or should be in jail. There was a motion for continuance filed yesterday by the ASA.

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What makes me sick, is this should fall under the fair and speedy trial statute. Since the state has boggled this case so badly, it should be dismissed on those grounds alone. For a prosecutor to resign from a case, and have the DA's office backpeddling to cover it's ass, this should be thrown out soon.

I think this is a case of pure stubborness of a DA's office who knows they have screwed the pooch, and are afraid to admit it. It's over, any chance this will make it to a trial is null and void. If it does, there are so many reasons for an appeal, the DA will have no choice but to drop the charges to a much less of a charge, say a misdeameanor.

Sean Taylor can thank his lucky stars that they did screw up. Had they had their act together, he was in for some serious trouble if he was convicted. He will not, you can bank on that.

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Not necessarily. The defense could move to dismiss, or the DA could ask that the charges be dropped. Anything could happen, really.

Anything is possible, but considering the defense withdrew a motion to dismiss in order for the prosecutor and new judge to get up to speed (or so they say), I doubt they drop a motion to dismiss on the court. Besides, even if they do drop that motion to dismiss, the prosecutor will be given time to respond.

So unless the prosecutor drops the charges the case will not go away.

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What happened to whole concept of a fair, and speedy trial?

I wouldn't want this weighing on my mind for years! Maybe the anger will grow inside of ST and he'll literally knock somebody's head clean off their shoulders.

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i hope they get this out of the way soon before our season starts. it would truly suck if he has to miss games because of all the delays. could st get it postponed if it should come up during our season?

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From a Washington Post article:

All scheduled hearings in Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor 's felony assault case have been postponed, including one set to take place yesterday, and his trial date of May 8 likely will be pushed back as well, according to members of the defense and prosecution. There will be a new judge and lead prosecutor, with the case recently reassigned to both parties, who will require additional time to prepare.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042602086.html

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