Daily Commentary – Tuesday January 30th, 2007 – The Case of The Absentminded Attorney

Dana Pretzer discusses:

• The case of the absentminded attorney

Now For Something Completely Different … Bald Eagle causes Power Outage in Alaska

Here is something one does not see everyday. Let’s hope not at least. The next time there is a power outage in your area, maybe you should look to the sky to see if there are any American Bald Eagles flying in the vicinity.

(Hat Tip pic: Klaas)

Approximately 10,000 Juneau, Alaska residents lost their power when an American Bald Eagle carrying a deer head crashed in to transmission lines. “Overly ambitious eagle”, I guess.

“You have to live in Alaska to have this kind of outage scenario,” said Gayle Wood, an Alaska Electric Light & Power spokeswoman. “This is the story of the overly ambitious eagle who evidently found a deer head in the landfill.”

The bird, weighed down by the deer head, apparently failed to clear the transmission lines, she said. A repair crew found the eagle dead, the deer head nearby.

Sexual assault and Kidnapping charges Dismissed Against Murder Suspect Steven Avery in Halbach Case

What is wrong lately with DA’s and prosecutors? In some cases we have overzealous prosecutors going after rape suspects and disregarding exculpatory evidence. In others, like in the case of murder suspect Steven Avery, we have prosecutors not meeting dead lines and having charges dismissed.

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A judge dismissed sexual assault and kidnapping charges Monday against a murder defendant who investigators said killed a young photographer with the help of his teenage nephew.

Defense attorneys argued the charges be dropped because the nephew’s testimony was needed to support them, and prosecutors missed a Jan. 22 deadline for deciding whether the boy would testify against Steven Avery.

There is a special place for defense attorneys who represent defendants of heinous crimes and act as if their clients are the victims. Steven Avery’s defense attorney went out of his way to bring up a previous wrong that was perpetrated on his client by stating that the assault and kidnapping charges that were dismissed were some how the same.

“How many times will Steven Avery be charged in Manitowoc County with crimes he didn’t commit?” said Avery’s attorney, Dean Strang. “This makes two. …

Avery was guilty of the charges that were dismissed on a technicality. It was the prosecutors fault for not pursuing them. However, the boy scout Steven Avery is still being charged with first degree murder.

Four charges remain against Avery, including first-degree intentional homicide and mutilating a corpse. Jury selection is to begin Feb. 5.

A defense attorney can lie all they want, Steven Avery will be found guilty of his hideous crime and be put away for life. Teresa Halbach’s murder was so horrific that Wisconsin is debating on whether to bring back the death penalty.  Although the legal system inadvertently put Avery away for 18 years, it would appear that they did society a favor by doing so … guilty or not.

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Drug Bust in Venezuela … Cocaine and XTC Was Bound for Aruba & Curacao

DRUG BUST … DRUGS  BOUND FOR ARUBA

(Bon Dia)

According to sources …

It took place in the state of Falcon in Venezuela, but the drugs were destined for Aruba or Curacao, according to police sources there. Probably Aruba. The National Guard in combination with the state police made the bust. According to the Venezuelan paper La Mañana, the bust was for about 2 tons of cocaine.

40 kilos of X and approximately 2 tons of cocaine destine for the shores of Aruba and Curacao.

Hillary Clinton’s “Evil and Bad Men” Joke … Who Might She be Referring to?

What is it with Democratic candidates that feel the need to do stand up comedy? Whether its a botched joke or a purposeful one, the results remain the same. More questions asked by the media and in return the candidate feels the need to back track, spin and get caught in their own words. Hillary, spare us the spin … you where not thinking of the war in Afghanistan.

Hot Air has the video.

Such was the case this weekend in Iowa with Hillary Clinton and her “evil and bad men” joke. Granted it was funny, but her explanation to who she was referring to was typical political double talk. So who was Hillary referring to? Ken Star, the vast right wing conspiracy or as many believed her husband Bill Clinton.   So who do you think Hillary Clinton was referring to?

I guess the question really is  would Hillary would save Bill from an attacking mountain lion?