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Another appeal for Ferguson

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Here’s your basic news brief style update, based on this Missourian story :
Ryan Ferguson is trying another appeal based on improper jury selection.
This time he’s appealing to the Western District Court of Appeals. In his 2005 trial, the judge allowed potential jurors to do 6 hours of community service to get out of serving jury [...]

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Ferguson Still Waiting

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , , on February 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »

“Justice delayed, is justice denied.” -William Gladstone
An update on Ryan Ferguson’s appeal to Judge Jodie Asel: Sadly, there is no update. I periodically search to see if there’s any new news about Ferguson, but I haven’t found a trace of anything yet. The wheels of justice turn slowly…very slowly. I see that people are still [...]

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Ryan Ferguson’s appeal denied

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2009 | 14 Comments »

My blog stats are showing that most of my random hits are from people searching for information about Ryan Ferguson’s appeals. As a blogger and a thinking human being, I have a very strong opinion about Ryan’s conviction. As a journalist who once covered the story, I feel a small nagging to remain neutral in [...]

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The Jury’s Out

Posted in Life as we know it, tagged , , , , , , on January 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

“You are hereby summoned for jury service in the United States District Court.”

I can’t understand why so many people try to get out of serving jury duty. I’ve been eagerly looking forward to my jury duty ever since I received the summons in November. As an avid viewer of TruTV (formerly Court TV) and a [...]

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America is STUFFED

Posted in Contentment, News, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »

“A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.” -Moliere
You probably live under a rock if you haven’t heard about the poor gentleman Jdimytai Damour who was trampled to death at a WalMart in New York on Black Friday. Four shoppers were also hurt, including a woman [...]

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Tales of Injustice

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

More tales of injustice- enough to make your skin crawl.
Today the Columbia Missourian posted this story about Johnny Briscoe, a St. Louis man who was wrongly convicted of rape and paid for it with 23 years of his life behind bars. DNA evidence finally freed him in 2006, and he’s now suing for damages. By [...]

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