Should be a fun case if you're into real estate law/fraud. A-20-825400-C (crim side is still in JC, but there is a federal action as well). From attempted murder and DV to mortgage fraud, what an upstanding member of society.
From Wikipedia: 311 Boyz: At a party, three teens (Stephen Tanner Hansen, Joseph Grill, Craig Lefevre) in a pickup truck fled from the scene in fear of an altercation. A group of teens gave chase on foot and in other cars after the driver struck the vehicle of a teen boy who was punching the passenger of the pickup truck in the face. The pickup was rammed from behind at least once, and as it attempted to exit the housing subdivision, a gauntlet of teens threw bottles and rocks at the speeding vehicle. A softball-sized rock went through a window, striking Hansen, one of the passengers, in the arm and head. Hansen survived: his arm was broken; his face was shattered, requiring metal plates to stabilize the bones; and his vision was permanently impaired in one eye.
Nine teens involved in the attack on the pickup would be charged with various criminal offenses, including attempted murder; the charges against one defendant were dropped before any trials. Of the remaining eight, five pleaded guilty to lesser felony charges, and accepted plea agreements where the prosecution would not seek additional jail time, but on 6 August 2004, District Judge Michael Cherry ignored the prosecution's recommendations and sentenced four of the defendants to a year in detention; the fifth defendant received probation. Two defendants would plead guilty to lesser charges and receive probation; the final defendant, Scott Morris, was acquitted at trial.
Police reports indicated that they suspected Steven Gazlay, one of the four who received jail time, of being the ringleader of the group. Soon after the charges were filed in the Hansen case, Gazlay was charged with a separate assault at a party in May 2003, where he assaulted another teen with a crowbar. A jury found him guilty in that case in December 2003. Gazlay was also accused of burning a teen with a red-hot knife and ramming a condominium gate, but as part of Gazlay's plea agreement, those charges were dismissed, and the crowbar assault verdict was set aside.
Police reports indicated that they suspected Steven Gazlay, one of the four who received jail time, of being the ringleader of the group. Soon after the charges were filed in the Hansen case, Gazlay was charged with a separate assault at a party in May 2003, where he assaulted another teen with a crowbar. A jury found him guilty in that case in December 2003. Gazlay was also accused of burning a teen with a red-hot knife and ramming a condominium gate, but as part of Gazlay's plea agreement, those charges were dismissed, and the crowbar assault verdict was set aside.
The 311 affiliation is the highlight. He purportedly transferred the property to his fake company under the guise of being a sister company, then had a little over $700k wired to his account. Metro froze around $525k of it. Then he tried to evict the occupants (he was unsuccessful). It's a multi-defendant crim action, but I'm not sure how all the parties are involved.
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January 20, 2021 7:57 pm
All courts should extend deadlines to the following Monday.
Did anyone get notified about pacer getting hacked?
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January 21, 2021 5:53 pm
@6:41 Pacer hacked
… must be Russian, of course
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January 21, 2021 5:53 pm
Without getting into the Pro-Trump vs. Anti-Trump debate, I have an observation obviously not shared by republican lawmakers who remained loyal to Trump, as opposed to joining the mounting Republican opposition that have abandoned Trump.
The observation is that the accepted wisdom,that Trump will remain the face of his party with as much fervor as ever(albeit form the sidelines) is simply not supported based on the historical concept of how media operates.
Yes, he will have his base of loyal followers who will stay with him in the event he runs again in four years, and yes he may to some extent, in select races, still try to recruit republicans to "primary" other republicans who he perceived were not loyal to him.
But people have to remember how when someone is no longer in an official position of leadership, and no longer has the bully pulpit, that it will be startling to see just how rapidly the coverage diminishes of his every posted statement, and him offering his views, etc.
We saw this on a local level. When Oscar Goodman seemed to become, relatively speaking, quite silent once his wife succeeded him, I doubt that was out of completely deference to his wife and getting out of her way.
After all, Oscar is irrepressible, admittedly must have the spotlight whenever he can, and will persistently sound off and express his views and input as long a he is on the planet. That's much of what we love about him.
And to a large extent, we can assume he continued to do so once he left office. But the local media simply does not report on it because it is the opinions of someone no longer in power. Plus, they would not be seeking out his views to nearly the same extent that they did when he was in office. He obviously still has a lot of local influence, but once someone is no longer in a position of official power it can be startling how we,from a media perspective, start hearing very little from them, compared to when they were in office.
But since I'm often wrong about things, if I'm wrong about this, please weigh in.
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January 21, 2021 6:23 pm
9:53–Even if media coverage of a public figure tends to dramatically fall off once he/she is no longer in office, I think you will recognize that Trump may be a probable exception to that rule.
At this time, rather than reflecting on, and discussing, the narcissistic loud-mouth self-aggrandizing politicians that, frankly speaking, dominate both parties, may we take a moment to recognize that success does not always need to be loud, selfish, and in-your-face.
Bill Terry's funeral services are occurring. There were not too many Criminal defense attorneys(as well as lawyer and judge defense attorneys) who were better than him or more successful. Yet he was always so grounded and so friendly. Have still not heard one person weigh in with a negative observation, nor did I ever hear one while he was alive.
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January 21, 2021 6:31 pm
9:53, if you wish to control or pre-screen the topics we can discuss, I have one to suggest.
Can we discuss how bad and clueless certain new judges seem to be, or do we need to respect a so-called "honeymoon period."
I never thought it was unfair to start assessing a judge's performance as soon as they are on the bench, but my more reasonable, charitable colleague always felt that there are some natural growing pains and to wait a few months for the new judge to grow into the job.
That view is not unreasonable on its face, but I always thought that being a judge is one of those few jobs where we cannot tolerate much on-the-job training . The stakes are way too high. New judges should consist of the best of the best attorneys(even though that is rarely the case) who can hit the ground running.
If a new judge makes the wrong call in a major way, that either means they lack sufficient legal knowledge on the matter or that they are favoring the other side's attorney.
And either of those options is completely unacceptable.
Being unfamiliar with the basic concepts of the law applicable in the case over which they preside is unacceptable. Being less familiar with process (does my clerk handle this, does my JEA take this, or do I wipe my own ass?) is more forgivable. But sometime between election day and investiture, judicial boot camp would be helpful. Not just a one-day training seminar or orientation, either.
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Why?
Tiffany Trump is held captive by Trump
Should be a fun case if you're into real estate law/fraud. A-20-825400-C (crim side is still in JC, but there is a federal action as well). From attempted murder and DV to mortgage fraud, what an upstanding member of society.
Do you have the background on this? Why is an esports company suing an escrow company and a trust (among others)?
The part I find to be fun is that Defendant Steven Gazlay was one of the 311 Boyz
From Wikipedia: 311 Boyz: At a party, three teens (Stephen Tanner Hansen, Joseph Grill, Craig Lefevre) in a pickup truck fled from the scene in fear of an altercation. A group of teens gave chase on foot and in other cars after the driver struck the vehicle of a teen boy who was punching the passenger of the pickup truck in the face. The pickup was rammed from behind at least once, and as it attempted to exit the housing subdivision, a gauntlet of teens threw bottles and rocks at the speeding vehicle. A softball-sized rock went through a window, striking Hansen, one of the passengers, in the arm and head. Hansen survived: his arm was broken; his face was shattered, requiring metal plates to stabilize the bones; and his vision was permanently impaired in one eye.
Nine teens involved in the attack on the pickup would be charged with various criminal offenses, including attempted murder; the charges against one defendant were dropped before any trials. Of the remaining eight, five pleaded guilty to lesser felony charges, and accepted plea agreements where the prosecution would not seek additional jail time, but on 6 August 2004, District Judge Michael Cherry ignored the prosecution's recommendations and sentenced four of the defendants to a year in detention; the fifth defendant received probation. Two defendants would plead guilty to lesser charges and receive probation; the final defendant, Scott Morris, was acquitted at trial.
Police reports indicated that they suspected Steven Gazlay, one of the four who received jail time, of being the ringleader of the group. Soon after the charges were filed in the Hansen case, Gazlay was charged with a separate assault at a party in May 2003, where he assaulted another teen with a crowbar. A jury found him guilty in that case in December 2003. Gazlay was also accused of burning a teen with a red-hot knife and ramming a condominium gate, but as part of Gazlay's plea agreement, those charges were dismissed, and the crowbar assault verdict was set aside.
Anyone care to summarize?
Police reports indicated that they suspected Steven Gazlay, one of the four who received jail time, of being the ringleader of the group. Soon after the charges were filed in the Hansen case, Gazlay was charged with a separate assault at a party in May 2003, where he assaulted another teen with a crowbar. A jury found him guilty in that case in December 2003. Gazlay was also accused of burning a teen with a red-hot knife and ramming a condominium gate, but as part of Gazlay's plea agreement, those charges were dismissed, and the crowbar assault verdict was set aside.
The 311 affiliation is the highlight. He purportedly transferred the property to his fake company under the guise of being a sister company, then had a little over $700k wired to his account. Metro froze around $525k of it. Then he tried to evict the occupants (he was unsuccessful). It's a multi-defendant crim action, but I'm not sure how all the parties are involved.
All courts should extend deadlines to the following Monday.
blog is dead…
Too much censorship from the law dawg
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Did anyone get notified about pacer getting hacked?
@6:41 Pacer hacked
… must be Russian, of course
Without getting into the Pro-Trump vs. Anti-Trump debate, I have an observation obviously not shared by republican lawmakers who remained loyal to Trump, as opposed to joining the mounting Republican opposition that have abandoned Trump.
The observation is that the accepted wisdom,that Trump will remain the face of his party with as much fervor as ever(albeit form the sidelines) is simply not supported based on the historical concept of how media operates.
Yes, he will have his base of loyal followers who will stay with him in the event he runs again in four years, and yes he may to some extent, in select races, still try to recruit republicans to "primary" other republicans who he perceived were not loyal to him.
But people have to remember how when someone is no longer in an official position of leadership, and no longer has the bully pulpit, that it will be startling to see just how rapidly the coverage diminishes of his every posted statement, and him offering his views, etc.
We saw this on a local level. When Oscar Goodman seemed to become, relatively speaking, quite silent once his wife succeeded him, I doubt that was out of completely deference to his wife and getting out of her way.
After all, Oscar is irrepressible, admittedly must have the spotlight whenever he can, and will persistently sound off and express his views and input as long a he is on the planet. That's much of what we love about him.
And to a large extent, we can assume he continued to do so once he left office. But the local media simply does not report on it because it is the opinions of someone no longer in power. Plus, they would not be seeking out his views to nearly the same extent that they did when he was in office. He obviously still has a lot of local influence, but once someone is no longer in a position of official power it can be startling how we,from a media perspective, start hearing very little from them, compared to when they were in office.
But since I'm often wrong about things, if I'm wrong about this, please weigh in.
9:53–Even if media coverage of a public figure tends to dramatically fall off once he/she is no longer in office, I think you will recognize that Trump may be a probable exception to that rule.
At this time, rather than reflecting on, and discussing, the narcissistic loud-mouth self-aggrandizing politicians that, frankly speaking, dominate both parties, may we take a moment to recognize that success does not always need to be loud, selfish, and in-your-face.
Bill Terry's funeral services are occurring. There were not too many Criminal defense attorneys(as well as lawyer and judge defense attorneys) who were better than him or more successful. Yet he was always so grounded and so friendly. Have still not heard one person weigh in with a negative observation, nor did I ever hear one while he was alive.
9:53, if you wish to control or pre-screen the topics we can discuss, I have one to suggest.
Can we discuss how bad and clueless certain new judges seem to be, or do we need to respect a so-called "honeymoon period."
I never thought it was unfair to start assessing a judge's performance as soon as they are on the bench, but my more reasonable, charitable colleague always felt that there are some natural growing pains and to wait a few months for the new judge to grow into the job.
That view is not unreasonable on its face, but I always thought that being a judge is one of those few jobs where we cannot tolerate much on-the-job training . The stakes are way too high. New judges should consist of the best of the best attorneys(even though that is rarely the case) who can hit the ground running.
If a new judge makes the wrong call in a major way, that either means they lack sufficient legal knowledge on the matter or that they are favoring the other side's attorney.
And either of those options is completely unacceptable.
Being unfamiliar with the basic concepts of the law applicable in the case over which they preside is unacceptable. Being less familiar with process (does my clerk handle this, does my JEA take this, or do I wipe my own ass?) is more forgivable. But sometime between election day and investiture, judicial boot camp would be helpful. Not just a one-day training seminar or orientation, either.