The fix was in and the whole courtroom was involved. When you watch that tape you can see everyone from the defenders, prosecutors, judge, even the clerks and bailiff knew what was going on! They all need to be sanctioned.
I’ve seem the courtroom video. Its really really dodgy. You need to see this video. Great to get an update. Discussing to see the court to behave like this. He could win this? Keep us updated i think we are all watching this one.
I saw the video, and as a former courtroom clerk, I agree that should never have happened. I never had a docket quite that busy, but, unless everyone was there and ready, cases weren't called until 15 minutes after the scheduled time. We didn't want to waste time on adverse documents. More often, it was the attorney we were waiting for,as there were 7 other courtrooms in the building that they could have been in.
I am disgusted that these lawyers are still practicing as lawyers. Public interest in this case is high I am in the U.K. There must be a case for previous cases that have been in the charge of these lawyers to be also reviewed. The damage caused by the behaviour must be real cause for concern
@Aerrin Longheart again. it is my understanding that this ONLY covers them when they are performing their lawful duties. They were not. so the immunity might not protect them.
The defense attorneys the prosecutor and the judge should all have to spend 2 weeks in jail just like they did to him and it should be broadcast around the world that they are in jail and what for so they are embarrassed as this man was. They should also lose whatever money they would make over that 2 weeks that they are in jail and it should be given to this man.
@Aerrin Longheart Several things FIRST QI for POLICE is "in the courts" very different from QI for prosecutors and judges QI for the legal folks is actually STRONGER and more ABSOLUTE but also has stricter conditions. IE if they commit an actual crime they are NOT usually protected although this brings up the second issue. the DESIRE of a higher authority to push to prosecute them. but that's another issue all together. SCREWING a man because of ignorance or you don't care or "fuck em all" attitude. YEAH. their protection is pretty much absolute. you are NOT breaching that QI However. if you knowingly and obviously step outside your authority IE you willingly and with knowledge commit a CRIME. the QI simply does not exist any longer (like I said its stronger and nearly absolute but has stricter rules) With POLICE "pretty much anything they do" is counted as "on duty" and within their scope. this is wrong but it is what the courts are enforcing. A judge or DA committing an obvious in your face actual CRIME ? not protected. but still very hard to prosecute because of the second issue.
The public Lawyers were not just negligent in this case. In the video, they can be clearly heard conspiring to put him in jail and seen having fun and joking about how they are going to betray him and throw him in jail just for giggles and having a fun story to brag with. This kind of sadism should be punished with active jailtime and they should be disbarred.
These lawyers are going to get what they have coming to them. A $43 fine and a letter of reprimand that nobody will ever read sealed into their bar file.
I’ve seen attorneys that were paid by their clients actually working against them. Happened to my little brother back in 2009. His own attorney forged his signature on a plea agreement that included 30 days jail time for a crime he didn’t commit (eluding on his motorcycle). We filed a bar complaint and there was eventually some sort of minor sanction imposed, but it was nothing more than a slap on the wrist. His conviction was pardoned and expunged 5 years later by the state’s governor after a review of his case. He had just turned 18 at the time he was charged. The cops, Asst DA, and his own lawyer were trying to ruin his life before it had even gotten started simply because they didn’t like motorcycles. He was still in HS for goodness sake. Our system is often quite a racket.
@@Tugela60 "His conviction was vacated 5 years later by the state’s governor after a review of his case." Seems there might be some truth to his story.
@@Tugela60 doesn't matter whether he actually did it, it matters that the attorney completely revoked his right to due process by forging his signature on a plea bargain.
This sounds like a rock solid case for the plaintiff. He should prevail and get a large settlement and the attorneys should be severely sanctioned professionally. I think the judge should be investigated, too.
@@lo-boy6956 And judges are part of that club. What I as a layman feel should happen is the attorneys should be found guilty and ordered to pay the plaintiff's legal fees, paid for lost wages, paid for time in jail, and paid an amount equal to the fees that they would have received if it hadn't been a case where he was being represented by a public defender. IOW, make sure that the defendants get a real lesson for throwing their client under the bus.
I saw the video from the court room showing that guy waiting out in the hallway expecting his attorneys to notify him for his turn to appear in front of the judge. The guy can be seen through the glass of the court room doors calling his attorneys on his cellphone, and the one attorney purposely turning off her cellphone. The most disturbing part is how the attorneys, bailiff, and court staff were all seen and heard laughing about the court ordered arrest as it was being processed. Talk about cynical and callous behavior in that court room. Both defense attorneys should be disbarred for not defending their client and putting their own interest over their client, and the judge should along with the court staff should be investigated, disciplined, and or fired. That was by far the most unprofessional courtroom I’ve seen. It was literal in a sense a kangaroo court.
Two weeks in jail is the tip of his damage. Did he loose his job, a relationship besides loosing his freedom,what about wages, reputation, opportunity? He trusted the system with his life. What is the price of this betrayal?
yes, this man probably also suffered physical problems such as lack of sleep, headaches, and he will have a lifelong suspicion of people in power or uniform. I hope he wins this and wins big.
I’m a retired Palm Beach County Prosecutor and Judge and had this abominable, unethical action occurred in my court, these attorneys would have been banned from appearing in my court and referred to the bar for disbarment. BTW, I had once been assigned to a one Judge Courthouse in the northern quarter of Palm Beach County so being barred from my court would have put quite a crimp in any attorney’s ability to practice law in Palm Beach.
Don't you think the judge knew what was going on??? She lied to this man about what time the warrant was issued and take a close look at all the faces of the court room employees and u will see several had smiles and we're laughing at the man when he was taken out in hand cuffs.
@@robinperini9260 Yes, the Judge seems like she acted in an unjust manner. On Mondays, when I was presiding in criminal court, at around 8:30, I used to have dockets of maybe 40 cases for mostly status checks or calendar call. Attorneys who had cases in several courtrooms, had their cases called first. They were mostly ready and we’d handle maybe ten cases rather quickly. Then, I’d call the docket. If a person’s case was called and they weren’t present, I would go on to the next case until all were called. It was then, maybe two hours later, that I’d call their cases again and if they weren’t present I’d issue warrants. Most people in criminal court had the Public Defender and frequently, they’d ask for time to call them or ask for their case to be reset to the next day. If a person came in late, and a warrant had already been issued for them, the warrant would always be withdrawn. This was for two reasons, to me it was unjust to lock up someone because they were running late, and the jails were over-crowded with dangerous people. Some Judges seem to forget that they are there to assure justice is done in all matters in their control.
it really makes it suspicious when the Judge and clerk can be heard putting down the wrong time, even though they have called it for 15 before they list it as a few minutes after 9 it's shady AF
@@darktheories1758 the judge called the case at 11:30 to "fix the record". he was in the courtroom, in handcuffs so it fixed him being there and they still did the warrant
Even if he had showed up at 8:47, he would have been in the same pot. That should have happened which would have made his lawyer AND THE JUDGE, look like conspirators.
We had an incident where we were ready to appear before the Judge, however our Atty was nowhere to be seen. The case was called and we verified that we were indeed present only to have the Prosecutor inform the Judge that our Atty had called him because a very critical case had moved ahead and he had to be there and was hoping to be back to our courtroom before we were called. The prosecutor informed the Judge that motion to dismiss had been presented to his office and he agreed with it, so begging the court's forgiveness, would he approve the motion, dismiss us and inform our Atty of the results as soon as possible. The Judge thanked us for being there and being ready (or as ready as we were going to get), told us the case was summarily dismissed, all charges removed from record and that we were free to go. We sat there unknowing for a few minutes longer before another Atty told us that we could quietly leave the courtroom - we were done and to have a nice day. Somehow I don't think these two were quite on that level.
Cool result. Mine wasn't so good, Atty didn't show until too late. I kept recycling it as long as I could. Judge eventually ran out of patience and I wound up defending myself. Trying to get a fairly serious traffic charge thrown out due to bad paperwork by the officer roadside and conflicting information on the original summons. Due to the stress and pressure, I decided to change plea to guilty. The judge did take pity on me to the extent of minimum allowable sentence. Atty still invoiced me for the appearance! 30+ years ago in New Zealand.
@ and engineers, and police, and massage therapists and short order cooks and..,. I guess we could just say humans and leave out a specific profession. I’ve never been a lawyer, but I’ve managed companies, and the only honest owners I ever worked for were attorneys. I worked for an owner that didn’t want to spend $100 to keep our boilers from obscuring 10 lanes of I-5 twice a day. He was a professional architect that inherited the business and plenty of money. Humans suck.
I saw this video. Everybody involved (including the judge) needs to be held accountable. The fact that it was called before his appointment time makes his being tardy a moot situation. It’s irrelevant at this point.
If it's the case I'm remembering, he didn't show up late, he was told to wait outside even though he arrived earlier, then they conspired to get the warrant even before it was time. I saw an interview he did with one of this 1A guys He was waiting just outside the room
Left unsaid is the possibility that they called it at 8:45 because they assumed their client would be on time, and they wanted him forced to plead. Because why else would they not wait until it was 9?
When I was 19 or 20, I got a ticket for 78 in a 65 on a highway that went through some small town in NC. Since I was going over 75, I had to show up to court...I think it was 75...I got there and I was directed to a courtroom for some reason, but it was the wrong courtroom. Nothing related to traffic tickets. It was things like assault and drug possession. Anyway, if someone wasn't there, this judge was stopping to issue bench warrants in a packed courtroom. If you're curious what happened to me, after about an hour, I quietly made my way over as close to one of the bailiffs as I could and got his attention. I showed him my ticket. He said I was in the wrong place and told me where to go. I got up to walk out and I hear "excuse me sir, where do you think you're going." I got pretty scared because of all the bench warrants and was worried I would end up in jail. But, the bailiff quickly said, "his ticket was filled out wrong and they sent him here by mistake." The judge said "okay, you can go". When I got to the correct courtroom, I didn't even say anything they just dropped it to improper equipment and charged me $90.
Holy crap, you sound really pissed about this. Thank you!!! Being an impartial presenter of facts works for many of your stories, but thank you for putting the justifiable anger into this one.
I think he has every reason to be irked on this one. He said it before that there are bad judges, and bad lawyers (so many people in the field, statistically it will happen). The issue in this case is the taint it creates because of the behavior by the parties involved. Everyone says the system is rigged, sadly this case not only proves that it is but also puts out for whole world to see. Steve's whole way of life (being a lawyer) just got harder because of this case. Every person he works with as a lawyer will think about this case and now wonder if he is in bed with judge. Every deal Steve makes is now going to be looked at because that case showed that no lawyer has your best interest. This one case has just make his job harder, and like wise for every lawyer in the profession.
Thank you for saying it @Jester Naut. EVERYONE WATCHING THIS VIDEO should be just as pissed about it as Steve is! THAT and $Million settlements paid by the tax payers of our cities and counties are what it's going to take to bring honesty and justice back to our legal system.
It is so satisfying that he's suing, it was infuriating watching that video. It looks like it finally came back to haunt them and that small unimportant nobody they railroaded into jail will get some form of justice in the end.
I did some work for an attorney about 2 years ago. He told me that he has attorney acquaints, not attorney friends. Furthermore he stated in our area you get paid pretty decent money to be a public defender. He had just won, for his court appointed client, a rather high profile armed robbery case. He said what makes it easy is how sloppy some law-enforcement does their investigations and how sloppy the prosecution presents the case.
I once served on a jury and we took more time electing a foreman than deliberating. The law enforcement investigation was very sloppy. The case was that the defendant was alleged to have broken a window on his ex-wife's car. While it was alleged that the defendant was seen in the neighborhood around the the window was supposedly broken there was a little problem with the whole case. The foreman called for a poll of the jury to see where our minds were on the topic and everyone said "not guilty". My problem with the case was that the prosecution never were presented with evidence that a window in the car had actually been broken much less that the defendant had been in a position to have done the deed. No proof that a crime had been committed means to me that the defendant is not guilty.
This is what a "non adversarial clause" in the state bar contract gets you. Prosecution and defendant's council are inherently adversarial positions and any agreements contrary to this are, by definition, incompetence of council. Any judge who is willing to take legal action based on the natural consequences of a "non adversarial agreement" is clearly in dereliction of their duties to provide "fair and due process". PERIOD!!
Aren't the lawyers required to report themselves? Shouldn't the judge and the prosecutor reported them? The judge lied when making a statement she had the information in front of her you know she will buckle if called as a witness it calls into question every warrant she has issued for none appearance.
There is not a duty to self-report in most cases. However, there is a duty to report other attorneys. Probably doesn't happen very often. I have seen some cases where self-reporting resulted in lighter disciplines.
@@mpmansell ABA Rule 8.3 would seem to suggest so, with a few understandable exceptions, and more so for substantial violations than minor, inconsequential ones. But that's just on paper. Most practically, the failure to report might be used as evidence to show intent, but likely would not otherwise be considered for disciplinary action on its own. I know of an instance in which a judge committed misconduct which normally would have disqualified him. However, the defendant's attorney didn't want to cross the judge, so he said nothing and let his clients suffer the consequences. In that case, both attorneys and judge were aware of their respective duties, AND they would have been aware that they each was not fulfilling them. Parties can collude without saying a word, and that is what this situation sounds like. Such collusion to affect a proceeding would thus also seem to be "fraud upon the court" by officers of the court, hence the lawsuit and not mere bar complaints. I want to follow this one.
@@Captain-Cosmo agreed. They might also claim the right to avoid self incrimination but, since the bar is slightly out of the normal government umbrella, they might still be able to apply the rule against them in support of any sanction. I certainly believe that this goes well beyond professional misconduct and into criminal conspiracy but one thing I have learned when dealing with a serious opponent is to throw as much at them at possible in order to make it hard for them to fight on all bases. Just as they seem to have done to their victim.
@@mpmansell The duty to report may vary from state to state. In Georgia, for example, it is encouraged but not required. The difficulty is proving the attorney had actual knowledge.
If what the guy said is true, he was in his car waiting. All the attorney had to do was give him a call at 840 and he would have been on time. Making this even more egregious.
I learned my lesson years ago, that it will ALWAYS take you longer to get through security and into the courtroom than you anticipate. Instead of waiting inside your car, get your butt through security, check the daily docket to find your courtroom and get INSIDE to NOTIFY THE BAILIFF that your are present. Period. His attorneys should have burned that fact into his brain.....
Exactly that is what I saw also the judges clerk smiled then laughed while looking at the judge. So the hole room was in on it from the beginning. The judge tried to go on the record to cover her ass but she knew exactly what was going on
@@nickjw88 no. Find the video and watch it. It is the most incriminating evidence you could ever witness. The sound was on. The 'lawyers' were attempting to whisper to one another while they were plotting against this man. This proves intent of malpractice even stronger, and I can not wait to watch them go down in flames. 😉
I had a court date once...It had courtroom 1 & 2...I didn't know what courtroom to go in so I asked an officer who was speaking with a clerk.He said he needed to go in and would take me when he went in...When we did go in I was one minute late 8,01...Tge judge asked why I was late so I explained.He daid no excuse,wrote out a benchwarrent and had me taken into custody...Here in Maine we have alot of bs going on with courts...Lawyers can be shady too if they are court appointed...
i saw the video on this one. she issued the warrant at like 8:45, but told him later that the warrant wasn't issued until after 9, which was a huge lie.
I’m so glad he is suing them. Videos I watch the video as soon as the story hit anything disgusting to see a public defender go to that level just to get rid of their client. I spent years working in law-enforcement, specifically in corrections, and I witnessed firsthand several (not all or even the majority of them) public defenders put more effort into not doing their job than actually doing it.
I am seeing very good public defenders in the ones I’ve talk to you are equally upset, and have said something through their chain of command I might add, when other public defenders choose expediency over justice.
@@ronmcmartin4513 Sir, I read the statement. I read your reply. The two are not related the statement did not mention "Civil branch" so what was you comment atoujb
@@williamsanders6092--"atoujb" ...Are you related to Joe Biden, or just on the pipe? And punctuation is your friend. So you're completely on board with CIVIL Asset Forfeiture and Qualified Immunity for all CIVIL servants? And the LEGAL ability to LIE and Professional Courtesy("The laws don't apply to us!") for the Thin Blue Line Gang?
I had a friend who was assaulted. On the day of the trial, he and I entered the court, he greeted the prosecutor then we took a seat in the gallery. When the case was called, the prosecutor stood up and stated the victim, my friend, was not available and had the charges dismissed. My friend during this was standing and telling the court, to no avail, that he was indeed here, of course he was threatened with contempt if he didn't keep quiet.
Wow I went and watched the video in question and the judge is caught on camera talking about the fact the this mans attorney wants him arrested and that the attorney is good at what he does. The judge knowing full well whats going laughs about it. The laughs about it with the court clerk and bailiff. Then starts working on the cover up. This was horrible! everyone involved here should not be allowed to work in the legal system again. This is a massive miscarriage of justice and corruption. The Judge then states she issued the warrant after 9 (a blatant lie to cover up her criminal activity on the bench. The giggling and laughing they did at this man and at his expense i find very sickening. That is a sign of a twisted deranged mind that gets pleasure out of someone else's suffering or misfortune. These are the bad apples spoiling the bunch for everyone else!
John Rawlins- yeah, when they all seemed to get a kick out of railroading this man, just because they could, and all had a good laugh about it, well, it made me feel felonious. None of these people have any idea of how going to jail affects a person, it's just something they see on paper. They think that they are not the type of people that jails and jail time sentences were made for. They believe that they are somehow removed from the possibility of ever having handcuffs put on them, and led away to a cement holding cell, cutting them off from their cushy lives. But clearly, these people, from the judge,to the clerk, to the bailiff, are actually committing crimes, right in front of a camera. They are involved in the illegal incarceration of another human being. Their lighthearted laughter only proves their disdain for an average person, and distinctly reminds me of how the 'royals, and their court' used to treat peasants in England. I would like to see everyone involved jailed. For at least 48 hours. Stood up, with no warning, handcuffed, led away, booked, thrown into a holding cell, and then eat jail food for at least 2 days, without any promise that they will be getting out anytime soon. And extremely limited contact with the outside world via a landline and monitored phone. Put them into shock, it would. Put a little reality back into their thought processes in the future, perhaps.
The clerk and bailiff have no legal authority in this case. It's outside of their roles. They can't do anything to help or hinder the situation. So even if they did get a chuckle out of it, I don't think censorship is appropriate for them. Everyone else though ...
I remember the previous video. You said that the moment you see a client of yours, you instinctively check the time. That's what a lawyer should do, not throwing their client under the bus for no reason.
Things like this is why there's so many that not only have no faith in the legal system, but humanity as well. If only there were more like Steve and fewer like those defense attorneys....
And defendants that showed up early or on time, instead of sitting out in the car until a few minutes prior would also go along way for faith in humanity.
Let me get this right... the plaintiff has a certified video from the court of the court conspiring on record to call a case a quarter of an hour before the time on the notice sent to the man for appearance, and having a warrant issued? I have only one word for the public defender and judge... settle. You're fucked. The jury that sees this is going to want blood.
@@camaroree4313 Qualified Immunity under these circumstances will most likely not apply as a Higher Courts has sufficient evidence to revoke it given the deliberate and willful actions of the attorneys. Actions which can be visually proven by the court's own records. At the very least there's a high probability He will be awarded damages in a civil trial.
I always turn up early and make sure to register with the court clerk then you have to sit quietly and wait. I have sat there quietly, amused, while the judge and the opposing attorney discussed the case thinking they were alone! Yes, they were embarrassed and knew they were caught, but still tried to intimidate me. I have also had a case where the opposing lawyer didn't turn up, the judge was obviously in panic and delayed the small civil case for hours while they desperately searched for the lawyer. Sadly the system is sometimes stacked against you and you have to accept that, and calmly do the best you can.
I saw the entire video. I hope the PDs are disbarred. I hope they are found liable for every red cent that Plaintiff asks for. It does not matter that he was few minutes late. The PDs agreed to a warrant at least 15 minutes early. The PDs conduct is despicable.
WORSE he was not late. he was early. they never called his case at all! they conspired 15 minutes BEFORE court was even in session. then falsified the records. there is a good change he was STANDING IN LINE going through security 15 minutes BEFORE court was open while they were doing this to him!! This is part of why they thought it was sooooo funny and laughed at him. boy he is never gonna see this coming!
I remember seeing the video on this. I am so glad to hear the man is suing. All involved should be held accountable for their wrongdoings. They all conspired to ruin that man's life.
Not only that Steve, even if your client is late, you cannot disclose any conversations or information you had with him. I think these PDs violated some privileged information by saying "my client is always late".
Steve, you keep saying it's his lawyers not the judge. It's the judges courtroom, not the lawyers and allowing the lawyer to call cases BEFORE the start time shows that the judge does not have control of her courtroom or she helped to conspire against someone. Also if watching the video the judge LIED!!! The guy asked what time the warrant issued she said it was after 10am but he was in the courtroom at 09:17 am so he knows the judge wad lying. I hope they all get disbarred.
In this case, I believe the Judge needs to have their Wrist Slapped, the Prosecutor needs to be Censured (And Sued for Prosecutorial Misconduct!) and the Defense Attorney needs to be Disbarred! Mr. Sanches Plea needs to be thrown out and a new Trail Date be set WITH A DIFFERENT DEFENSE ATTORNEY!!!
No. The judge blatantly lied and even changed the time the warrant was issued to go with their narrative. Any judge that is willing to lie just to stick it to someone should not be a judge. A judge is supposed to be neutral and be looking to make sure it's fair for both sides. Once they do something like this they cant ever be trusted
Incorrect. The judge is ultimately responsible for all of the proceedings they oversee in that courtroom, and all decisions made must go through the judge before it is validated. Plenty of lawyers do stupid or out of order things during court hearings, and the judge, unless biased, will strongly correct and warn that lawyer that it can not continue. Order in the court is entirely the judges full responsibility, yet the two attorneys, some court employees, and the judge herself were clearly out of order. And should be disbarred.
I am involved in an inheritance lawsuit with my relatives challenging my mother's heritage. This was done solely to gain access to land that my brother and I had replanted. None of the plantiffs wanted to participate in the replanting process. Now that the work is completed they are suing us. Fortunately, I had them sign a note saying that they did not want to participate. Thus they came up with a scheme saying my parent was not a legal heir. We won our first round but they have appealed. Their plan is to spend us into submission and take control of the property now that the work is done. I talked to a DNA expert and proposed that we could settle the paternity issue with an DNA examination. We all would carry my grandmother's genes. My lawyer stated that we might not like the results. I told him the truth is nothing to be afraid of. It stands alone and is what is just.
Video shows that he arrived at 9:07 and he talked to his attorney at 9:17 AND the prosecution say him around 9:30, the judge didnt acknowledge him till like 10:45 and claimed that was the first time he had walked into the room...his attorney stood right next to him and didnt say a single word in his defense nor say she had talked to him earlier when he first arrived. It was defiantly her conspiring against him. Also if you watch the video you see some of the judges attendants laughing at the situation. They laugh when he is trying to call his main attorney (Daniel Torrence) and they say things like how desperate he is and that they know the attorney is not gunna pick up and help him cause he was the one that asked for the warrant to be put out on him. Lastly the main attorney (Daniel Torrence) made a claim to the judge that Sanchez had been routinely late or missed previous hearing entirely, when in fact Torrence was the one that had not shown up for a hearing or two.
"vigorously defending". Yeah, we saw how that works in the video. 😛 Both lawyers need to be disbarred and, since they are very eager to put people in jail, spend a couple of weeks in jail themselves. Add a big stack of cash and then we'll call it even.
Putting someone to jail should always be a last resort and only reserved for serious reasons like someone is posing a danger to others, violent behavior etc. Sentencing for being a few minutes late is not just extreme and unethical but should be by law forbidden, assuming judges are not beyond the law
You should watch the video on it if you haven't. It almost rises to the level of these people conspiring against him. You can pretty clearly hear the Judge and Clerk intentionally changing the time they called the case at. It's really suspicious.
While in general I agree that jail should be a last resort and happened in this case was an egregious case of misconduct the court's authority must also have teeth and the ability to punish scoff laws. Otherwise people would have no reason not to just skip court dates or try and avoid court altogether.
Probation is another trap that sends people to jail over dumb crap. I had a friend on probation for shoplifting food who was given 18 months probation. A year in, she dropped her phone and it broke. Life happens, right? She got a new phone that day and called first thing in the morning and let her P.O. know and give him her new number. He violated her and made her do 30 days for changing her number “without advance notice “. 🤦♀️ Meanwhile , to be in drug court you can’t have a prior drug concern (WTF?), have to be in court every week, And also call every morning for the “color of the day “ and if it’s your color, you got to get there before probation closes at 3-4 to get drug tested. My BFF died because he didn’t have a ride (no public transportation around here) , couldn’t truly work because he had to leave but didn’t know the days except for court every Thursday morning, etc but he has to keep the job but if he missed work or an appointment he’d be fired then violated or violated. Anytime something happened , he would run afraid and didn’t get help (suboxone) because he was just gonna be made to detox in jail. He ODed after walking 3 hours to try and make it in time (he didn’t). All this over a bad $100, but anytime he was violated he got more impossible terms to meet so six months probation turned into 3+ years and 8 months out of his last year alive behind bars. But don’t worry, a guy who molested his niece and sent “pics” to her only for a 60 day sentence. 🙄 Jails are filled with people sitting on BS technicalities like that (And of course this is without bail as well) while molesters get a slap on the wrist.
'Murrica! Yes, but no. The US has the highest portion of its population in prison and jail with over 1.4% (yes, percent, not permille) in Louisiana. I mean, the US beats Russia and the rest of the world. Yea, calling other countries "police states" is somewhat hilarious looking at these facts.
@@darktheories1758 almost? Honestly did you watch it? they CLEARLY conspired. they were all talking about literally setting the man up LAUGHING about it. then the judge forged the records to make the warrant issued after 0900 and then they GIGGLED as this innocent man waited for his fate that he had NO Idea was coming but each and every one of them knew exactly what was coming because they intentionally and knowingly orchestrated it and they thought it was hilarious. There is no "almost rises" to the level of conspiracy. its conspiracy of the ENTIRE PROCESS start to finish with malicious knowing intent! it does not get more "conspiring" than this!!!
I knew one guy from an upstate New York county traveled across the river to appear as respondent on a complaint in court versus a local of that county (a lot of these counties have Hatfield & McCoy syndrome) and after making his first appearance before the bench, was instructed by the judge to take a seat. The only seating available was in the public gallery the first rows of which were reserved for litigants. So this necessitated him to pass through the two little swinging doors in the low rail separating the public gallery from the active courtroom. The doors were equipped with springs just strong enough to return them to their closed position with a minimum of swinging and banging (I suppose, or the judge would have never tolerated that distraction in his courtroom). He was unaware that the bailiff was on his heels so when he released the door(s), it(they) hit the bailiff and the bailiff immediately grabbed him to put him in handcuffs, accusing him of assault. He took him out of the handcuffs around 20 minutes later after emergency surgery at the local snowflake infirmary. I think they were ready for this McCoy. The whole matter started when he was riding in his car with sunroof open with his wife driving. At one point, she remarked that some other driver was following too close and had been doing so for some time. So, hubby in the passenger seat started flipping pennies up and out through the sunroof opening. It apparently made someone angry.
Sadly the judge who also acted with malfeasance enjoys sovereign immunity for all acts committed from the bench. The two public pretenders should certainly be disbarred, along with Binger and Kraus in Wisconsin. These four examples of wastes of human flesh are the reason so many people mistrust all lawyers.
I don't think her immunity would protect her from this. that immunity usually only applies when you are following the rules and procedures set out for you. she was not so the immunity should not apply If you step outside your authority usually also means you stepped outside your immunity protection.
@@nerys71 The antiquated legal precidences call for a hanging. Modern precidences are that the judge must be proven to have have acted outside of their jurisdiction or official duties to be found criminally (or civilly) liable for their actions. Prosecutors & public defenders are theoretically protected by qualified immunity (as are police), which has a much more difficult burden of proof, in that you must demonstrate an intentional & knowing disregard for the law as it applies to their duties. Given the muddy waters of the current "justice system", this is questionable at best. While my personal opinion is to opt for the antiquated method, such things simply aren't permitted by the ones who decide what is "fair & just".
@@nerys4557 I'm in... A hibachi & a bottle of teriyaki sauce shall be the method by which judicial corruption is curtailed. Provided that you don't have a tastier alternative.
Steve I believe as part of the settlement those attorneys should be required to report themselves and the judge to the bar for malpractice. Aside for paying damages etc.
The lawyers need to be disbarred and the judge needs to be kicked off the bench. The lawyers may be primarily to blame for the fact that the bench warrant was issued, but subsequently the judge blatantly lied to this guy about what happened. Dishonest and corrupt.
Stories like this make me of the mind that attorneys and judges should be under a no tolerance policy that results in them being disbarred and publicly disgraced for stuff like this.
The judge issued the warrant at 8:45 and then lied to the guy about it. If she had issued it at 9:07, that would be harsh, but not necessarily wrong, certainly not to this level. That said, those attorneys are clearly the bigger issue. I have a lot of sympathy for public defenders who are often overworked and beaten down by the plea factory which is our current "justice" system... but this is beyond the pale. They have no excuse. Even if him being 7 minutes late were relevant, it's still their job to do their best to represent his interests. EDIT: The judge may not have known the exact time, but she certainly knew it was before 9 when she issued the warrant and not "well after 9." I hope she gets sanctioned at least.
no. the JUDGE is the bigger issue. the judge is GOD. the judge RULES that courtroom. it was her duty to stop them instantly and say "you want to do WHAT in my courtroom" she not only did not but conspired WITH them to screw this guy. that judge is far far worse than those attorneys. And he was THEIR before 0900. watch the video. the court room was full and its ESTABLISHED procedure that overflow is out in the hall. this is not a new case he had been fighting this for a very long time. in fact I BELIEVE he only ever missed court (late) one time. the other time the bail bondsmen gave him the wrong date (and that is on record) he did absolutely nothing wrong. the judge had NO leeway to be "harsh" here at all.
@@nerys71 I think you misunderstood me. I agree the judge had no leeway to be "harsh," because the warrant was issued well before he was even due in court. I guess both are huge issues and I won't argue your analysis as to which was bigger.
I know that the Judge in this case has coincidentally, Retired... immediately after the video went viral. The Attorneys, ya were completely, in the wrong, and the judge went along with it... and after getting caught, the Judge had the presence of mind to get ghost.
I have a solution for the conflict of interest that’s inherent in a public defender. If it’s a person’s right to have a the state provide them an attorney then it means the state is paying for that attorney. So just give the defendant the money instead so they can choose their own attorney. Then you have a real free market solution where defendants can shop around and make a decision that they don’t feel coerced into, the attorneys will be subject to public scrutiny (word of mouth) and forced to perform well, and there’ll be less question about whether the attorney, who works in the same building as the judge and prosecutors, is loyal to their client or to their colleagues.
I knew of a judge who was ready to retire soon and for some reason he was handing down sentences towards the maximum on most cases. Knowing that most attorneys knew to ask for a change of venue or whatever it's called to have a new judge oversee the case for sentencing. I know this because my attorney told me this when me an 3 buddies got into trouble back in my younger and dumber days!!
I'm dealing with the same circumstances at the moment myself. Cops got a warrant for my house and did not find what the warrant says that they would find. So to me it seems that they violated my rights and lied to a judge for a warrant. But my court appointed attorney says no just take the plea bargain and be done with it when I want to take it to trial.
Your story doesn't make sense. If they didn't find anything, why are you being charged? You seem to be saying that because they didn't find what they thought they would but they found something else illegal this invalidates the warrant? Seems like you're trying to out-lawer you lawyer. I don't know the law in this myself. Might want to google it. "When the police come in looking for a particular article and uncover another piece of contraband instead, they can confiscate that object and hold you responsible if: They found it within the boundaries covered by the search warrant. Finding it in that location would not have been impossible. For example, law enforcement might logically locate either drugs or a gun in your dresser drawer, but they cannot claim to have found a stolen car hidden beneath your socks." This is AZ. Might want to listen to your lawyer. weinerlawnevada.com/search-warrants-everything-you-need-to-know/
@@bn880 told em today I want trial. Just wish I could afford an attorney who actually had an incentive to try & win. Not to mention the judge that signed to fictitious warrant is one in the same that's residing over my trial. They ain't even gonna pretend to give a chance! The DA has also already mentioned "if he (I) goes to trial he WILL be a convicted felon". I can see what I'm up against & am aware I have No chance but I can't make myself just roll over for those mfs! I wont.
In the tape I believe the judge accused him of being hours late while one of the attorneys sat there and didn't confirm his story she might have agreed with the hours late when u see them speak
I live how passionate Mr Lehto is about the duty to a client. And he's right. Passion is clear. I'd love you to represent me if I was ever in a bad situation.
Two different legal systems in this Country (at least): one for those with money, and on for those without! I have seen defendants recieve one deal with a private attorney, and then, when they could no longer afford the private attorney, and had to enlist a Public Defender ("pretender"), that deal suddenly went away, in lieu of a much stiffer one. I have also seen defendants with the same or much, much, more serious charges walk away with much, much, lighter, "sweetheart" deals, arranged by their private attorneys, compared to those defendants with the same or much lesser charges, but utilizing public defenders. It happens every day, over and over, in every courtroom in the land! - It is glaring and blatant - it is the rule, not the exception! Any experienced attorney or judge, whose being honest, will tell you that.
A very long time ago I had a criminal case that was put for second call while I was sitting in the courtroom waiting. My attorney thought I was late and when my name was called he instantly said, "second call please", while I was standing up. The judge was not pleased with that attorney at all.
I've been following this since the story broke, and I think you've hit the nail on the head. No cooperation on generally available information speaks volumes 😉
So Steve, my friend that lives down in Utah said that he had that same defense attorney. They did not allow him to talk to the judge talk to the defense attorney unless it was written down on a piece of paper. And his case went just as what you think. I got screwed over and slapped with a bunch of inappropriate in fractions and fines.
I have always made my best efforts for my clients. What happened in this case is outrageous. I always ask the Judge to give me time to try and contact my client. I have never had a Judge deny me the opportunity to contact my client.
It had to have been very obvious to the judge that the attorneys were engaging in misconduct. If nothing else, it was clear when the guy showed up and asked what time his case was called. You nailed it with the attorneys. They said they were ready to go when their client wasn't there. That is shocking misconduct.
I've watched many of Steve's videos, and you can tell that this incident bothers him quite a bit. I do feel for the guy that this happened to, can't blame him for losing faith in the system.
Thank you for the update to this story. I feel such empathy for this man. In Oregon a public defender crossed my path one day. He was self-absorbed and concerned upon our meeting with his tattoos. Now I have met many nice or decent people with tattoos but they, (generally speaking), had other interests. In this situation I ask that we, “let the ink settle.” When public defenders are more concerned about THEIR interests, they are public enemy number something! This is a legal example of where, those who presumably have power to yield. They lack or yield it in such a way, that the coverup or attempted coverup. It is far worse than the crime itself. Please keep us posted! Not ok! The ethics and lack thereof, are beyond disturbing. Again thank you 🤔❤️🇺🇸
I saw the video a few days ago The judge, prosecutor and the two defense attorneys should be disbarred, monies the defendant lost should come from those four knuckle heads personal monies and they should be in jail for at least as long as the defendant. These Jackasses we're actually laughing at this guy predicament.
I can say from the bottom of my heart that I wish this man was my lawyer!! Because holy hell! I would honestly feel like the level best or even more was being done to help me!! Instead of feeling Completely betrayed myself!. Good on you Mr. L you’re awesome
I believe the prosecutor also conspired in that video. If I recall, the judge and prosecutor lied about when they saw him and when the warrant was issued.
I wondered what happened with this case. Everyone in that courtroom with a law license should be charged with a crime and disbarred. SAD, SAD AND SAD. This man's own lawyer threw him under the Bus.
