I heard that too and was hoping Steve would include that in the update. He had permission to be there supported by text exchanges and deposition affirming his defense. The state is responsible for his death and should be considered homicide. Steve said many times that a prosecutors job is to represent the state, not secure convictions.
I remember that case and I've watched your video on it twice. I cannot believe how the state treated him. Shame on them. And he died IN PRISON, where he DID NOT belong
As a New Mexican that has deep roots in Texas and my great grandfather was a Judge in the North pan handle and a cousin that is a sitting Judge in Houston this is embarrassing and in no way did that judge not know what he is doing. And this is an example of why Judicial immunity should be looked at for removal or limits on when it can be used. This Judge in TX. should be facing some kind of consequences of his actions. Power without oversight is pure evil. And that goes just as much for judges as politicians.
Given the number of times the lower court "screwed up" this case, even after the appeals court called them on it, I have to wonder if they didn't just "screw up" at all, but maliciously railroaded this man. He needs to have his name cleared somehow.
There’s always that saying "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Possibly in this case stubborn unwillingness to acknowledge having made a mistake. Not that it makes the situation any better, either malicious or stupid, knowing that such people sit on a judicial bench and have people’s lives in their hands is scary.
Best video to date. It’s a damn shame that man didn’t live to see his name potentially get cleared and had to die with that unknown on his conscience. Texas: Shame on those court officers for depriving this man of his rights not once, but twice, and now becoming a mockery in front of the entire country.
If I die in prison after having stood by the assertion that I was wrongly convicted, I want people to keep fighting to clear my name. It's obscene that - as far as I understand - nobody can do that now and he will always have been a man who died in prison and that's that.
@@christophero1969 when reading your response, two aphorisms come to mind: 1) Exceptions to the general rule do not override the general rule. 2) An injustice anywhere…is an injustice *_everywhere._* We should not be in the business of justifying corruption in the 🇺🇸United States Constitutional system, wherever it rear it’s ugly head. Injustice *_must_* be be brought to light and then stricken from existence!
This absolutely fumes me of corruption allowed in courts. Judges need to be held accountable of their unlawful actions of favoring prosecutors unlawfully.
You need bottomless pockets and a long life to fight a court case, in the best case. Virtually impossible to fight and win when “they” are “determined” to put someone away… the “lawyers and judges” in this case should face some sort of punishment to be sure they do not keep doing this to others. Good job Steve!
Like Granddad said, "If the Government wants you in jail, you are going to jail, and you'll stay in jail as long as they want to keep you there. No amount of money can fix that."
It is heart-wrenching that this innocent person spent a year in jail, appeal after appeal, and then died without justice. My heart goes out to his family.
As a former Michigander I’m glad Steve’s channel found its way back on my stream. When Steve reviewed the Chrysler Turbine on Jay’s channel it was a thrill for me. I recall back when they were lending those cars for a lucky few to drive and evaluate, I wished/dreamed my father could have been one of them. I did get to see one of those turbine cars drive through the neighborhood back then, afterward at the Henry Ford Museum.
He may have been absolutely guilty; we may never know. The problem is that he was denied the right to raise a defense. No one deserves a Kafkaesque court system.
@@throckwoddle I agree. The defendant was in no way exonerated at the point he sent to prison but he absolutely should have the right to present the case to the jury. That right was denied like you said.
"Our legal system's not perfect, it's got problems." And it's great thing that there are people like you who point these problems out and help to correct them.
Never underestimate the power of the court of public opinion. If we want to see change in civil asset forfeiture, channels like this will need to be the driving force!
@@Canthus13 Argument cuts both ways. Better to throw the case out than risk setting precedent for the state because the defendant is no longer around to ensure the best version of the argument is submitted.
Steve, I know you've said repeatedly that you would never want to be a judge, but you make more sense than almost any judge that I've ever seen or have been in front of. You correctly point out that the purpose of a Court is not to convict the defendant, but instead, to find the truth and rule accordingly and fairly.
I took pre-law at UI in the early ‘80s. The prof said, “the court’s charge is to clear the docket, justice and truth have nothing to do with it ultimately.”
I think it was William F. Buckley who said that anybody who openly campaigns for public office should be forever barred from that office because they usually have ulterior motives. @@AkhierDragonheart
@@24-Card "Juries get it wrong, a lot. Well, I have a tool that I can deal with that. It's called jury not withstanding the, judgment not withstanding the verdict. I can say there is no possible way that a reasonable jury would have reached that conclusion. And I've done that twice, and once I got reversed, and once I got affirmed. That's not bad considering it's sort of controversial to overturn a jury. What if the defendant was wearing a red sweater instead of a blue sweater?" arthur engoron. Exposed.
In this case, you are absolutely right. Honestly they need to investigate the courts because he didnt get a fair trial and opportunity to clear his name before he passed. Who knows, he may have been guilty but now we will never know.
The problem with the appeals system is that the original court judges cannot be trusted to accept error and review their cases without bias. Cases that are successfully appealed should be vacated and not returned to the courts and judges that violated the constitutional rights of the defendants. Absolutely devastating.
By Steve’s own words, they police far a result, they prosecute for a result, and they adjudicate for a result; the law be damned. Logic, which the law is supposed to be based upon, be damned. The thing that makes me angry now is that there’s no consistency in the application of the law if they want a result; and you have said as much. and when I listen to Strict Scrutiny, podcast and they talk about the fifth circuit and some of their decisions it is clear to me that Steve was absolutely positively unequivocally, correct they’re looking for particular result they use pretzel logic to get it. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi horrible places to be.
My experience is with UK tax cases, in those, the higher court has the option to: remake the decision themselves; refer it back to the same lower court to redo the decision based on the higher courts finding of error; or, refer it down to differently constituted lower court to do it's bidding.
After 32 years in the business it’s inspiring to see that you still have a passion for calling out unfairness in the process. Too many people just shrug and say , it is what it is . Thank you .
Thank you for bringing it up again and excoriating the Texas court. If they get away with this kind of exclusion rule, our system of justice is in real danger of collapsing.
Never has there been better evidence of the great public service you do with your channel. You, the also named Armed Attorneys, and Mark W. Smith's 4 Boxes Diner channel, are educating many citizens regarding our laws, our Constitution, and our shortcomings - and are collecting their attention and galvanizing their actions. This is a day in which we need to be writing our Congrefscreatures about the too many injustices we see. Thank you for your diligent efforts!
If you read between the lines, what this court really meant to say is "hey guys, we can no longer get away with this things, these loopholes are an embarrassment and everyone is noticing"
the defendant was not too embarrassed after an burglary and an assault to raise a self-defense argument. The trial court said no, appeal court said yes.
I read it more as "you can't keep doing this" rather than "we can't keep doing this" considering that the lower courts kept defying the higher courts on the matter.
Stories like this are some of the worst in the justice system. A guy was abused by the justice system until he died. The legal questions seem like the least of the tragedies here. Thanks as always Steve. You do great and important work.
Wow, Steve, you were more animated here than usual. And rightly so. When courts deny a person's right to a fair trail, those very courts undermine their own legitimacy. That should rouse everyone to anger.
You havent seen Steve on uniformed armed robbery have you!!!!!! ( also called warentless civil asset forfiture ) poor Steve can baerly keep from using dirty words to describe the uniformed hiway robbers who commit these CRIMES , AND THE CROOKED " JUDGES and PROSICUTERS WHO ARE IN THE CRIME WITH THEM, THAT IS THE REASON WHY OUR FORFATHER'S INCLUDED THE SECOND AMENDMENT IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS!!!! 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐
Does this man have family? If so, wouldn't this need to be seen through in order for them to have a fair opportunity to file a civil lawsuit against the state for wrongful death?
I've noticed that other lawyers also watch your videos as you've been mentioned in several instances. This leads me to believe lawyers watch other lawyers in order to get more opinions that help them in cases they are currently involved in for ideas. It is quite a feather in your cap to be referenced in a higher court. It means your legal opinion holds water in the legal world. Congratulations!!!
The reason this kind of thing happens is that the Judge and the state prosecutor suffer no consequences for this behavior. I think this should be a Federal Civil rights violation that should be prosecuted.
IJ just got judicial immunity quashed in the family court judge case who adjudicated shoe less from a guys lounge chair. The Civil Rights Lawyer is handling the guys civil case, he's done a few videos on it. Steve reported on it as well.
@@katiekane5247 not the same though. In that case judge wasn't doing judge work, so judicial immunity got squashed for obvious reasons. Here, judge was doing judge work, just in bad way; unlike others professions, judge can't be prosecuted or sued for doing the job badly unfortunately, even if it looks malicious (which it kinda given the decision rendered after the first appeal). Best that could happen is some punishment rendered from higher courts.
@@andreyturkin I agree. This judge made a very poor decision but it is a decision with the job description. That is completely different than the judge who left the courtroom and put herself in the position of a police officer.
This is why we need a way to censure and bring punitive remediation against prosecutors and judges for instances like this where they are derelicting their duty in an obvious manner.
Steve, you perfectly described prosecutorial misconduct. And correct me if I'm wrong, but there should be an investigation into this judge AND prosecutor for what they did to this guy, as well as examining every case that's been in front of this judge, as well as every case that this prosecutor has handled, going back 25 years. And if a pattern is found, this judge and/or prosecutor arrested and charged with felonies for every time they've done this. Because to my knowledge, ignorance of the law is no excuse for misconduct, least of all for a sworn officer of the law. This case smacks of misconduct by both the judge and the prosecutor, and somebody needs to criminally pay for prejudicing the deceased man's protected rights. Because at the end of the day, if it can happen to Mr. Rogers in Texas, it can happen to anyone in any state. And at that point, what authority does the system really have, if the citizenry knows that to become involved with the system in some way, means that you are no longer presumed innocent, but instead are presumed guilty, and therefore are railroaded? This case makes a mockery of the system not just in Texas, but anywhere that kind of chicanery is allowed to happen.
Living in Texas I sometimes feel that depending on the defendant that a guilty verdict has already been reached before the trail ever starts, the police, DA and the judge are not above rigging the outcome of a trail.
This seems to be a continuation of the Wild West ethic often portrayed in movies and TV that Texas is where they will guarantee you a fair trial before they hang you.
I live in Texas. I don't see how it's different from other injustices in other states. Now, the federal courts are definitely rigged with an unlimited budget that are dangerous, very politicized and vindictive.
Justice was not served. They can never undo that that neglect. They need to be ridiculed for this until their dying breath. Excellent work covering this Steve. Also, always love seeing the Hardrockers shirt. Went there for 3 years, and my dad graduated before me.
Great update. This would affect every defendant in the State of Texas and eventually beyond. Even IF the defendant was actually guilty, the original court’s attitude is terrifying.
Texas Appeals Court should now vacate the conviction of the deceased man, thereby showing he died as an innocent man, leaving the trial court, the prosecution, and D.O.C. hanging in the wind.
Steve is on fire today! The problem is that police officers, prosecutors, judges, correctional officers have careers that are sustained by "wins," not justice.
@@draco4540don't forget we pay for the lawyers that argue for the state on these appeals. It's a legal & financial Merry go Round where we pay the most for the crappiest ride.
@@katiekane5247 true. when i made my comment, i was thinking in terms that when governmental agencies that are run by "for profit" private business's are not a good thing. there are things that are best left to government to take care of, because their is no profit incentive involved. i don't have a problem with government and private business doing joint ventures together as long as the government oversees the process like building roads, etc. also, there is enough problems with the criminal justice system as it is without private business (for profit) adding to the problems.
Steve, you need to check out the auto key card case! You should do a video, it is just like this case, a man charged and convicted of selling machine guns but not allowed to argue the obvious fact that what he sold was in fact not a machine gun!! If the jury knew that what he sold were not machine guns then that would bias them to think he did not sell machine guns! It's crazy the guy is going to sit in jail for years and years awaiting an appeal.
Once again we see where courts do whatever they please, allowing that if you don't like it you can appeal which somehow makes it fair. It's a strain on the average person's finances to go to trial, and an appeal costs a heck of a lot more which means the system is biased against the poor. And the dead suffer this ignominy too. But nice to hear Steve cited anyway
It’s worse than that even. Political affiliation, association with others, etc can rig your trial from word one. Then you have 24 hour news and social media irrevocably tainting the jury pool on thousands and thousands of cases.
They can’t do whatever they please if they’re dead. Unfortunately, it might be too late to get justice after the fact due to death or finances. Therefore, if you’re innocent, it logically follow you should be presumptuous and preemptive.
It would seem that the legal system is yet another system biased against the poor. “Laws are threats made by the dominant socioeconomic-ethnic group in a given nation. It’s just the promise of violence that’s enacted and the police are basically an occupying army. You know what I mean?”
Great video as usual Steve. When you made the statement " running out the clock" I immediately thought of a case in Alberta Canada about the Coutts 4 who have been in remand for over 600 days. I just hope one of those men don't die waiting for their day in court on trumped up conspiracy charges.
Seems massively counterproductive for them to remove published opinions from case law just because a party died before a new trial. Their reasoning is still valid and important to the administration of justice
That poor man. My heart goes out to him and his family. The opinions granting the man a new trial should NOT be withdrawn! The opinions on appeal should stay in the books for all to see. The prosecutors and the lower court judiciary owe that poor man and his family a formal written apology. Published in every newspaper in Texas so that man’s spirit may Rest In Peace.
In my opinion, ALL those that prevented this man from raising the defense should be REMOVED from their offices! And Barred from preceding over any legal matters. Why don't we throw them all in jail for as long as this man was. I don't know if he was innocent or guilty. But the judges and attorneys that completely BOTCHED this case are 100% guilty!!
agreed. The idea that a judge can just decide what defenses you can and can't present is absurd. Thats for the jury to decide and lawyers to argue their point. Judges should not have that power.
@@dash4800I mean the judges job is literally to moderate what the jury can hear, so I’m not sure that statmemt makes sense but this was a terrible decision in this case
@@Mawyman2316 a judges job is to decide what can be brought as evidence, not to decide what defense you can argue. How can a judge order you not to present a certain defense? That makes no sense. That would mean he is already determining guilt of some kind before a trial even happens. A fair legal system cannot operate that way.
Way to go Steve!! What an absolute miscarriage of justice -- to die incarcerated because of such a foulup of the court system. TX should be embarrassed.
Since the courts recognize the concept of what a reasonable person would think it is good that they have figured out that 700,000 is a decent amount of reasonable people.
Even after death, I would like to have my name cleared. It makes me sad and angry that evidence was embargoed. I was like how they do that...why they do that. Crazy.
As a responsible gun owner, I watch/listen to both of these UA-cam channels. They are both great. Edit: This is just going to keep happening until there are consequences for the projectors and judges.
This is exactly why prosecutorial, judicial, and qualified immunity should not exist, because when the legal avenues for justice are blocked off, only "less-than-legal" methods of obtaining justice remain.
Too many times, and I have been witness to this, the courts (made up of former prosecutors) and current prosecutors believe that people are guilty until proven innocent. Winning is paramount. Their job evaluations demand it.
great work by both channels. I love how there are so many channels exposing this stuff and having great discussions about things we would never usually hear about. It really opened my eyes to how bad the legal system is manipulated by law enforcement and prosecutors (not all of course).
Congratulations Steve on being a footnote in history. That has to be way more then most people get. Just more confirmation that you are reaching a wide audience.
Mr. Lehto in my honest opinion, you are an exemplary individual for your profession. I think you would make a superlative Supreme Court Judge. Your honesty, and integrity are apparent and much needed. It would be an honor for this nation , much respect. 🙏🙏❤️
It's a national problem... And, absent egregious misconduct, it almost never gets exposed, or redressed / corrected. Elected or appointed, we don't seem to be able to get enough good judges on the bench.
@happydogg312 it's not bad everywhere but we do have alot of issues here. Look up Polk County Judge Elizabeth Coker. She rode around with a deputy or state trooper and told him who to pull over and what charges to arrest them for. Corrigan police department is corrupt and there are UA-cam videos about it. Theres 100s of these stories and most happen in rural or small town courts
@@kentbetts it's not burglary when he has a key and was given permission by one of the tenants. The judge was way off base here. Everyone is entitled to a fair shake in court and he didn't get it which is why the highest courts said to give him a retrial. But sadly the man passed away in jail before he could be found innocent.
I am so furious right now! This man will never get justice!! It's so disgusting!! And now everything just gets erased? Really? What happens to the evil ptosecutor? The judge that agreed to this??? This should not be allowed to be swept under the rug! No, no NO!!!!!
I had a liflong friend that was an attorney for over 60 yeas prior to his death. He always told me that courts are no longer about justice but about sticking in the other guy and breaking it off before they do the same to you. This seems to apply to criminal court in Texas
You definitely deserve the recognition Steve! It's wonderful that YT is informing the courts. 🧙♂️ We'll see. *footnote: credit to the movie, Charlie Wilson's War 😉
Thanks Steve. My stepfather passed away 2 years ago, he was a judge in Superior Court in California. When we talked on the phone, we loved to discuss cases, especially appeals court. I wish he was still alive because we could talk about the videos you post. Dad was the kind of judge that sometimes agonized over making correct decisions. I have experienced court as a defendant. I petitioned the court to drop an old conviction years after completing probation. Instead the judge re-instated probation (in California, I am now in Wyoming). So, I guess going to visit might end up with me in JAIL????
Steve, You have already taught us more, on you UA-cam channel, about the reality of our justice system, than you may realize! Throwing light on its hidden events does change the world, making it a better place. Thank you, very much!
As you say, the system can run you ragged without ever convicting you. But worse, the law is so bloated that people commit crimes all the time without every knowing it, so really this can happen to anyone at any time, not just criminals.
I hate these sorts of things. The state gets away with making someones life hel and then gets away without any justified punishment. These criminals in judge and lawyer clothing are what makes the system so broken.
Send an invoice to the Texas bar for public polling on this case. Seriously it's got to be a nice pat on the back from colleagues in another state/ jurisdiction especially from the state's top judges
There's an obvious thing that should happen in this case: since a fair trial was denied originally and a fair trial never took place the original trial should be declared a mistrial and the "conviction" vacated.
You are right Steve, this is so sad and pathetic. If this is a point to establish law, why couldn't the Court of Appeal complete the judgement even if the defendant died, because the main issue is really not over this sole individual, but any future defendant in similar circumstances. That judgement could have cleared his name because he was prevented from providing his defense. So he technically is not yet guilty of anything.
I'm so happy to see that you played a role in bringing this to light. My question is, will the legal system actually hold anyone accountable here? What would that look like? Can someone take legal action against the lawyers and judges involved?
This one *might* actually be sufficiently embarrassing for the Texas state supreme court to discipline the judge - belatedly. Sadly, it is almost a universal problem to get judges and attorneys disciplined in any meaningful sense without massive public cause, as it tends to be a very cliquish arrangement.
Congrats on the judicial notice of your work. It is well deserved given your passion for discussing the legal profession and breaking down noteworthy cases. I enjoy watching. Stenographer from NYC
They noticed because it makes them look really really bad and rightly so. They’re pissed because it’s reinforcing my decision to favor second amendment solutions rather than trust a court a reasonable person should presume crooked.
Not only did I see that video when you dropped it, but I LITTERALLY WATCHED IT EARLIER TODAY! Crazy maybe the algorithm already knew this video was coming lol
It won't change until judges personally face repercussions for violating our rights. The system refuses to do it, so I'm running out of sympathy for officials when private citizens decide to do it themselves.
@@kensmith5694 Kind of surprisingly, because to some degree, they actually do fear the consequence of elections... so, they are willing to cheat to try to deflect those results. Your white pill for the day.
I think the problem is that the guy won the right to a new trial. That trial can’t go forward because the defendant is deceased. The guy was not shown to be innocent in the appeal but it was correctly ruled that he was the right to present it to a jury. He can no longer present it to a jury. In this case, the defendant was having an affair with a woman and when she went out of town, the defendant/boyfriend went into my home and killed her husband. It certainly isn’t a clear cut case that he is not guilty however he had the right to make the case to a jury which he can no longer do. Basically, how do you have a trial when the person who can take the stand in his own defense is no longer here?
Just as cameras have radically changed policing in the past 20 years, shining your spot light on courts, judges and the entire judicial system may be how we make them accountable to the citizens they purport to serve.
An organization i used to run has an Amicus in DC v. Heller. Another related case, McDonald v. Chicago, included a footnote in it's decision referencing my organization's Amicus for _Heller._ The organization I ran at that time was the Pink Pistols. We merged with a sister org back in 2018 and I am on the Board, but I no longer run the organization due to declining health. I can look back over the last 22 years of my life and say, without a doubt, that I made a positive change in the world. Caddyshack notwithstanding, I think that's better than achieving total consciousness on my deathbed. 😊 This case reminds me strongly of the 1939 firearms case United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939). Miller passed away during his case so the actual result is unknown. But as i recall, the net result was that the government was found in favor as Miller could not prove his case because he was deceased, and his codefendant Layton had taken a plea deal. Hence, the law has cited Miller to show that challenging the NFA on constitutional grounds had already been decided against...when it clearly has not, since the trial of Miller was incomplete.
I sited you (and a case you reviewed) on the side of the road… and in court… and yes, I won. This was a case of being prevented from escaping by force… and I had to use force back.
Unjustified force is defense able even in court ! if you can have proven evidence to excessive force without cause to the ordinary persons views of the case in question ! you can defend your own life and body from harm from a bully no matter if they have a badge !...
Great work!
You two do great work!
Steve and you two are my three favorite internet lawyer.
Some one better hope @LockPickingLawyer doesn't see this.
So he died in prison? How did that happen? Need more details. Seems like a wrongful death if you ask me.
“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are ruled by criminals!” - Edward Snowden
The man died in prison. A prison he probably shouldn't have been in.
I heard that too and was hoping Steve would include that in the update.
He had permission to be there supported by text exchanges and deposition affirming his defense. The state is responsible for his death and should be considered homicide.
Steve said many times that a prosecutors job is to represent the state, not secure convictions.
Exactly what I was thinking, I wonder how he died? They might have very well put him in a bad situation
Sounds like a potential wrongful death lawsuit for his survivors.
@@dreimann The Judge has investigated himself and found that he has judicial immunity.
I remember that case and I've watched your video on it twice. I cannot believe how the state treated him. Shame on them. And he died IN PRISON, where he DID NOT belong
he died in jail after the prosecutors and the judge conspired to deprive him of a fair trial EVERYONE INVEOLDE NEEDS JAIL
I agree with you they should be on trail of deprivation of due process and sentence to the same 40yrs in a state prison
Don't feed a married woman's cat when her husband is home
@@cliftonrobinson2043dont leave out the other punishment, capital
Sounds like DJT
@@ziggenplays1208 yes sure of course Capitol punishment for them all with no bail or possibly of parole!
Any judge refusing presentation of obvious defense is impairing the presumption of innocence. Period. GREAT job, Mr. Lehto!
When the appeals court tells the trial court, ''Hey, you're making our judical system look bad'' like several times, you KNOW there is a HUGE problem.
As a Texan, I thank you for making these jackasses in our judiciary actually open their eyes...
did it really. Remember that the jackasses in the lower courts never said they were wrong in what they did.
@@kensmith5694and it seems like they've neve been punished for it either. So long as these clowns face no consequences, they'll keep doing it
I am a Texan
As a New Mexican that has deep roots in Texas and my great grandfather was a Judge in the North pan handle and a cousin that is a sitting Judge in Houston this is embarrassing and in no way did that judge not know what he is doing. And this is an example of why Judicial immunity should be looked at for removal or limits on when it can be used. This Judge in TX. should be facing some kind of consequences of his actions. Power without oversight is pure evil. And that goes just as much for judges as politicians.
@@chadstinson9886 my cousin is a standing judge in San Antonio
Given the number of times the lower court "screwed up" this case, even after the appeals court called them on it, I have to wonder if they didn't just "screw up" at all, but maliciously railroaded this man. He needs to have his name cleared somehow.
Gee, I can think of several situations like that where a popular candidate running for President is enduring “malicious railroading” on huge scale.
I agree 100%
@@markseaman4750let's work that out after "your friend" is IN PRISON , like this poor guy.
There’s always that saying "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Possibly in this case stubborn unwillingness to acknowledge having made a mistake.
Not that it makes the situation any better, either malicious or stupid, knowing that such people sit on a judicial bench and have people’s lives in their hands is scary.
I’ve seen courts deliberately “screw up”. It’s part of the reason I’m a fan of second amendment solutions, ESPECIALLY for government critters.
This is literally scary to know that a court didn't allow a defense and it had to be told, not once, but twice to get it right. Damn Scary!!!
Best video to date. It’s a damn shame that man didn’t live to see his name potentially get cleared and had to die with that unknown on his conscience.
Texas: Shame on those court officers for depriving this man of his rights not once, but twice, and now becoming a mockery in front of the entire country.
If I die in prison after having stood by the assertion that I was wrongly convicted, I want people to keep fighting to clear my name. It's obscene that - as far as I understand - nobody can do that now and he will always have been a man who died in prison and that's that.
If it can happen to YOU it can happen to ANYBODY AND UNTILE WE PUT A STOP TO THIS IT WILL, AND DOES!!!.
Don't forget this man. It's been 8 months, keeps your voices going out to him and against those who would suppress us.
They stole his right to a fair trial and cannot ever make amends. I'm so sick of judges and prosecutors qualified immunity.
Unfortunately that's absolute, not qualified, immunity.
@@laughingdaffodils5450 Nope. There have been a few court cases.
There's only one way to stop the problem.
@@christophero1969 when reading your response, two aphorisms come to mind:
1) Exceptions to the general rule do not override the general rule.
2) An injustice anywhere…is an injustice *_everywhere._*
We should not be in the business of justifying corruption in the 🇺🇸United States Constitutional system, wherever it rear it’s ugly head.
Injustice *_must_* be be brought to light and then stricken from existence!
@@ericeller9165second amendment solutions?
This absolutely fumes me of corruption allowed in courts. Judges need to be held accountable of their unlawful actions of favoring prosecutors unlawfully.
Spoiler: they won't be.
You need bottomless pockets and a long life to fight a court case, in the best case. Virtually impossible to fight and win when “they” are “determined” to put someone away… the “lawyers and judges” in this case should face some sort of punishment to be sure they do not keep doing this to others.
Good job Steve!
As with everything else, money has become the most prevalent factor concerning justice. Justice is blindfolded by the dollar.
Like Granddad said, "If the Government wants you in jail, you are going to jail, and you'll stay in jail as long as they want to keep you there. No amount of money can fix that."
It is heart-wrenching that this innocent person spent a year in jail, appeal after appeal, and then died without justice. My heart goes out to his family.
Is there any way that they could go after the state?
As a former Michigander I’m glad Steve’s channel found its way back on my stream. When Steve reviewed the Chrysler Turbine on Jay’s channel it was a thrill for me. I recall back when they were lending those cars for a lucky few to drive and evaluate, I wished/dreamed my father could have been one of them. I did get to see one of those turbine cars drive through the neighborhood back then, afterward at the Henry Ford Museum.
He may have been absolutely guilty; we may never know. The problem is that he was denied the right to raise a defense. No one deserves a Kafkaesque court system.
@@throckwoddle
I agree.
The defendant was in no way exonerated at the point he sent to prison but he absolutely should have the right to present the case to the jury.
That right was denied like you said.
And his mistress.
You don't have a national audience, Steve. You have an _international_ audience.
"Our legal system's not perfect, it's got problems."
And it's great thing that there are people like you who point these problems out and help to correct them.
Never underestimate the power of the court of public opinion. If we want to see change in civil asset forfeiture, channels like this will need to be the driving force!
It sounds like the prosecutor wants it dropped so he can do it again to someone else when he needs to boost his conviction rate.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
That is exactly why the state wanted it dropped: they wanted to avoid the precedent that could be cited later.
That doesn't work. Died in prison with appeal pending results in an acquittal as a standing rule.
@@joshuahudson2170 sure, but it doesn't set precedent.
@@Canthus13 Argument cuts both ways. Better to throw the case out than risk setting precedent for the state because the defendant is no longer around to ensure the best version of the argument is submitted.
Steve, I know you've said repeatedly that you would never want to be a judge, but you make more sense than almost any judge that I've ever seen or have been in front of.
You correctly point out that the purpose of a Court is not to convict the defendant, but instead, to find the truth and rule accordingly and fairly.
I've found that the people most suited for positions of power tend to be the ones who don't actually want to do it despite being qualified.
I took pre-law at UI in the early ‘80s. The prof said, “the court’s charge is to clear the docket, justice and truth have nothing to do with it ultimately.”
We have a legal system, NOT a justice system.
I think it was William F. Buckley who said that anybody who openly campaigns for public office should be forever barred from that office because they usually have ulterior motives. @@AkhierDragonheart
@@24-Card "Juries get it wrong, a lot.
Well, I have a tool that I can deal with that.
It's called jury not withstanding the,
judgment not withstanding the verdict.
I can say there is no possible way
that a reasonable jury would have reached that conclusion.
And I've done that twice,
and once I got reversed, and once I got affirmed.
That's not bad considering it's sort
of controversial to overturn a jury.
What if the defendant was wearing a red sweater
instead of a blue sweater?" arthur engoron. Exposed.
Another reason right here why I like Steve....not because he is an attorney, but because his heart is part of “ we the people”
In this case, you are absolutely right. Honestly they need to investigate the courts because he didnt get a fair trial and opportunity to clear his name before he passed. Who knows, he may have been guilty but now we will never know.
The problem with the appeals system is that the original court judges cannot be trusted to accept error and review their cases without bias. Cases that are successfully appealed should be vacated and not returned to the courts and judges that violated the constitutional rights of the defendants. Absolutely devastating.
By Steve’s own words, they police far a result, they prosecute for a result, and they adjudicate for a result; the law be damned. Logic, which the law is supposed to be based upon, be damned. The thing that makes me angry now is that there’s no consistency in the application of the law if they want a result; and you have said as much. and when I listen to Strict Scrutiny, podcast and they talk about the fifth circuit and some of their decisions it is clear to me that Steve was absolutely positively unequivocally, correct they’re looking for particular result they use pretzel logic to get it. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi horrible places to be.
@@GRSEMETROMALLwell said
My experience is with UK tax cases, in those, the higher court has the option to: remake the decision themselves; refer it back to the same lower court to redo the decision based on the higher courts finding of error; or, refer it down to differently constituted lower court to do it's bidding.
After 32 years in the business it’s inspiring to see that you still have a passion for calling out unfairness in the process. Too many people just shrug and say , it is what it is . Thank you .
We have the greatest system that money can buy!
@@kurtvanluven9351Not quite always yet, but we’re getting there.
@@kurtvanluven9351😂😂😂
It is very inspiring. "It is what it is" Is a self protection mechanism, go crazy or give up, it's understandable.
Thank you for bringing it up again and excoriating the Texas court. If they get away with this kind of exclusion rule, our system of justice is in real danger of collapsing.
Never has there been better evidence of the great public service you do with your channel.
You, the also named Armed Attorneys, and Mark W. Smith's 4 Boxes Diner channel, are
educating many citizens regarding our laws, our Constitution, and our shortcomings -
and are collecting their attention and galvanizing their actions. This is a day in which
we need to be writing our Congrefscreatures about the too many injustices we see.
Thank you for your diligent efforts!
If you read between the lines, what this court really meant to say is "hey guys, we can no longer get away with this things, these loopholes are an embarrassment and everyone is noticing"
Exactly what I read too.
the defendant was not too embarrassed after an burglary and an assault to raise a self-defense argument. The trial court said no, appeal court said yes.
Accurate
Yep.
I read it more as "you can't keep doing this" rather than "we can't keep doing this" considering that the lower courts kept defying the higher courts on the matter.
Shame on them. Essentially the guy died UNCONVICTED, as his new trial hadnt happened.
UNCONVICTED but died in PRISON.
Congrats Steve, What you do DOES matter! I appreciate you, great job!
Stories like this are some of the worst in the justice system. A guy was abused by the justice system until he died. The legal questions seem like the least of the tragedies here.
Thanks as always Steve. You do great and important work.
Wow, Steve, you were more animated here than usual. And rightly so. When courts deny a person's right to a fair trail, those very courts undermine their own legitimacy. That should rouse everyone to anger.
You havent seen Steve on uniformed armed robbery have you!!!!!! ( also called warentless civil asset forfiture ) poor Steve can baerly keep from using dirty words to describe the uniformed hiway robbers who commit these CRIMES , AND THE CROOKED " JUDGES and PROSICUTERS WHO ARE IN THE CRIME WITH THEM, THAT IS THE REASON WHY OUR FORFATHER'S INCLUDED THE SECOND AMENDMENT IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS!!!! 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐
Does this man have family? If so, wouldn't this need to be seen through in order for them to have a fair opportunity to file a civil lawsuit against the state for wrongful death?
I've noticed that other lawyers also watch your videos as you've been mentioned in several instances. This leads me to believe lawyers watch other lawyers in order to get more opinions that help them in cases they are currently involved in for ideas.
It is quite a feather in your cap to be referenced in a higher court. It means your legal opinion holds water in the legal world.
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations Steve….that is quite the the accomplishment for you to be mentioned ii this manner.Job well done.
The reason this kind of thing happens is that the Judge and the state prosecutor suffer no consequences for this behavior. I think this should be a Federal Civil rights violation that should be prosecuted.
IJ just got judicial immunity quashed in the family court judge case who adjudicated shoe less from a guys lounge chair. The Civil Rights Lawyer is handling the guys civil case, he's done a few videos on it. Steve reported on it as well.
@@katiekane5247 not the same though. In that case judge wasn't doing judge work, so judicial immunity got squashed for obvious reasons. Here, judge was doing judge work, just in bad way; unlike others professions, judge can't be prosecuted or sued for doing the job badly unfortunately, even if it looks malicious (which it kinda given the decision rendered after the first appeal). Best that could happen is some punishment rendered from higher courts.
@@andreyturkin
I agree.
This judge made a very poor decision but it is a decision with the job description.
That is completely different than the judge who left the courtroom and put herself in the position of a police officer.
Congratulations, Steve! You are a national hero!
This is why we need a way to censure and bring punitive remediation against prosecutors and judges for instances like this where they are derelicting their duty in an obvious manner.
Steve, you perfectly described prosecutorial misconduct. And correct me if I'm wrong, but there should be an investigation into this judge AND prosecutor for what they did to this guy, as well as examining every case that's been in front of this judge, as well as every case that this prosecutor has handled, going back 25 years. And if a pattern is found, this judge and/or prosecutor arrested and charged with felonies for every time they've done this.
Because to my knowledge, ignorance of the law is no excuse for misconduct, least of all for a sworn officer of the law.
This case smacks of misconduct by both the judge and the prosecutor, and somebody needs to criminally pay for prejudicing the deceased man's protected rights.
Because at the end of the day, if it can happen to Mr. Rogers in Texas, it can happen to anyone in any state. And at that point, what authority does the system really have, if the citizenry knows that to become involved with the system in some way, means that you are no longer presumed innocent, but instead are presumed guilty, and therefore are railroaded? This case makes a mockery of the system not just in Texas, but anywhere that kind of chicanery is allowed to happen.
EXACTLY !!!!
Living in Texas I sometimes feel that depending on the defendant that a guilty verdict has already been reached before the trail ever starts, the police, DA and the judge are not above rigging the outcome of a trail.
A song about legal and judicial misconduct has been part of the music charts since 1972!
This seems to be a continuation of the Wild West ethic often portrayed in movies and TV that Texas is where they will guarantee you a fair trial before they hang you.
@@jdgindustries2734
I'm curious. Can you put a name to it? I'm guessing "I Shot the Sheriff", or perhaps "When the Lights Went Out in Georgia"?
That's not just Texas. And that attempting to defend yourself means MORE prison time than taking their plea "bargain" is wrong!
I live in Texas. I don't see how it's different from other injustices in other states. Now, the federal courts are definitely rigged with an unlimited budget that are dangerous, very politicized and vindictive.
Justice was not served. They can never undo that that neglect. They need to be ridiculed for this until their dying breath.
Excellent work covering this Steve.
Also, always love seeing the Hardrockers shirt. Went there for 3 years, and my dad graduated before me.
Great update. This would affect every defendant in the State of Texas and eventually beyond. Even IF the defendant was actually guilty, the original court’s attitude is terrifying.
Texas Appeals Court should now vacate the conviction of the deceased man, thereby showing he died as an innocent man, leaving the trial court, the prosecution, and D.O.C. hanging in the wind.
Steve is on fire today!
The problem is that police officers, prosecutors, judges, correctional officers have careers that are sustained by "wins," not justice.
what makes it even worse, is when states privatize the prison system, so that the state is forced to keep a certain "occupancy" rate going.
@@draco4540don't forget we pay for the lawyers that argue for the state on these appeals. It's a legal & financial Merry go Round where we pay the most for the crappiest ride.
@@katiekane5247 true. when i made my comment, i was thinking in terms that when governmental agencies that are run by "for profit" private business's are not a good thing. there are things that are best left to government to take care of, because their is no profit incentive involved. i don't have a problem with government and private business doing joint ventures together as long as the government oversees the process like building roads, etc. also, there is enough problems with the criminal justice system as it is without private business (for profit) adding to the problems.
exactly. if you've won a case that you should've lost, then justice and all of society has lost.
"If your a lawyer, you don't mind footnotes" -another quote from the Great Steve Lehto
Steve, you need to check out the auto key card case! You should do a video, it is just like this case, a man charged and convicted of selling machine guns but not allowed to argue the obvious fact that what he sold was in fact not a machine gun!! If the jury knew that what he sold were not machine guns then that would bias them to think he did not sell machine guns! It's crazy the guy is going to sit in jail for years and years awaiting an appeal.
Once again we see where courts do whatever they please, allowing that if you don't like it you can appeal which somehow makes it fair. It's a strain on the average person's finances to go to trial, and an appeal costs a heck of a lot more which means the system is biased against the poor. And the dead suffer this ignominy too. But nice to hear Steve cited anyway
It’s worse than that even. Political affiliation, association with others, etc can rig your trial from word one. Then you have 24 hour news and social media irrevocably tainting the jury pool on thousands and thousands of cases.
They can’t do whatever they please if they’re dead. Unfortunately, it might be too late to get justice after the fact due to death or finances. Therefore, if you’re innocent, it logically follow you should be presumptuous and preemptive.
It would seem that the legal system is yet another system biased against the poor.
“Laws are threats made by the dominant socioeconomic-ethnic group in a given nation. It’s just the promise of violence that’s enacted and the police are basically an occupying army. You know what I mean?”
As you may know, I live in Norway. Therefore your audience isn't merely national, it's international. Great video, you're gained notoriety!
I agree from Sweden 👍
We ALL know he has a LOT of watcher's in FINLAND DONT WE!!!!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
@@earlwheelock7844 Well.......the name Lehto isn't Spanish!
@@MrTruckerf 😮😮😮😮😮???????????????????
for the robot lady. “one putting all of their ducks in a row refrains from putting all of their eggs in one basket.”
Great video as usual Steve. When you made the statement " running out the clock" I immediately thought of a case in Alberta Canada about the Coutts 4 who have been in remand for over 600 days. I just hope one of those men don't die waiting for their day in court on trumped up conspiracy charges.
The real problem here is that some guy up in Michigan keeps pointing out the rules of law.
Seems massively counterproductive for them to remove published opinions from case law just because a party died before a new trial. Their reasoning is still valid and important to the administration of justice
The system couldn’t care less about justice. It’s all about public perception. That’s why Steve was mentioned AND why they’re mooting it.
That poor man. My heart goes out to him and his family. The opinions granting the man a new trial should NOT be withdrawn! The opinions on appeal should stay in the books for all to see. The prosecutors and the lower court judiciary owe that poor man and his family a formal written apology. Published in every newspaper in Texas so that man’s spirit may Rest In Peace.
Keep up the good work, Steve! You are making a difference in the world
The lower court judge that did this should be removed. Even someone with an IQ below 75 would understand this was wrong.
In my opinion, ALL those that prevented this man from raising the defense should be REMOVED from their offices! And Barred from preceding over any legal matters. Why don't we throw them all in jail for as long as this man was. I don't know if he was innocent or guilty. But the judges and attorneys that completely BOTCHED this case are 100% guilty!!
The original decision to forbid a self-defense argument following a burglary and an assault was correct, but overturned.
agreed. The idea that a judge can just decide what defenses you can and can't present is absurd. Thats for the jury to decide and lawyers to argue their point. Judges should not have that power.
Because they gave themselves qualified immunity is why this continues.
@@dash4800I mean the judges job is literally to moderate what the jury can hear, so I’m not sure that statmemt makes sense but this was a terrible decision in this case
@@Mawyman2316 a judges job is to decide what can be brought as evidence, not to decide what defense you can argue. How can a judge order you not to present a certain defense? That makes no sense. That would mean he is already determining guilt of some kind before a trial even happens. A fair legal system cannot operate that way.
Way to go Steve!! What an absolute miscarriage of justice -- to die incarcerated because of such a foulup of the court system. TX should be embarrassed.
Keep fighting for us! We thank you!
Since the courts recognize the concept of what a reasonable person would think it is good that they have figured out that 700,000 is a decent amount of reasonable people.
Even after death, I would like to have my name cleared. It makes me sad and angry that evidence was embargoed. I was like how they do that...why they do that. Crazy.
Congratulations! You deserve to be cited. 🎉
Dude... ive never heard a lawyer speak so fast, in court lingo, and be able to understand them still. You rock!!
As a responsible gun owner, I watch/listen to both of these UA-cam channels. They are both great.
Edit:
This is just going to keep happening until there are consequences for the projectors and judges.
This is exactly why prosecutorial, judicial, and qualified immunity should not exist, because when the legal avenues for justice are blocked off, only "less-than-legal" methods of obtaining justice remain.
@BOFH
- - - I absolutely agree with your comment, "less-than-legal" methods of obtaining
justice remain. 👏
Too many times, and I have been witness to this, the courts (made up of former prosecutors) and current prosecutors believe that people are guilty until proven innocent. Winning is paramount. Their job evaluations demand it.
"Their job evaluations" -- and their campaign contributions.
great work by both channels. I love how there are so many channels exposing this stuff and having great discussions about things we would never usually hear about. It really opened my eyes to how bad the legal system is manipulated by law enforcement and prosecutors (not all of course).
L: Your honor, I object!
J: On what grounds?
L: It's devastating to my case.
You are doing good, relevant work both in and out of the court. Obviously you are doing something right!
Congratulations Steve on being a footnote in history. That has to be way more then most people get. Just more confirmation that you are reaching a wide audience.
Thank you, Steve, for your good work.
And kudos to the ArmedAttorneys in Texas.
Mr. Lehto in my honest opinion, you are an exemplary individual for your profession. I think you would make a superlative Supreme Court Judge. Your honesty, and integrity are apparent and much needed. It would be an honor for this nation , much respect. 🙏🙏❤️
If the passion in Steve's voice here doesn't grab you for how unjust what happened in Texas...I don't know what will.
Unfortunately here in Texas, all to often there is no justice in the legal system. The horror stories of out of control judges is infuriating.
It's a national problem...
And, absent egregious misconduct, it almost never gets exposed, or redressed / corrected.
Elected or appointed, we don't seem to be able to get enough good judges on the bench.
Especially that jarhead judge and Houston He sent a woman to jail for voting after being a felon he gave her 5 years You got to be kidding me.
@happydogg312 it's not bad everywhere but we do have alot of issues here.
Look up Polk County Judge Elizabeth Coker. She rode around with a deputy or state trooper and told him who to pull over and what charges to arrest them for.
Corrigan police department is corrupt and there are UA-cam videos about it.
Theres 100s of these stories and most happen in rural or small town courts
in this instance the trial judge was correct to forbid a self-defense argument associated with a burglary and an assault.
@@kentbetts it's not burglary when he has a key and was given permission by one of the tenants. The judge was way off base here. Everyone is entitled to a fair shake in court and he didn't get it which is why the highest courts said to give him a retrial. But sadly the man passed away in jail before he could be found innocent.
I am so furious right now! This man will never get justice!! It's so disgusting!! And now everything just gets erased? Really? What happens to the evil ptosecutor? The judge that agreed to this??? This should not be allowed to be swept under the rug! No, no NO!!!!!
I had a liflong friend that was an attorney for over 60 yeas prior to his death. He always told me that courts are no longer about justice but about sticking in the other guy and breaking it off before they do the same to you. This seems to apply to criminal court in Texas
Until there is a way to hold the people accountable for ignoring the higher court, nothing will change .
Thank you! I’m horrified by the current state of the judicial system. Right to a timely trial should include all aspects including appeals!
You definitely deserve the recognition Steve!
It's wonderful that YT is informing the courts.
🧙♂️ We'll see.
*footnote: credit to the movie,
Charlie Wilson's War 😉
The basic duty of any court is to protect the INDIVIDUAL from the infinite power of the state.
Thanks Steve. My stepfather passed away 2 years ago, he was a judge in Superior Court in California. When we talked on the phone, we loved to discuss cases, especially appeals court. I wish he was still alive because we could talk about the videos you post. Dad was the kind of judge that sometimes agonized over making correct decisions. I have experienced court as a defendant. I petitioned the court to drop an old conviction years after completing probation. Instead the judge re-instated probation (in California, I am now in Wyoming). So, I guess going to visit might end up with me in JAIL????
Steve, You have already taught us more, on you UA-cam channel, about the reality of our justice system, than you may realize! Throwing light on its hidden events does change the world, making it a better place. Thank you, very much!
I regret I have but one like to give
he definitely taught not to carry large amounts of cash due to civil asset forfeiture. i was gonna bring like $30k to vegas
Steve, you outlined the legal issues and breaks down the legal jargon for the non legal minds to understand. You deserve the recognition.
Thank you for honestly representing the people !
As you say, the system can run you ragged without ever convicting you. But worse, the law is so bloated that people commit crimes all the time without every knowing it, so really this can happen to anyone at any time, not just criminals.
I hate these sorts of things. The state gets away with making someones life hel and then gets away without any justified punishment. These criminals in judge and lawyer clothing are what makes the system so broken.
Seams to me the judge and prosecutor should complete his jail sentence. Real Justus
Send an invoice to the Texas bar for public polling on this case. Seriously it's got to be a nice pat on the back from colleagues in another state/ jurisdiction especially from the state's top judges
There's an obvious thing that should happen in this case: since a fair trial was denied originally and a fair trial never took place the original trial should be declared a mistrial and the "conviction" vacated.
In some states the common law doctrine of abatement _ab initio_ erases a defendant’s conviction if the defendant dies while an appeal is pending.
I watch The Armed Attorneys from time to time.
You are right Steve, this is so sad and pathetic. If this is a point to establish law, why couldn't the Court of Appeal complete the judgement even if the defendant died, because the main issue is really not over this sole individual, but any future defendant in similar circumstances. That judgement could have cleared his name because he was prevented from providing his defense. So he technically is not yet guilty of anything.
One of your best ever. Thanks!!
I'm so happy to see that you played a role in bringing this to light. My question is, will the legal system actually hold anyone accountable here? What would that look like? Can someone take legal action against the lawyers and judges involved?
This one *might* actually be sufficiently embarrassing for the Texas state supreme court to discipline the judge - belatedly.
Sadly, it is almost a universal problem to get judges and attorneys disciplined in any meaningful sense without massive public cause, as it tends to be a very cliquish arrangement.
Congrats on the judicial notice of your work. It is well deserved given your passion for discussing the legal profession and breaking down noteworthy cases. I enjoy watching. Stenographer from NYC
They noticed because it makes them look really really bad and rightly so. They’re pissed because it’s reinforcing my decision to favor second amendment solutions rather than trust a court a reasonable person should presume crooked.
He didn't just credit Steve. He gave credit to us too, the audience.
Congratulations on the footnote, Steve... still sad this man did not have a fair day in court... not a laughing matter indeed
Not only did I see that video when you dropped it, but I LITTERALLY WATCHED IT EARLIER TODAY! Crazy maybe the algorithm already knew this video was coming lol
It won't change until judges personally face repercussions for violating our rights.
The system refuses to do it, so I'm running out of sympathy for officials when private citizens decide to do it themselves.
Remember it when you vote
The problem is what's on the ballot, and how who can be there gets constrained.
@@TheMelnTeam They are also working to constrain who votes too
@@kensmith5694 Kind of surprisingly, because to some degree, they actually do fear the consequence of elections... so, they are willing to cheat to try to deflect those results.
Your white pill for the day.
This case absolutely should continue forward. Even in death, your name matters.
I think the problem is that the guy won the right to a new trial. That trial can’t go forward because the defendant is deceased.
The guy was not shown to be innocent in the appeal but it was correctly ruled that he was the right to present it to a jury. He can no longer present it to a jury.
In this case, the defendant was having an affair with a woman and when she went out of town, the defendant/boyfriend went into my home and killed her husband.
It certainly isn’t a clear cut case that he is not guilty however he had the right to make the case to a jury which he can no longer do.
Basically, how do you have a trial when the person who can take the stand in his own defense is no longer here?
The process is the punishment. Lawfare.
Just as cameras have radically changed policing in the past 20 years, shining your spot light on courts, judges and the entire judicial system may be how we make them accountable to the citizens they purport to serve.
An organization i used to run has an Amicus in DC v. Heller. Another related case, McDonald v. Chicago, included a footnote in it's decision referencing my organization's Amicus for _Heller._
The organization I ran at that time was the Pink Pistols. We merged with a sister org back in 2018 and I am on the Board, but I no longer run the organization due to declining health.
I can look back over the last 22 years of my life and say, without a doubt, that I made a positive change in the world. Caddyshack notwithstanding, I think that's better than achieving total consciousness on my deathbed. 😊
This case reminds me strongly of the 1939 firearms case United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939). Miller passed away during his case so the actual result is unknown. But as i recall, the net result was that the government was found in favor as Miller could not prove his case because he was deceased, and his codefendant Layton had taken a plea deal.
Hence, the law has cited Miller to show that challenging the NFA on constitutional grounds had already been decided against...when it clearly has not, since the trial of Miller was incomplete.
IIRC, Miller's attorney also was owed money, with no hope of recovery, nor of recovering any additional fees, so he let his advocacy lapse.
I sited you (and a case you reviewed) on the side of the road… and in court… and yes, I won.
This was a case of being prevented from escaping by force… and I had to use force back.
"Cited" not "sited".
Unjustified force is defense able even in court ! if you can have proven evidence to excessive force without cause to the ordinary persons views of the case in question ! you can defend your own life and body from harm from a bully no matter if they have a badge !...
Excess handcuff compression can break small bone off the wrist, fu r lake
@@ronpflugrath2712and cause permanent nerve damage.
I dont watch your videos too often, but this is the first time i remember seeing you seeming fairly upset. This case is truly infuriating.
The Texas judicial system SHOULD be publically shamed for how the lower courts there have repeatedly screwed this case up!