Wild Court Moments #56 Rejected Plea

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  • @Ckom-Tunes
    @Ckom-Tunes 2 роки тому +151

    There’s a lot of violence in those charges! That plea was way out of line!

    • @benjamindeh873
      @benjamindeh873 2 роки тому

      But she is a female. All of your arguments are now invalid. (At least according to that dumb DA)

    • @brentfarvors192
      @brentfarvors192 Рік тому +1

      "Threatened" violence, but, YES. She has marbles for brains, and jail is her only cure for those...Dummy would have gotten away if not for pleading like that...Restitution wasnt even that much; Between CS, and working a few jobs; Could have been clear in a couple years...Those are "I only have a few months to live", type of charges....

    • @chad3232132
      @chad3232132 Рік тому

      @@brentfarvors192 Unfortunately, she still got off incredibly light. She was ultimately sentenced to only 3 years in prison for all these crimes and is due to be released in January 2024.

  • @rmsmith8098
    @rmsmith8098 8 місяців тому +21

    Finally, a judge with more concern for the community than the criminal. Good job judge.

  • @markarnold8014
    @markarnold8014 2 роки тому +85

    Hallelujah! Judge Medrano Jr. gets it! How unreal that a Prosecutor would want to allow someone guilty of that kind of Aggravated Serial Crime a pass. Well Done!!!!!!

    • @brendaselzer9353
      @brendaselzer9353 2 роки тому

      Yep... These George Soros backed prosecutors were put in place by design.

    • @betting4life948
      @betting4life948 Рік тому

      Pathetic (your comment that is)

  • @dreamcruzer4743
    @dreamcruzer4743 2 роки тому +287

    So glad the judge did that. Probably saved lives with that ruling.

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +22

      👍

    • @user60521123
      @user60521123 2 роки тому +38

      Yup! This deal was outrageous. An extremely dangerous defendant gets a 458-year reduction just to save time and money on a jury trial!?!? This judge made the right decision.

    • @JustDiane71
      @JustDiane71 2 роки тому +6

      Totally agree!

    • @brendaselzer9353
      @brendaselzer9353 2 роки тому +10

      @@user60521123 these prosecutors have gotten ridiculous

    • @HappiestGirl69
      @HappiestGirl69 Рік тому

      She’s probably antifa. They get away with all of their violence.

  • @judeiz2203
    @judeiz2203 2 роки тому +26

    It didn't help her case by playing games with the guilty - not guilty responses. I would love to see the jury outcome on this case Mike 🙏 thanks again for a great video ☺️

  • @jakemoeller7850
    @jakemoeller7850 2 роки тому +114

    Thank you, Mike! My adrenaline started to kick in when the judge was re-reading the sentences. Good decision by the judge. This plea deal is of the type that makes people scratch their heads in dismay.

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +8

      👍

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly! And you know she'd go right back to her hang and brag about how she pulled one over on the prosecutor and the judge of the plea deal had gone through! She'd also be right back out there terrorizing the community, too, because she would think there's no consequences for her behavior.

    • @JohnDoe-do5me
      @JohnDoe-do5me 2 роки тому

      I would bet the DA is a far left Democrat

    • @happyinharned9583
      @happyinharned9583 2 роки тому +3

      That PA must have owed that atty a huge favor...the PA should be reprimanded!

  • @thaddeuscosse9527
    @thaddeuscosse9527 2 роки тому +103

    I'm appalled at that plea. That many stores being robbed with a deadly weapon, plus assaulting police officers? I can't imagine that DA will be there long if this is standard practice for them. I don't fault the Defense he did his job.
    I can understand if it was one night, but these were different time frames!!

    • @1981lashlarue
      @1981lashlarue 2 роки тому +27

      There may be evidentiary issues that we are unaware of that justifies the deal from the prosecutor's perspective. There are evidentiary issues and/or mitigating factors that the parties know that we don't that often go into making plea offers.

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +4

      True

    • @nctpti2073
      @nctpti2073 2 роки тому +9

      @@1981lashlarue That is what I was thinking. Was it really a knife or just a letter opener or something? Did she actually threaten people with it, or did she just pick it up when threatened herself? Was there some other mitigating issue, some diminished capacity of some sort? How credible are the witnesses? How good is the video? All sorts of reasons the prosecution might be ok with such a deal.

    • @1981lashlarue
      @1981lashlarue 2 роки тому +3

      @@nctpti2073 Right on. Also, they may have witnesses that may be unavailable and/or unwilling to participate in the process.

    • @asjmpickle
      @asjmpickle 2 роки тому +3

      Idk I don't think assault on a police officer should be as serious charge as it is. Like you're getting mauled and gonna have permanent injuries at the hands of police dog but if you touch it that's life in prison? Fuck that. People need a right to self defence against police brutality too.

  • @wertsfd10
    @wertsfd10 2 роки тому +58

    I must say, it seems like this one just hit the judge too close to home with allowing someone with all these counts back free into society. I think he handed it very professionally and I like the fact he said a jury of her peers should determine her outcome.

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +4

      And "we'll let the community decide." That was great!

  • @RoadPirateFilms
    @RoadPirateFilms 2 роки тому +123

    Thanks @Law Talk With Mike! I couldn't believe what was happening while the prosecutor was reading out the long-winded plea deal. Her crimes could potentially result in a prison sentence of over 400 years but the prosecutor offered her a plea deal that only has 10 years deferred jail time meaning she wouldn't spend a day in jail? That was surreal to watch and I applaud the judge for not just pushing it through.

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +5

      🙌

    • @DaylightDisinfectant
      @DaylightDisinfectant 2 роки тому +11

      Could the prosecutor be charged with prosecutorial malfeasance?

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +7

      Nah it’s the process. Practically speaking they really only get that by being to aggressive. Brady violations, overcharging, fabricating evidence that kind of stuff

    • @billh230
      @billh230 2 роки тому +9

      @@LawTalkWithMike Not even the Rittenhouse prosecutors have been charged with similar- and their egregious behavior was on public display every day of the trial.

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +6

      That prosecutor needs to either rethink her approach to the job she was given to do- and consider the expectations of the community she serves and the victims of crimes- or find a new job! Perhaps she'd be better suited as a defense attorney considering how soft she is.

  • @wallyman292
    @wallyman292 2 роки тому +70

    So, she robbed, by knifepoint, 2 7/11's, a smoke shop and a Circle K, and fought the cops that arrested her (presumably) and her lawyer was able to plead down to no jail time. Mr. Barber must be one heck of a defense attorney, regardless of the judge not taking it!

    • @AllHailSp00nRiver
      @AllHailSp00nRiver 2 роки тому +19

      I got the feeling that she blew up the deal by making herself noticeable, and if she had just gone along with the show and read her lines smoothly, she would have gotten her sweetheart plea deal.

    • @cameronlawoffices898
      @cameronlawoffices898 2 роки тому +14

      Worked on one case with Mr. Barber. Very competent.

    • @moosecat
      @moosecat 2 роки тому +13

      Either that, or the assistant district attorney was zoned out when this plea deal was offered.

    • @brendaselzer9353
      @brendaselzer9353 2 роки тому

      Nope the prosecutors are simply lazy and put in their positions by design. This is why criminals are simply taking over some of these cities.

    • @maryholden3136
      @maryholden3136 22 дні тому

      Sounds like an effort to get her out of gang activity........ also means that when she's arrested next (within weeks probably) she's straight into jail for 10 years with minimal court time and cost

  • @kcindc5539
    @kcindc5539 2 роки тому +15

    What the hell is with this weak sauce APA? I can’t even fathom let alone explain what good could come of that PA as written. And Ms Martinez needs a post-incident disciplinary review up to and including termination. She is derelict in her duties to protect the interests of the State of Texas and its citizens therein. I’d push for disciplinary. Why be so hard on the APA, you ask? Simple - she has never actually worked on this case herself. That plea agreement is an amalgam of individual recommendations made by a subordinate over a period of time as each indictment took place. You can tell as she paws through it she realizes how the plea doesn’t hang together at all. She screwed up big time.

  • @janetruggles8708
    @janetruggles8708 2 роки тому +67

    At first I understood why the police say, "Why arrest them when the system is like a revolving door "?! Thank God for judges like this man! When I heard she was going to walk with just a slap on the wrist 😳😲 this was my reaction.

  • @americancrimejournal
    @americancrimejournal 2 роки тому +20

    Jury trial and sentence occurred just weeks later and the jury may have been worse or better (depends on the evidence and the actual circumstances which I'm reading now). Actually it really didn't get much worse for Castorena, maybe even better for her. She got a maximum of three years and entered prison with immediate parole eligibility. Even if parole is denied, she walks out of prison no later than 2024-01-11, which is less than two years from the date of this video.
    Basically all the community service and the 10 years deferred is gone, no parole or probation. She walks out with no restrictions (other than five felony convictions and five not guilty verdicts). 10 years deferred would almost instantly result in 10 years in prison for even the slightest misstep and would add on post-release supervision for a period of time. This is straight time.

    • @x25__
      @x25__ Рік тому

      Thanks for the follow-up. I was curious.

    • @Cyndithia68
      @Cyndithia68 Рік тому

      So could it be they figured she would probably violate her parole and end up getting the max. It’s seems she did get the better deal.

    • @jodycwilliams
      @jodycwilliams Рік тому

      I see your point, but to get that deferred enforced, it may have cost someone (or multiple someones) their life.

    • @chad3232132
      @chad3232132 Рік тому

      It is absolutely ridiculous. A total of just 3 years in prison (with early release) for a string of violent robberies. I really hope she cleans up her life, but wouldn't be shocked if she ends up going back to robbing people, or worse.

    • @aaronrankin2376
      @aaronrankin2376 10 місяців тому

      Whats the point of a minimum sentence if you can get 10-15% of minimum sentence? This is crazy.

  • @cats1900
    @cats1900 2 роки тому +5

    I cannot understand why prosecutors would make such a deal. She seems dangerous. Glad the judge stepped in.

  • @TruhbledPrincess
    @TruhbledPrincess 2 роки тому +28

    I learned the hard way, very early on, to warn my clients 'the judge will ask if you are guilty of the charges you're pleading to - if you want your plea accepted then you say yes, if you say no the plea will be rejected and the deal dies'

    • @jayschafer1760
      @jayschafer1760 2 роки тому +2

      I'd love to see Law Talk With Mike cover a no lo contendere or no contest plea.

    • @SaraSmilesandCreates
      @SaraSmilesandCreates Рік тому

      So she pleads guilty.. and then the judge pulls the deal? What happens then

    • @TruhbledPrincess
      @TruhbledPrincess Рік тому

      @@SaraSmilesandCreates the case gets relisted - either a new plea is entered and accepted or the case goes to trial. A court cannot accept a guilty plea when the defendant does not admit guilt

  • @Eleahchris
    @Eleahchris 2 роки тому +29

    I'm so glad the Judge recognized what a danger she is to herself and the community. I feel sorry for her lawyer who thought this was a done deal. I hope she gets the help she needs or she's going to walk into the wrong 7-11.

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +3

      Lawyers know, I assume, that there is always a possibility, thought fairly remote, that a judge will not accept the plea deal.

    • @brentfarvors192
      @brentfarvors192 Рік тому

      Im thinking a severe medical/ brain issue; One where the state doesnt want to be on the hook/untreatable...Most likely degenerative...

  • @ozzbud9049
    @ozzbud9049 2 роки тому +29

    I have done more time for misdemeanors!! This is pretty disgusting! I don't advocate for jail/prison, but even first offense armed robbery or violent crimes need to have some time to serve. When I was young and dumb I got caught for DUI when I was 19, am 38 now and I had to serve 60 for that and I did not have a record either.

    • @brianheagy5883
      @brianheagy5883 2 роки тому +3

      I got 6 years for my fourth retail theft the reason the da was going to go along with this deal cuz he's one of these woke people it feels nobody should go to jail let murderers out with no bond to just screw America over again I'm glad this was an older judge that wasn't into this work bullshit that's been going on

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +1

      @@brianheagy5883 well, if what you say is true, I guess you can continue your retail theft unabated now, since you won't have jail time or will just be let out, according to your theory.

    • @Dog-qx8mo
      @Dog-qx8mo 2 роки тому +1

      I've done more time for a violation {lower than a misdemeanor...)

  • @davedavedave52
    @davedavedave52 2 роки тому +27

    All this was in Elpaso Texas. It’s a wonder she lived through these prior charges. The people she robbed had cause to defend them selves From lethal force

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +3

      Yup

    • @asjmpickle
      @asjmpickle 2 роки тому +1

      Probably why she got that deal, even though she was robbing places may not have been seen as an actual threat to anyone. Could've had a razor to her own wrists etc.

    • @Caseytify
      @Caseytify 2 роки тому +1

      @@asjmpickle "Give me money or I cut my wrists!" 😂😂🤣🤣
      How are you going to spin the assault on officer charges? Did they say hurtful things to her?

    • @asjmpickle
      @asjmpickle 2 роки тому

      @@Caseytify well no but assault on an officer is touching an officer in anyway... There's no spinning just speculation people have robbed stores this way in the past. Almost all failed but still many tried.

  • @dadomac3805
    @dadomac3805 2 роки тому +23

    Now that was a great video mate. Thats a judge who's tired of weak ADA's.
    The ADA should be fired, if she's recommending crap like this, she's putting people in danger. Pisses me off.

    • @leamanc
      @leamanc 2 роки тому +5

      Are they though? I’d reserve judgment until I read the guilty plea in full AND any PSI report done before sentencing. Incarceration is not the answer to everything.

    • @dadomac3805
      @dadomac3805 2 роки тому +5

      @@leamanc I heard 4 different ag assault on different days, regardless, sometimes incarceration IS the answer. Speaking from experience.

    • @leamanc
      @leamanc 2 роки тому +3

      @@dadomac3805 Yes it is. It often is. But I believe they wouldn’t have offered such a deal, with terms like anger management, if she were a serious threat to society. On the other hand, Mike is right that women are sentenced very lightly and that may be what’s at play here. Just watch the movie Hustlers, based on a true story. If men were charged with those crimes and took the Feds to trial, they would have gotten life.

    • @Josef_R
      @Josef_R 2 роки тому +7

      @@leamanc Incarceration is the answer when you're looking at FOUR HUNDERED YEARS worth of charges.

    • @dadomac3805
      @dadomac3805 2 роки тому +2

      @@leamanc oh I know!! 🤣

  • @hairyferrit
    @hairyferrit 2 роки тому +27

    Great judge, I think there would have been uproar at accepting such a lenient deal.

  • @TheSpecops01
    @TheSpecops01 2 роки тому +21

    I agree with the judge, this needs to be reevaluate and she should be in prison this was to much to just be deferred, great job judge.

  • @jerrycann6374
    @jerrycann6374 2 роки тому +56

    That prosecutor should have known better than to offer that deal. Now the prosecutors actually need to work to litigate a trial. I like that Judge.

    • @RainbowManification
      @RainbowManification 2 роки тому +8

      A deal like this usually indicates evidence/witness issues

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +1

      👍

    • @muskokamike127
      @muskokamike127 2 роки тому +1

      The problem is: I think it's the ADA being brought up or directed by liberal DAs. You see it happening all over Cali.....like the cities where the police are directed NOT to arrest shoplifters....you see people literally walking into a store and loading up a cart full of goods and walking out.
      Then you have Kamala Harris putting up the money to defend BLM and antifa rioters.

    • @Drakshl
      @Drakshl 2 роки тому +1

      @@RainbowManification this makes a huge amount of sense, she has an insanely long list of crimes, a few of which individually would put her away for life, so she wouldn't want to go to trial BC they will probably get her for something serious

  • @nigellill3222
    @nigellill3222 2 роки тому +4

    The guy in the red & white jump suit nearly had a coronary when the judge said 458 years 😄.
    There's something not quite right with this defendant, I don't know whether it's realization setting in or what but her expression never changes, her head is constantly slanted, her answer's are sort of garbled & she seam's confused about how to answer the charges. Very odd 🤔
    Stay safe, enjoy your holiday & keep on smiling 👍🏼🦘

  • @EveryoneKnowsItsWendy
    @EveryoneKnowsItsWendy 2 роки тому +17

    Mike!!! I was almost through withdrawal from your channel while you are on vacay. Thank God I didn't make it 😂🤣😂 Hope you are having a "charming" time there in St Croix. 😊❤️💯

  • @tarabeard
    @tarabeard 2 роки тому +7

    I LOVE this judge!!!!! We need more of him. And someone really needs to rethink that prosecutor’s ability to make sound decisions.

  • @OSGCourtWatch
    @OSGCourtWatch 2 роки тому +1

    This was a long slow clip but at the very start of it the judge counted out the number of files...NINE. Also, gotta call out the reaction of the defendant awaiting his appearance as he starts to listen in and his reaction when the judge drops the hammer... For anyone interested here is the link to the original video where i found it... ua-cam.com/video/j1Hk5aYREhw/v-deo.html

  • @jimmaloney1121
    @jimmaloney1121 2 роки тому +32

    It's clear that the defendant is a menace to society with all the robberies. Good on the judge for rejecting the plea deal. I will be VERY interested to see what happens.
    PS: You are absolutely right about female defendants getting much lighter sentences than male defendants.

  • @JustDiane71
    @JustDiane71 2 роки тому +11

    I love this judge!! He did what many judges need to start doing more of, at least in my area.
    Mike your on vaca and still brining us amazing videos! Now get out and enjoy that gorgeous weather!

  • @samgoeshiking
    @samgoeshiking 2 роки тому +7

    I think she might have some learning disabilities. She may not understand what is going on. I don't think it's on purpose at all.

  • @donmoore7785
    @donmoore7785 2 роки тому +7

    OMG - this defendant did not learn her lesson after the first NG. Judge put ADA blondie in the hot seat, which she very much deserved.

  • @HetaliaGirl1
    @HetaliaGirl1 2 роки тому +6

    My mouth dropped when I heard "Ten years deferred". Really? With a record like that, she's definitely going to go back out and do the same thing again. Just because she looks and sounds like Anybodys from West Side Story, the girl that always tagged along with the Jets, doesn't mean she's not a very dangerous person, and if she's out she's got no motivation to change. The judge did the right thing.

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +2

      I pictured her bragging about how she didn't get in trouble and faced no consequences playing the part of the poor, sweet little girl with crocodile tears if this deal had actually gone through!

  • @Jennylouise87
    @Jennylouise87 2 роки тому +32

    I love the jovial inmate at the top, just chilling and waiting for his turn! Also she's so monotone and it's not out of respect in my opinion, but a lack of. She's crazy and dangerous. I totally agree with this judge. 👌 I'm curios what everyone thought of the prosecutor?

    • @kinsley7777
      @kinsley7777 2 роки тому +7

      didn't think much of the APA ... she *knew* she screwed up

    • @kinsley7777
      @kinsley7777 2 роки тому

      @Stephen Mintz all good points ... this could get interesting

    • @jennifersaunders1979
      @jennifersaunders1979 2 роки тому +4

      She reminds me of the new prosecutor out of Vermont. Vermont is getting so bad. This prosecutor is allowing crimes to go unpunished or just a slap on the wrist. But when you live in a democratic/very liberal/progressive state this is what happens. They’ve defunded the police in Burlington and the crime is terrible now etc.

    • @jamesmann2744
      @jamesmann2744 2 роки тому +1

      I say the defense attorney is having relations with her

  • @robertfromtexas2480
    @robertfromtexas2480 2 роки тому +53

    Glad to see that the judge rejected this deal. I'm all for 2nd chances, but at some point you have to drop the hammer. El Paso is a very violent city with a terrible gang problem. You have to be tough with people like her. Some jail time might save her life. Put her on probation and she'll be right back out there,doing the same thing

    • @braydend9582
      @braydend9582 2 роки тому +6

      8 different offences all on different days totaling over 400 years in prison. I get 2nd chances for an individuals worst day but she is pas the three strikes and you're out rule. That jury is going to absolutely judge give her justice, judge made the right call.

    • @brianheagy5883
      @brianheagy5883 2 роки тому +3

      The district attorney must be one of these woke generations in the last two years one of these liberals did Phil the people should get a break not pay Bond just cut them out of jail then go back to the streets and ruin America like they've been doing for the last 2 years you can see by the judge's age he ain't into this work stuff

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +1

      @@brianheagy5883 wow. I don't think it's necessary to bring politics into this. This prosecutor is weak and should either change what she's doing or found another job. To generalize a political affiliation is irrelevant and disingenuous. She just sucks at her job.

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому

      @@brianheagy5883 also, letting people out of jail had more to do with the pandemic than anything else. And it was low-risk offenders and those close to meeting their sentence that were let out.

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +1

      I agree. If she were to be let out immediately, imagine how scared all here victims would be?! It is unfair and ridiculous to re-victimize those victims and put the entire community in danger! The judge made a great call and, hopefully, this inept prosecutor will learn a lesson- or find a new job! Seems she's better suited to being a defense attorney than a prosecutor of this is how she handles cases like this!

  • @brendafleming8155
    @brendafleming8155 2 роки тому +6

    Are you kidding me, even if she did 10 years, she would most likely come out more schooled in crime. Deferred, WOW, again more than likely would not be able to comply with the terms. Bless this Judge, wise Man. Society is sick of weak sentencing, so often making no common sense.

    • @mrjones2721
      @mrjones2721 2 роки тому +2

      Problem is, we don’t have any institutions that make criminals into better people. Prison programs sometimes work, but it’s hit or miss and many prisons have no programs at all. The options are to put people on probation and hope their probation agents get them into programs that fix them, or send people to jail or prison and hope they’re too old to have a taste for crime when they get out.

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +2

      @@mrjones2721 we definitely need to reform prisons. They should not just be holding tanks for punishment. They should have robust rehabilitation programs and programs/therapy/treatment for mental illnesses. Most people who go to prison come out worse than when they went in. THAT is NOT helping society at all. Things need to change.

    • @mrjones2721
      @mrjones2721 2 роки тому

      @@karsch67 Plus lower populations. There’s an interesting article that traces the development of American prison culture and points out that it didn’t become the horror it is today until the system was flooded with prisoners from drug busts.
      (Not that it was great before, but prisons weren’t always meat grinders.)
      It would be great if prisons didn’t make good people bad and bad people worse.

  • @firebird6522
    @firebird6522 2 роки тому +5

    Wow, I need to buy a house or a car from this prosecutor. She'll probably pay me!

  • @jsocks1984
    @jsocks1984 2 роки тому +11

    I really liked your comment of high risk low reward conduct. It goes to a particular mindset of criminal behavior and it really articulates how people who engage in that behavior has little regard to others and themselves. Great work sir in all you do, coming from a current LEO of 16 years and counting!

    • @Caseytify
      @Caseytify 2 роки тому +1

      They literally have no thought for consequences.

  • @tarishapiro8451
    @tarishapiro8451 2 роки тому +7

    Dayum! It was a weak plea deal, male or female. I agree with you, she needs more intervention than a deferred sentence. Yay, I’m ordering the law nerd shirt! Thanks Mike!

  • @lenman1114
    @lenman1114 2 роки тому +7

    What's wrong with her, giving up free room and board for probation.
    Seriously, judge did the right thing.

  • @cal357channel8
    @cal357channel8 2 роки тому +10

    That was a good one.
    Maybe there is much more to the story that would come out at trial, but given all of those charges, that seemed like a crazy plea offer from the prosecution. Kudos to the judge.

    • @moosecat
      @moosecat 2 роки тому +2

      There were also charges that were dismissed, so I'm doubting how there could be any mitigating circumstances.

    • @benjamindeh873
      @benjamindeh873 2 роки тому +2

      If this was a tall black man he would get 600 years in jail (yeah, more than the 400 possible she was facing. The DA would not have dropped some charges and might have added more for the exact same crimes)

  • @muttleyjones2
    @muttleyjones2 2 роки тому +2

    Hey Mike, I see you're still at the secret sov-cit patrol headquarters in St Croix! Happy wanderings my man! 🌎🌞

  • @devonsangel
    @devonsangel 2 роки тому +5

    I would really like to know what the thought process was in determining a deferred sentence. I might be able to understand a reduced period of incarceration, but to completely defer? That doesn’t make sense. Could here be something under the table going on? You did say you thought she may be apart of a gang and this is El Paso.

  • @regtimmins1944
    @regtimmins1944 2 роки тому +2

    Sulte and I respect his honor for agreeing with society as a hole who are saying anough is anough with the pity Pardy and kidglove approach to crime and it's time for people who make bad choice desition for them selfs it's called acontabilty for your actions there (the accused ) are not the victim society and those who are doing the right thing and contributing to society are the victim

  • @WinteryMix84
    @WinteryMix84 2 роки тому +31

    That deal was reprehensible. Do prosecutors get reprimanded for making such ridiculous deals? I was relieved to see the judge reject it.

    • @shiny460
      @shiny460 2 роки тому +2

      Of course not. It's the people's job to vote out the DA if they don't like the way the DA represents the people.

  • @stevestrong458
    @stevestrong458 2 роки тому +2

    The sap in the red and white jail garb is listening to all this going on and thinking “ I’m here for second degree murder, and mines going to be a cake walk”….

  • @mtm7014
    @mtm7014 2 роки тому +8

    Mike great points about the defendant’s life expectancy. Judge Middleton has a great way of putting a positive spin on jail time explaining that it gives the defendants an opportunity to get clean and another chance at life.

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +2

      Incarceration is mainly for society. If they can succeed at rehabilitation all the better.

  • @chrishouse5753
    @chrishouse5753 2 роки тому +2

    I can't tell if she's playing a game. I think she is programmed to say not guilty and doesn't care there is a deal - doesn't want to admit it.

  • @cerebraltackle
    @cerebraltackle 2 роки тому +6

    Hey Mike - my swift kick in the chat wasn't meant for you. It was aimed at someone making a fat joke. You rule!

  • @tonyhurd5697
    @tonyhurd5697 2 роки тому +4

    If we had more judges like this one . There would be less cracks in the system !

  • @sherrisRN
    @sherrisRN 2 роки тому +4

    I love how judge pronounces every syllable.. in sti tu tion al division.. 😂
    Dis is serious bizness.. enunciation is important!

  • @littleangel5101
    @littleangel5101 2 роки тому +7

    God bless this judge! Thank you for sharing this Mike. Glad to see that there are still some judges out there who do right.

  • @legalgal
    @legalgal 2 роки тому +4

    Wow, I really like this judge!! He could have saved this girl's life and didn't even know it!! I know the defendant and atty us probably upset, but sometimes you have to just follow your gut and that's what this judge did!! I'd Luke to know what the end result is!!

  • @MrShigura
    @MrShigura 2 роки тому +2

    IMO that plea agreement should result in some sort of reprimand or other consequences from the bar for the prosecution.

  • @pianoplayrpiano99
    @pianoplayrpiano99 2 роки тому +5

    That attorney must be an amazing negotiator to have gotten this deal for his client. That said, I'm really glad the judge rejected the plea. The defendent has clearly learned absolutely nothing and is going to continue robbing and assaulting people the millisecond she is free.

    • @chad3232132
      @chad3232132 Рік тому

      I was thinking this same. Is this attorney Johnnie Cochran reincarnated or something? Either that guy has some MAJOR dirt on the DA or he has some kind of Jedi powers over the DA.

  • @skip3778
    @skip3778 2 роки тому +2

    I couldn't believe this(especially in Texas) so I did a quick search on the DA. It looks like her office is under some serious fire for not being prepared for cases. She basically fired 40 prosecutors when she took office in Jan21. Others have left over the course of the year. The situation looks like a mess. In one case a judge dismissed a murder charge because of 'prosecutorial misconduct'. It looks like the DA tried to upgrade murder charges to capital murder to buy some time which the judge did not appreciate. what a mess. Thank god though that the judge would not let this go through.

    • @OSGCourtWatch
      @OSGCourtWatch 2 роки тому

      Ran across that video when I found this one too...I think this is the link to it... it is at the very end of the clip...last 8 minutes or so if I remember correctly... ua-cam.com/video/kjWP9QfKqtg/v-deo.html

  • @Robert-ff9wf
    @Robert-ff9wf 2 роки тому +14

    This judge is what I picture in my mind a judge should be. He is on the ball and protecting society from this very dangerous person. He is not just rubber stamping these cases.

  • @sandracastrodad2316
    @sandracastrodad2316 2 роки тому +2

    I find the flat affect of the defendant rather chilling. All those charges being read out loud and there was not one flicker of feeling on her face. Not one. Her eyes are dead. I don't give a crap about saving her life. I want her sent away to save someone else's life. Great job by the Judge. To the ADA, you are a disgrace to your office. Maybe you should get a job at 7-11.

  • @MortgageGirl7
    @MortgageGirl7 2 роки тому +14

    She is lucky all 6 knife robberies didn’t result in attempted murder. The way the defendant didn’t understand shows me she has zero understanding of the seriousness of her crimes. Shame on the state! Please keep us up to date on this case. Fascinating

    • @Dog-qx8mo
      @Dog-qx8mo 2 роки тому

      lol I just looked this up- attempted murder is a lesser crime than aggravated robbery in Texas. She would be facing 2 to 20 (like in the counts that were 'just' robbery) instead of 5 to 99/life.

  • @SSgtTJ
    @SSgtTJ 2 роки тому +2

    Mike! That’s fantastic that you’re in St. Croix! I’m having a fit right now! I’m from there, and actually am visiting as you were making this video! Hope you had fun, and if you’re still here and want some tips on where to go/what to do, I got you brother! Shoot me a message!

  • @caucasiansensation147
    @caucasiansensation147 2 роки тому +4

    This is a hell of a lot of charges. This person surely needs to stay in prison for like, ever, really.

  • @alicia.8857
    @alicia.8857 2 роки тому +2

    Hate to be crude, but that plea deal was so unbelievable, the defense attorney must be diddling the ada.😁 The defendant was a one woman crime spree; judge was correct.
    Hope you're having a great time in St. Croix. I've been there; it's a lovely little island.

  • @patriciaschiro2659
    @patriciaschiro2659 2 роки тому +3

    I’m so glad the judge did that because that plea was insane. Why would they give her nothing. She is a repeat offender. She needs some jail time at least. I’m guessing with that many robberies she is on drugs and some jail time may in-able her to get clean as well.

  • @dennislang7417
    @dennislang7417 2 роки тому +2

    458 years that's not too bad he still can make it Methuselah went 969😁👎

  • @TedBronson1918
    @TedBronson1918 2 роки тому +4

    The judge has given her something to worry about instead of thinking she's going to just walk away again. Now she gets to worry about her future FOR REAL.

  • @ruthingle1487
    @ruthingle1487 2 роки тому +2

    Can't believe the length of the sentences in the US. Can't see how introducing utter hopelessness into their equation, at any point is helpful to anybody.

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому

      It’s helpful to all the people who don’t get stabbed.

  • @333duece
    @333duece 2 роки тому +5

    Another great find by "Law talk with Mike" A great judge and very interesting case. Thanks Mike!

  • @Trouble-Clef
    @Trouble-Clef 2 роки тому +1

    WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!!!!
    No prison/jail time?? She was going to walk out the door after all that? Is it any wonder that people think the justice system is too soft? This is why! Unbelievable!! I’d sure like to know why she was offered that deal. I’m sure a lot of people would like to know why. I wish the judge had asked the ADA. And that blank look on ADA Martinez’s face just says it all. She looks like she doesn’t have a clue what the problem is.

  • @maryherbst3693
    @maryherbst3693 2 роки тому +4

    Mike, might I compliment you on how relaxed & stress-free you look! (along with your checks being sun-kissed!) I'm so glad you got out of the snow & into the tropical breezes.
    This case was unbelievable... thank God the judge didn't let it slide through!
    Enjoy you heaven while you can!

  • @Laxfarm
    @Laxfarm 2 роки тому +2

    Do you think the defendant playing games factored into the judge’s decision?

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +1

      Probably not he hated the deal but the games sure didn’t help. It definitely suggests that she is a high risk for recidivism.

  • @ChitChat2022
    @ChitChat2022 2 роки тому +4

    Oh my goodness, what this woman is charged with and the attorneys say deferred? That’s nuts and I’m not even in the legal field. So glad the judge ruled way he did, now let’s see how community feels. God bless him.

  • @trevorduncan9580
    @trevorduncan9580 2 роки тому +1

    dayyyuummm... that judged done smoked her BOOOTS!!! wow... Bet she wished she would've said "guilty" instead of playing those "not guilty" games... That might have been enough to push this judge over the edge.

  • @Stoshua.81
    @Stoshua.81 2 роки тому +3

    Good for that judge she needs to go to prison that ADA is way too soft

  • @PrayingPanda
    @PrayingPanda Рік тому +2

    How dare she muck up this sweetheart deal!

  • @Sue_RedThread
    @Sue_RedThread 2 роки тому +4

    Wow! Non-law Law nerd here (thanks to you) - there’s so many layers of this onion here- no chance, but I wouldn’t mind hearing from the state what their reasoning is. Thanks for posting this one.

  • @1398go
    @1398go Рік тому +1

    It’s kind of confusing at first, because it looks like the judge didn’t notice the 458 years yet until he looked at all the counts, so you don’t see the full picture until half way in. Or is that just me not following correctly. Awesome and interesting video! Love your content Mike! I feel like the ADA almost tricked the judge. Or is that just me.
    What if this was just a huge typo, it was supposed to be 458 days, not years. 😂 but…probably not. Because they were giving her a 10 year deferment.

  • @ChristianH.1
    @ChristianH.1 2 роки тому +3

    That was a sweetheart of a deal! My home city is the most liberal with going along with deals. The surrounding cities are much tougher cities. There is no way that a Judge would go along with a plea like that. It’s true that women get lighter sentences, but given the nature of all the offenses even a female wouldn’t get that. What would have happened in the old days is that we would have approached the bench to discuss what caused us to reach that plea. I can definitely understand why he rejected it.

    • @jayschafer1760
      @jayschafer1760 2 роки тому +1

      With a deal like that, I'm surprised that there wasn't an informal, off the record conversation between the opposing attorneys and judge, just to lay the foundation for the deal, so that it wouldn't blindside the judge.

  • @Saanonymous80
    @Saanonymous80 2 роки тому +2

    Any chance you would be able to keep track of this case? Might make for an interesting Mini-series

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому

      Well we either have another plea/sentencing or a a jury trial

  • @karenglenn6707
    @karenglenn6707 2 роки тому +4

    I saw this one last week. Love the reaction of the crook in the prison when he hears what her sentence could be, even he is shocked. We don’t have these type of plea agreements in Australia, people would be so pissed. Great Judge, crappy ADA.

    • @silverclaw4
      @silverclaw4 Рік тому +1

      What do you mean by "these types of plea agreements in australia"? As in such a reduction of the original charges?

    • @karenglenn6707
      @karenglenn6707 Рік тому +1

      @@silverclaw4 yes, our prosecutions are handled by the Director of Public Prosecutions for each state for more serious crimes. The system here is completely different and are police prosecutors for the more minor cases are not authorised to make many deals. Plus the public hate it.

  • @thiawilliams6984
    @thiawilliams6984 2 роки тому +1

    Love your work Mike...I'm here late but did you do a follow up....This is where the country is going with ads on TV promoting the belief of " I do crimes but I'm not a criminal "

  • @shamusfarmer
    @shamusfarmer 2 роки тому +3

    That was an absolutely absurd plea agreement, women have such a free ride when it comes to the legal system, glad someone finally had some sense.

  • @orangekayak78
    @orangekayak78 2 роки тому +2

    Judge: Are you qualified to practice law?
    Yes, I am one of law talk with Mike law nerds.
    Judge: OK you can go pro-say
    Ah but because I am a law nerd I want a lawyer

  • @sharbymj
    @sharbymj 2 роки тому +3

    Good call by the judge! Perhaps if she had pled guilty without all the hesitation, he may not have caught on to what a sweet deal she was getting. But then again, the judge is no fool.

  • @garyt7193
    @garyt7193 2 роки тому +1

    Ever been to St Marteen, Mr. Mike? If not, I highly recommend......and make sure to sit on the RIGHT side of the plane 😁

  • @wallyman292
    @wallyman292 2 роки тому +4

    Couldn't the judge have just imposed his own sentencing here, as opposed to turning the cases over to trial by jury? Or is that not an option?

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +3

      I don’t know tbh but I had the same question.

    • @jayschafer1760
      @jayschafer1760 2 роки тому +1

      @@LawTalkWithMike Didn't you do a video recently where you covered the Michigan state ruling that gives defendants a right to withdraw their plea if the judge won't go along with the plea deal that was negotiated?
      Might have to have Dereck Wyatt explain what happens in similar situations in Texas.

    • @karsch67
      @karsch67 2 роки тому +1

      The judge said he knew nothing about the charges as far as facts and evidence, aggravating/mitigating factors, etc, so it seems he wouldn't be able to impose sentencing at that time, I would think. I believe judges are supposed to take ALL of that into consideration before imposing sentence.

  • @SmokieMcShatter
    @SmokieMcShatter 2 роки тому +1

    Yeah judges don't usually go against plea deals cause their bargained for but come one 10 deferred?!??! What were they thinking, talk aboot sweetheart deals

  • @maggiekay9292
    @maggiekay9292 2 роки тому +4

    Loving your channel!!

  • @LordDustinDeWynd
    @LordDustinDeWynd 2 роки тому +1

    (oh, crap! I WROTE the court-docketing software for El Paso County! [shudder,cringe])

  • @DaylightDisinfectant
    @DaylightDisinfectant 2 роки тому +7

    Interesting to see the judge deny the plea agreement in the interest of the defendant. Never saw that. Thanks Mike. Safe travels.

    • @LawTalkWithMike
      @LawTalkWithMike  2 роки тому +2

      Thank You 😊

    • @DaylightDisinfectant
      @DaylightDisinfectant 2 роки тому +1

      @Kimisu yes I guess the plea agreement is non binding? So the judge could impose the maximum penalties if they went forward today? He’s suggesting he won’t go by the agreement between the Defendant and her Attorney? Sorry my questions are parochial I have no formal training on the Law.

  • @raphaeld307
    @raphaeld307 2 роки тому +1

    I don't know if you've put "Or the dogs get it" in this video because I didn't started it yet, but you should remake the video with a fresh high quality camera, because the video is laggy AF. 😅

  • @RightUpYours
    @RightUpYours 2 роки тому +3

    This one made my day. Good on the judge and the prosecutor should be ashamed of even making that offer

  • @Shawn-rq4py
    @Shawn-rq4py 2 роки тому +1

    Mike to answer your question as to what’s wrong w her my belief is she may be overwhelmed by all the numbers & crimes stated. I understand all she has to do is say “guilty “ but I think there’s more to it.
    Also I zoomed in on her face & she looks either very tired, high or she’s just scared & zoned out over the possibility of life in prison. Her eyelids seem heavy & blinking slowly etc as if she’s just not there.
    Fear can do that to a person.
    I saw this many times as a LEO.
    I just don’t think she did anything deliberately trying to piss off the judge. My opinion anyhow

  • @StormyPeak
    @StormyPeak 2 роки тому +1

    We will never know...but I wonder if she hadn't called so much attention to herself by saying 'not guilty' on numerous occasions...if the judge might have just accepted the deal. But I think he got so annoyed he actually went back and read though things more closely...and then made the decision that he did. ???

  • @TheRenoReviews
    @TheRenoReviews 2 роки тому +3

    That’s a ridiculous plea, down to basically zero. Good on that judge

  • @tradewinds-wb4kn
    @tradewinds-wb4kn 2 роки тому +1

    Her responses were very drone, very robot-like. As if she practiced and forgot the plan. I'm wondering if all is ok upstairs?

  • @ItIsJustJudy
    @ItIsJustJudy 2 роки тому +12

    Law Nerd checking in. I’m glad this judge went the route he did. It would be interesting to find out what eventually happens.

    • @chad3232132
      @chad3232132 Рік тому

      You (and everyone else) probably won't like the ultimate outcome. She ended up being sentenced to just 3 years in prison, and is due for release after barely 2 years in prison in January 2024. She won't even have any probation or deferred sentence when she's out. Had this plea deal been accepted, she'd have a 10 year deferred sentence, which had she slipped up at all, she'd end up having to serve. In some respects, her barely 2 years in prison is an easier sentence than the 10 year deferred sentence than what was rejected. It's absolutely ridiculous.

  • @cdrone4066
    @cdrone4066 Рік тому +1

    She’s never going to be able to pay restitution or court costs and she won’t complete community service, this is a ridiculous plea deal. She needs to serve jail time. She’s a terrible ADA, should work for the defense.

  • @griffinbars
    @griffinbars 2 роки тому +3

    When you realize this guy isn’t even a criminal lawyer 😂😂

  • @voldamane
    @voldamane 2 роки тому +1

    I do not claim to know anything about the law except serving as a deputy but I have seen in Richland County South Carolina you women, especially if they are meek in court and if they committed the offenses with men, get very favorable treatment. One of the people I knew then said something reprehensible but maybe valid. "We simply do not build prisons for white women who commit violent crimes who have all their teeth."

  • @nfkat9801
    @nfkat9801 2 роки тому +3

    Wow - Good for the judge and the community! Hope you are having a great vacation 🙂

  • @gregwessels7205
    @gregwessels7205 2 роки тому +1

    If I decide to go on a crime spree, I'm heading for TX. Never been in trouble so as a first offender they will probably pay for my plane ticket home. Double-bonus.

  • @ericjbowman1708
    @ericjbowman1708 2 роки тому +3

    WOW! I loved this. When so many people have so many complaints of such severity, letting someone totally skate just sends a message don't complain, don't be a witness, don't call the cops. For some reason this reminds me of the ridiculous Jeffrey Epstein deal in '06. Good job judge!