[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

My ADD or whatchamacallit makes me see only a fraction of a text and leap
to some other meaning.  For instance, I saw this sub line and flashed on
another person, as in:

Riddle: What do you call the crook at the top of a bishop's staff?

Answer: <scroll

             down>




Ellen Cook


I wonder what she's doing now.  Jim probably knows.

;=)




James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> From: Grace Cangialosi
>
>  see why the trial would be especially long.  Seems to me she's just trying
>> to stay out of jail for as long as possible.
>>
>
> Yes -- but not for the reason you think.
>
> A trial costs lots of money for all involved. A plea deal costs are
> relatively tiny in comparison. That's why the state has an interest in
> avoiding trial -- no matter the circumstances.
>
> So plea negotiations drag on with the defendant's attorney(s) fighting to
> minimize jail time or other punishments. The state will continue
> negotiations to avoid a trial. And unless the defendant pleads guilty or
> nolo contendre at the outset, even a trial where "everyone knows" what
> happens can drag on for days or weeks. But no person in their right mind or
> with competent Counsel would ever do that without a plea deal first.
>
> And sometimes negotiating time gets drawn out -- especially once vacation
> seasons start at the beginning of summer.
>
> This is how the justice system in America works. I realize the Tea Party
> set wants trials for all and no namby-pamby plea deals, though they want
> the trials for free -- easy enough if they all end up in a few minutes
> using Queen of Hearts justice.
>
> Plea deals and attendant negotiations are the way of the world.
>
> 'Cheers,
> Jim
>