Comments on: Update on the transcripts situation

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:44:29 +0000

American Justice: Even if you “win” you loose. Think any of the bureaucrats that have targeted you are in debt for it?

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:07:34 +0000

Catinthewall,

The way I see it in the case of the Miami Beach cop, that could have been me who was shot. I can easily find myself walking down Washington Avenue at 4 a.m. and get stopped by a group of officers because they think I fit some description or another.

Genewitch,

There was no actual court reporter at the trial. It was just tape recorded. So I have to go through the company that is certified to make it official.

I bought the CD recording of the trial long ago, so I could easily transcribe it myself or hire some college kid to do it for much cheaper, but it would not be officially certified by the court.

Scott,

If you are not well off, the system works against you. Despite the fact that the system provides public defenders for people who are indigent.

I’m not indigent in the eyes of the court. I am fortunate to have assets as well as an income.

But I am far from well-off and, in fact, I am in debt because of this case. I even had to give up my credit cards because I used them all up and I was unable to pay the monthly fees.

I had to join a credit repair program, which allows me to pay my credit cards off in one monthly payment.

Justice is not cheap but I have no regrets.

I really don’t think this is anything the judges are doing to purposely screw me over. Perhaps they just want to be thorough.

The prosecutor argued that my appeal should be thrown out because I did not include the whole transcript.

I countered that I should be able to submit just the portions that pertain to my appeal or, if not, be given the opportunity to supplement the record, which is stated in a law.

So now that I am supplementing the record, it reduces the prosecutor’s arguments by one. Now he has to rely on the other lame arguments he made. I can’t even recall what they are right now but they are here.

http://carlosmiller.com/2009/03/30/the-moment-of-judgment-has-arrived/

By: Scott Chamness

Scott Chamness — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:02:29 +0000

You know, isn’t the entire legal process in this country technically supposed to be free? You know, the whole idea that someone can defend himself even if he is poor or something?

Not that I’m saying your poor, Carlos, but this really does seem like crap.

By: genewitch

genewitch — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:59:01 +0000

Carlos: what exactly is involved in a transcription? is it just translating the clerk’s shorthand into regular english? wouldn’t it be cheaper to hire a clerk and have them read from the full transcript?

Something reeks of BS about the whole making you give the courts money to review your case.

By: Catinthewall

Catinthewall — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:13:40 +0000

Is this cop one of the ones from your attack, or unrelated?
Care to share a bigger teaser? Trigger happy cops who are ‘screwed’ seem only to be that way because he shot someone important, or was careless and did it while in a camera’s veiwfinder and let it get away.