JURY FINDS ALABAMA MAN NOT GUITLY OF BOGUS DRUG CHARGES After a two-year long prosecution, an Alabama man, J.T., recently had his day in court to respond to the false allegations that he possessed cocaine in his residence back in January 2011. The prosecution tried several times to get J.T. to plead guilty and take the minimum sentences, but he repeatedly refused, claiming his innocence. After the verdict was read, he spoke about how elated he was with the result. “I’m just glad that it’s finally over,” said J.T. “I knew I was innocent and I didn’t do anything wrong.” J.T.’s lawyer, Attorney Mark Overall, also expressed gratitude to the jury for the verdict, but was upset that the case had to go to trial in the first place. “The case was a complete lie,” said Overall. “The DA’s office again tried to get an innocent man to plead to a felony conviction rather than to show the integrity necessary to just dismiss the case with an apology. It’s sad that this happens so much, particularly in this county, but I’ll be here to fight against the injustice every time I can.” As an aside, other local media outlets found it more important to report that Attorney Overall was held in contempt for his aggressive cross-examination of the arresting officer without even mentioning the defense win. However, Overall was not too surprised by it. “It’s not the first time I’ve been held in contempt for doing my job, and, despite the fact that it was wrong, it probably won’t be the last, stated Overall. “I’ve realized that many pro-prosecution jurists around the State of Alabama feel that they have an extra-judicial duty to shield law enforcement officers from aggressive cross-examination and scrutiny. I don’t agree with it and it makes the legal system extremely unfair because it puts the defense at a disadvantage, but I’m used to it. Still, if any officer falsely accuses one of MY clients and uses unethical tactics to try to wrongly convict that person of a crime that he or she didn’t commit, I will defend that person to the fullest extent possible and if the officer looks silly in the process, so be it.” The contempt ruling is currently under review with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 04:04:24 +0000
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