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On the article ‘Ghost Rider’ Sentenced to 18 Months after Changing Plea to Guilty
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On the article Defense Lawyers Want Judge Knocked Out of Mokena Coma Punch Case
Baba Wawa
5:31 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Motions for new trial are STANDARD at sentencing hearings in every criminal case. Get over it.
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On the article Wi-Fi on Metra Trains: Pricey, but Worth It?
Baba Wawa
6:54 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Yes! It was this huge pay phone-type thing. You had to swipe your credit card through it. Talking about 1982 or so.
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On the article Folks of Fire Chief Charged With Sex Attack Sick of Cops' House Calls
Baba Wawa
8:42 am on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
He posted 10% of a $150,000 bond and that's why he's not in custody.
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On the article High Times For Marijuana Music Man: Court Supervision
Baba Wawa
4:02 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013
:)
Oh it'll definitely bruise an ego because they're not expecting it and they don't like it. And it'll definitely tick them off, too, to the point that ALL OF A SUDDEN! something was in plain view and/or you made a furtive movement. And not only can you refuse a vehicle search, you can also remain silent once Miranda is given.
And don't forget Amendment #5, too.It'll suck getting arrested, but that's what motions to quash arrest and suppress evidence are for, and that's what was done in this case, and you may win like this guy won.
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On the article High Times For Marijuana Music Man: Court Supervision
Baba Wawa
1:42 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013
He had no probable cause to search the car or call a dog for a cracked windshield. He was given a warning by the trooper. That should have been the end of the story. Trooper asked to search the car; Scott said no. Trooper should have sent him on his way at that point. He was unreasonably detained, not free to leave.
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On the Blog Post Speaker Madigan's pension power play; Longtime Hillary aide Patti Solis Doyle now helping IL businesses
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On the article Unidentified Robber Steals $70 Jordans Off Victim's Feet: Police
Baba Wawa
12:17 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Only hitch to that, GS, is under one of the various proposals with the impending conceal carry law here is firearms are/may be banned on mass transit. So unfortunately it would have had no benefit.
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On the article Unidentified Robber Steals $70 Jordans Off Victim's Feet: Police
Baba Wawa
9:17 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
ReplyThey also need to put some *much needed* street lighting there when walking west from the train station by Willie Brothers. It's virtually completely dark there, and getting off a late train and walking to your car is getting riskier, and this obviously confirms that.
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On the article Teen Pleads Not Guilty to Deadly Palos Crash Charges
Baba Wawa
9:16 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013
Don't be surprised. 99.999% of people at an arraignment plead not guilty. It's routine. Judges sometimes enter pleas of not guilty for defendants if they're unable to do so. Or unwilling.
Baba Wawa
4:27 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
It's a law that they get credit for time served. He's in pretrial custody; he wasn't free. He was held because he was charged with a crime, and like everyone charged with a crime, a bond was set and in this particular case, he couldn't post bond.
And yes, other charges were dropped and yes, it was "Let's Make a Deal" because he pleaded guilty.
Take a sedative. Relax.