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Title: New Orleans judge orders release of seven inmates including 'murderer and rapist' because state cannot afford to pay for their defense attorneys
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Daily Mail Online
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... ord-pay-defense-attorneys.html
Published: Apr 10, 2016
Author: Ollie Gillman For Dailymail.com
Post Date: 2016-04-10 08:37:16 by cranky
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Views: 1375
Comments: 10
Seven inmates including an alleged rapist and accused murderer are set to be released in New Orleans because the state of Louisiana cannot afford to represent them. Judge Arthur Hunter ruled that seven suspects should be freed because they cannot afford attorneys and are being denied the right to one by state authorities. Among the accused are suspected killer Darrian Franklin, 40, and alleged rapist Henry Campbell, 21. Seven inmates including an alleged rapist and accused murderer are set to be released in New Orleans because the state of Louisiana cannot afford to represent them. Pictured, alleged rapist Henry Campbell (left) and suspected killer Darrian Franklin (right) Some of them have spent months in jail without any legal representation, which the judge ruled was unconstitutional. Pictured, alleged robbers Alex Bernard and Malcolm Smith (left and right) The five other men - Alex Bernard, Malcolm Smith, Donald Gamble, Joshua Vaughn and Benny Walker - are all alleged robbers, with four of them accused of using a firearm. Some of them have spent months in jail without any legal representation, which the judge ruled was unconstitutional. Hunter ordered the release of all seven of the inmates, but the men will remain in jail for at least the next 10 days. The judge stayed his decision so District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro can consider filing an appeal, which his office says he has the full intention of doing. Hunter ruled that each of the seven men's Sixth Amendment rights had been violated, The Advocate reported. 'The defendants' constitutional rights are not contingent on budget demands, waiting lists and the failure of the Legislature to adequately fund indigent defense,' he wrote. The judge stayed his decision so the district attorney can consider filing an appeal, which his office says he has the full intention of doing. Pictured left to right, Benny Walker, Joshua Vaughn, Donald Gamble Judge Arthur Hunter ruled that seven suspects should be freed because they cannot afford attorneys and are being denied the right to one by state authorities 'We are now faced with a fundamental question, not only in New Orleans but across Louisiana: What kind of criminal justice system do we want? One based on fairness or injustice, equality or prejudice, efficiency or chaos, right or wrong?' The district attorney's office said releasing the men 'poses a clear and present danger to public safety' and that the ruling would be appealed. The accused's cases were rejected by Chief Public Defender Derwyn Bunton because of a gaping hole in his office's budget. Hunter then gave the cases to private attorneys, who have refused to work until they are paid. Bunton said: 'Obviously, the charges involved in these cases are really serious, so I do think folks should be concerned about public safety. 'We wouldn't need to be in this position if they provided the resources that are necessary under the constitution. You can only prosecute as fast as you can defend, and if you can't defend, you can't prosecute.' 
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#1. To: cranky (#0)
Black Lives Matter!
Black Lies Matter more. That's all people seem to remember. There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't
And they all look like such fine upstanding citizens too. Wonder how the families of the victims feel about this? I guess New Orleans is just taking another step towards vigilantism. Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. There are no Carthaginian terrorists. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
If you took notice of our ... shall, we say ... respectable citizens listed in the article, their rap sheets are absent any narcotics violations. Wanna bet they have been using illicit narcotics for years?
No! But if the families of their victims were like people around here, they would all be snacks for gators. Justice served ! Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. There are no Carthaginian terrorists. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
PETA frowns on people intentionally giving alligators indigestion. PETA could formally summon a protest against your recommendation.
No bet. There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't
You won't take that earlier bet, 'eh? How about betting against the notion that they voted for 0bama not just once but twice?
They would not know who to protest. Or, they would become gator snacks themselves. They would quickly learn to STFU ! Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. There are no Carthaginian terrorists. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
LOL !!
Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. There are no Carthaginian terrorists. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
#2. To: buckeroo (#1)
Black Lives Matter!
#3. To: buckeroo (#1)
" New Orleans judge orders release of seven inmates including 'murderer and rapist' because state cannot afford to pay for their defense attorneys "
#4. To: Stoner, cranky (#3)
#5. To: buckeroo (#4)
" Wanna bet they have been using illicit narcotics for years? "
#6. To: Stoner (#5)
But if the families of their victims were like people around here, they would all be snacks for gators.
#7. To: buckeroo (#4)
Wanna bet they have been using illicit narcotics for years?
#8. To: cranky (#7)
No bet.
#9. To: buckeroo (#6)
" PETA could formally summon a protest against your recommendation. "
#10. To: cranky (#7)
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