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In reply to the discussion: And there it is. Jack Smith is reading your socials, Donald [View all]UpInArms
(55,004 posts)45. The T. Cullen Davis trial was held in Amarillo in 1977 ...
Davis received extra special treatment
Trial Within a Trial
When the trial was moved to Amarillo, Tarrant County Sheriff Lon Evans called his Potter County counterpart to put in a good word for his friend Cullen Davis.
I was permitted outside my cell every day, Cullen recalled years later. He also enjoyed a freedom seldom seen for defendants who faced a possible death penalty. He was taken once for cocktails at the home of a defense lawyer after a visit to a local chiropractor.
Another time, left alone in an office near the radio room outside the lock-up area, Cullen even answered the phone when the deputies were away.
Meanwhile, the waitress at the Executive Inn, where the jurors were sequestered, kept the defense team well informed about the conversations of the jurors, who werent supposed to be talking about the case at all, let alone to an outsider.
She was constantly telling me we didnt have anything to worry about, Hudson said. She told me day after day they were all on our side.
I was permitted outside my cell every day, Cullen recalled years later. He also enjoyed a freedom seldom seen for defendants who faced a possible death penalty. He was taken once for cocktails at the home of a defense lawyer after a visit to a local chiropractor.
Another time, left alone in an office near the radio room outside the lock-up area, Cullen even answered the phone when the deputies were away.
Meanwhile, the waitress at the Executive Inn, where the jurors were sequestered, kept the defense team well informed about the conversations of the jurors, who werent supposed to be talking about the case at all, let alone to an outsider.
She was constantly telling me we didnt have anything to worry about, Hudson said. She told me day after day they were all on our side.
I imagine TFG thinks he will get similar perks
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The emotional lability of a 2yo, the potential for planning, vindictiveness
Maru Kitteh
Aug 2023
#61
Indeed, this almost seems like a plausible explanation for *rump and *rumpism.
trusty elf
Aug 2023
#55
I was working ER when they brought the shooting victims in. I knew Bubba Gavrel who was
flying_wahini
Aug 2023
#60
That is another thing he is angry about. No crowds threatening to riot for him.
Irish_Dem
Aug 2023
#29
His crowds are largely "paid for". If he can't bribe them to show up, who's left?
erronis
Aug 2023
#51
Yes the arrests and prison sentences has had a chilling effect on would be rioters.
Irish_Dem
Aug 2023
#66
I is a bold face dare. We shall see if she will follow up on her statements.
Ferrets are Cool
Aug 2023
#26
It will hit media by morning. Velshi just reported it as breaking news. Thanks!
ancianita
Aug 2023
#7
Didn't TFG call some witness in the Carroll case once long ago, who then reported what seemed
Backseat Driver
Aug 2023
#33
Pity the poor prosecution lawyer who has to follow him around the country and record
Vinca
Aug 2023
#44
What I think he's really after is something he said earlier about wanting massive
allegorical oracle
Aug 2023
#47