Comments for Hughes trial set to move forward in November at http://lakeconews.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://lakeconews.com Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:39:50 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/2146/919/#comment-1632 I will assure you that this government with the persons in control, justice will not be paramount. I have seen first hand the oath thay took can be supperseded by \"do you think your special.\" Keep you mouth shut and seek legal help as soon as possible. Thay are corrupt and political inbreds and the only person that understood their Oath was Denise Rushing all the others are tyrants. If it is true you get the government you deserve we are one sorry lot. God help us. Hope there is time. - James Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:13:25 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/2146/919/#comment-1616 it would appear when someone invokes the 5th,they may have some corpability or perhaps things didn\'t quite happen the way they said it did. Then again, one could look at that same tactic as trying to conceal the real truth whatever that maybe. Nevertheless, the only people know what happened to bring them where they presently, was the shooter; his family members who were there; the two deceased young men and the young man now on trial who didn\'t kill anyone! Until all of those people and whatever other witnesses, unassociate witnesses are sworn under oath and take the witness stand, will any of us in the public hear the real truth of why the shooter shot these young men that many times in the back? Who or what was trying to protect is a good question? Media statements are mostly b.s. in general, cause a lot of public theories are just what it is...Theories! Not fact!. This D.A. has repeatly attempted to sway the local public\'s thinking regarding the guilt of this young man who Hopkins is holding for the killings. And to add insult to jury Hopkins invoke the buzz words \'Home Invasion\' which appears nowhere in the California Penal Code. Robbery, Assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, Robbery with a weapon, etc... are Penal Code statues. The latter - Home Invasion - is a fear tactic buzz word to generate fear into the hearts of most, given the violent nature of that incident. Hopkins (Nython)spun fear into the public sector by using such sling terms loosely in my opinion, to see if he could get the big bang for a few bucks and seat a frighten jury to get a conviction based upon Hopkins fear tactics. Not anything based upon evidence or witness statements or any fairness in the process for either party. Hopkins didn\'t expect the resistance he has been met with from a well seasoned attorney with more years of experience than Hopkins is in age. Now Hopkins is really going to have to put all of his text book trial and law school experiences into practice on this one. Will be interesting to see who can be the best entertainer and give the best showmanship before a jury who hasn\'t been frighten out of their wits by Hopkins \'Buzz Words\' instead these 13 people will listen to the propondance of the evidence presented and the witness testimony before a \'Rush to Judgement\' comes into play. Now that is what I call \'Due Process\' and fairness in the judical system. Either way this case goes - there are no winners anyway, because the lost of life, the serevely juried and the traget nature of this whole case. We all should watch this case closely and hope and pray we are never confronted with anything like this. Am sure the entire community will need to find some closure after this one is decided by a jury. - superstarr60 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:02:21 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/2146/919/#comment-1614 Almost two years, so much for a speedy trial. Justice has been denied that long. I will say it again, when you have insanity and you treat it as normal this is what we end up with. Sound like alot of games to me so I\'m here to say the DAs. office has no cloths on. Good info superstarr60 Thanks - James Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:06:54 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/2146/919/#comment-1611 For the clarification, it was quite a puzzlement as is this entire case. I invoke curiosity when a \"victim\" needs to invoke the 5th. :wink: - Donna Christopher Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:59:24 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/2146/919/#comment-1601 pleaded 5th amendment right 147 times doing preliminary hearings, although the sitting judge warned the shooter he must plead the 5th and not answer any questions or should he answer one question he would relinquish his right to use 5th amendment. In other words Donna, the shooter put his 5th amendment protection in jeopardy doing the preliminary hearings. Defense attorney challenged the shooter\'s picking and choosing what questions he would answer and others he didn\'t wish to answer. I believe the California Supreme Court reviewed that matter and concluded that the shooter\'s 5th amendment rights was compromised and now the shooter will have to answer all questions or no questions. Hope this clears up any confusion as to the shooter being possibly denied his 5th amendment right, as far as the immunity...who knows what the D.A. will decide. The two birds & one stone theory! Is far fetched given the mentality of this D.A. - superstarr60 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:09:19 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/2146/919/#comment-1598 issues are troubling. If the shooter is being deprived of this basic constitutional right (yeah, like that is a stretch in this day and age) does that mean there is some type of immunity agreement that has been reached? Perhaps this is a two birds with one stone tactic, use A to put away B then put away B also. I assume/hope the defendant retained his right to the 5th although I imagine he can\'t wait to tell his side. And the cloud over the Courthouse deepens. - Donna Christopher Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:47:49 +0100