Comments for West Virginia Criminal Law Blog http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com A West Virginia Lawyer's View of Things Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:18:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on NC Case Illustrates Abuses of Inmates by Marcia http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/nc-case-illustrates-abuses-of-inmates/#comment-677 Marcia Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:18:53 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=764#comment-677 I spent a night in jail recently after being arrested for disorderly conduct (which became persistent after the officer physically injured me; my research of this behavior led me to this blog.) I'm a 44-year-old woman who has never been in trouble in my life. I didn't know how to use the phone or get my lunch. I didn't know that I could have posted my own bond with the credit cards locked up with my other possessions. The women with me were very kind to me, which makes me that much more appalled at the conditions they have to endure. They helped me with everything. They were just a group of women who had different misfortunes and made mistakes addressing them. None of them were a threat to other people, but they were treated as sub-human. It's sickening. Thank you for writing about this and drawing attention to it. I spent a night in jail recently after being arrested for disorderly conduct (which became persistent after the officer physically injured me; my research of this behavior led me to this blog.)

I’m a 44-year-old woman who has never been in trouble in my life. I didn’t know how to use the phone or get my lunch. I didn’t know that I could have posted my own bond with the credit cards locked up with my other possessions.

The women with me were very kind to me, which makes me that much more appalled at the conditions they have to endure. They helped me with everything.

They were just a group of women who had different misfortunes and made mistakes addressing them. None of them were a threat to other people, but they were treated as sub-human. It’s sickening. Thank you for writing about this and drawing attention to it.

]]> Comment on The “prevailing wage” is a scam and is holding back WV’s economy by subber http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/debate-on-prevailing-wage-holding-back-wvs-economy/#comment-676 subber Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:40:03 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=374#comment-676 and it shows the public apathy as well because no one has commented about your article until now. and it shows the public apathy as well because no one has commented about your article until now.

]]> Comment on The “prevailing wage” is a scam and is holding back WV’s economy by subber http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/debate-on-prevailing-wage-holding-back-wvs-economy/#comment-675 subber Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:37:44 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=374#comment-675 You hit the nail right on the head and it KILLS me that the population of the states sit on there hands and could not even care that their governments pay the HIGHEST RATES for work that you or I would do for HALF the cost and walk away happy and probably do a better job too. You hit the nail right on the head and it KILLS me that the population of the states sit on there hands and could not even care that their governments pay the HIGHEST RATES for work that you or I would do for HALF the cost and walk away happy and probably do a better job too.

]]> Comment on Florida DUI Lawyer: Breath Test Results Vary With Technique by DUI Attorney Van Nuys http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/law-enforcement-officer-explains-how-to-beat-dui-charges-before-they-even-happen/#comment-674 DUI Attorney Van Nuys Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:16:59 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-674 Great article, is there anywhere else I can read up more on this issue? Also do you know how different it is in California? Great article, is there anywhere else I can read up more on this issue? Also do you know how different it is in California?

]]> Comment on More Police Misconduct in Montgomery, WV by calpattypress http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/more-police-misconduct-in-montgomery-wv/#comment-673 calpattypress Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:30:22 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-673 If you want to get up to speed on police misconduct and judicial misconduct we at The CalPatty Press have published over a half-million words on the matter. Thank god there is HONEST defense counsel out there like John, in case you need a good lawyer! Only a handful of other trial attorneys can be trusted in the mountain state of W. Va. If you want to get up to speed on police misconduct and judicial misconduct we at The CalPatty Press have published over a half-million words on the matter. Thank god there is HONEST defense counsel out there like John, in case you need a good lawyer! Only a handful of other trial attorneys can be trusted in the mountain state of W. Va.

]]> Comment on Cops and prosecutors in southern West Virginia get preferential treatment when they break the law – Part 1 by Dana http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/cops-and-prosecutors-in-southern-west-virginia-get-preferential-treatment-when-they-break-the-law-part-1/#comment-672 Dana Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:57:34 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=380#comment-672 Nice blog. Just wanted to say it isn't confined to W. Virginia. Here in Colorado the sheriff's sone lives under a seperate set of rules too. Nice blog. Just wanted to say it isn’t confined to W. Virginia. Here in Colorado the sheriff’s sone lives under a seperate set of rules too.

]]> Comment on Proposed West Virginia DUI legislation before Judiciary Committee by johnbryanlaw http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/proposed-west-virginia-dui-legislation-before-judiciary-committee/#comment-671 johnbryanlaw Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:35:04 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=677#comment-671 Amen. Amen.

]]> Comment on Proposed West Virginia DUI legislation before Judiciary Committee by DUI Lawyer Morgantown WV http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/proposed-west-virginia-dui-legislation-before-judiciary-committee/#comment-670 DUI Lawyer Morgantown WV Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:45:17 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=677#comment-670 It would be nice to have a No Contest plea actually mean something again especially in the eyes of the DMV. It would be nice to have a No Contest plea actually mean something again especially in the eyes of the DMV.

]]> Comment on Mark Bennett’s “Nike Rule” for jury selection (and 15 others) [updated 8/24/09] by Bennett’s jury selection rules (cont’d) « West Virginia Criminal Law Blog http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/mark-bennetts-nike-rule-for-jury-selection/#comment-668 Bennett’s jury selection rules (cont’d) « West Virginia Criminal Law Blog Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:32:25 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=812#comment-668 [...] jury selection rules (cont’d) I never quite finished going through Mark Bennett’s jury selection rules, so I feel it is necessary to include the [...] [...] jury selection rules (cont’d) I never quite finished going through Mark Bennett’s jury selection rules, so I feel it is necessary to include the [...]

]]> Comment on Downward trend in WV misdemeanor sentences [well, mostly] by Jennifer http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/downward-trend-in-wv-misdemeanor-sentences-well-mostly/#comment-665 Jennifer Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:42:28 +0000 http://wvcriminaldefenseattorney.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-665 I agree, I think the criminals should be forced to work a job, who cares what it is and their paychecks taken to pay the restitution and them given an allowance like they do in child support cases. I think the fact the someone wants a let someone waste a lot of time and money on housing for these criminals needs to see the bottom line of what it cost, including the jailers pay role, taxes, and most jails or prisons have cable, and the food, cleaning and general upkeep of the facilities.....like lawn care and the cost to build it and the pavement and sidewalks..... There is a place in AZ where the inmates garden their own food and extras to pay for thinks they get and the inmates live in tents. I can't imagine that being a "3 squares a day" kinda place. I agree, I think the criminals should be forced to work a job, who cares what it is and their paychecks taken to pay the restitution and them given an allowance like they do in child support cases. I think the fact the someone wants a let someone waste a lot of time and money on housing for these criminals needs to see the bottom line of what it cost, including the jailers pay role, taxes, and most jails or prisons have cable, and the food, cleaning and general upkeep of the facilities…..like lawn care and the cost to build it and the pavement and sidewalks….. There is a place in AZ where the inmates garden their own food and extras to pay for thinks they get and the inmates live in tents. I can’t imagine that being a “3 squares a day” kinda place.

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