tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post5974691307877129878..comments2023-07-25T08:27:11.155-05:00Comments on Chicago Criminal Defense: A Closing ArgumentMarcus Schantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01100081670915382047noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-55672666189038354322013-02-18T11:05:16.102-06:002013-02-18T11:05:16.102-06:00Great work, that sounded like an intense case. Ar...Great work, that sounded like an intense case. Are you still a practicing <a href="http://johnlykelaw.com/Services.html" rel="nofollow">criminal attorney in Chhicago</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916559151885850744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-89458545797407689582011-12-13T09:51:12.710-06:002011-12-13T09:51:12.710-06:00I think a hard-nosed attorney who is going to addr...I think a hard-nosed attorney who is going to address unique challenges, resolve complications and fight for your rights is the best lawyer should you hire in case you bump into this kind of trouble.DWI Beverly MAhttp://www.danverslawyer.com/oui-dui-dwi-defense.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-63831634102078275882011-09-11T20:27:31.317-05:002011-09-11T20:27:31.317-05:00Kenny is a very lucky man for having found a real ...Kenny is a very lucky man for having found a real lawyer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-3554601041931080362011-09-11T03:15:17.061-05:002011-09-11T03:15:17.061-05:00Good. Hopefully he sues and bankrupts that corrupt...Good. Hopefully he sues and bankrupts that corrupt city of Chicago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-85225288656140747802011-09-10T11:13:11.293-05:002011-09-10T11:13:11.293-05:00To the last comment: I discussed the burden of pro...To the last comment: I discussed the burden of proof as I discussed a couple of the jury instructions. But clearly, that was not a theme of my closing argument. I tried this case as if the burden was on myself to show he acted reasonably, etc. It was aggressive, I admit. But I simply didn't want to sit back, play defense, and tell the jury the state failed to meet its burden, thus you must find my client 'not guilty'. Rather I built my own case, mostly from State witnesses and the physical evidence and told the jury the evidence only supported findings of 'not guilty'. <br /><br />Not sure if that makes sense or not, but that's how I went about this. I was on the offense from opening statements.Marcus Schantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100081670915382047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-67665682300872160322011-09-10T09:59:33.681-05:002011-09-10T09:59:33.681-05:00Well done. One question: why nothing about the bu...Well done. One question: why nothing about the burden of proof, beyond a reasonable doubt? I'm a young criminal defense attorney, and I'm asking because I'm still trying to figure out what works best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-67825717261602489692011-09-09T19:56:49.813-05:002011-09-09T19:56:49.813-05:00Excellent work sir!!! Nice to see the police don&#...Excellent work sir!!! Nice to see the police don't always get away with breaking the law. Good to see they didn't murder him to cover their lies and mistakes too!Carl Dreganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-29274012089859703682011-09-09T09:59:59.294-05:002011-09-09T09:59:59.294-05:00Great Job on this. It is good to see justice for s...Great Job on this. It is good to see justice for someone who would not normally receive it.<br /><br />My Father and Daughter were both Police officers in a mid size American city NOT known for corruption. Some of the stories I heard about corrupt cops on that force are absolutely terrible!<br /><br />I don't trust the police. Many of them are worse than the criminals that they are supposed to defend us from.<br /><br />We all need to hold onto the second amendment, or we don't stand a chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-46352308458904181582011-09-09T09:48:29.669-05:002011-09-09T09:48:29.669-05:00It really is a shame that such a case even need go...It really is a shame that such a case even need go through the courts - the prosecutors need to start actually doing their jobs, and not behave as if they're part of a mafia outfit in conjunction with the police. For any impartial court officer, this was not a case. In fact, the police should have been investigated and likely some charged. <br />That the prosecutors did precisely the opposite to what the law says they should have done, shows us just how much priority they place on the safety of the community they serve.<br /><br />As you mention, Marcus, your closing was not all that special. It was common sense, laid out in very simple terms. Simple enough for even an ideologically & politically motivated prosecutor to fathom. But no. <br />It's a travesty you had to defend your client at all.<br />The other great shame is, you probably lucked out with a jury - the unhealthy amount of trust they place on the word of police and prosecution is frightening - especially as police and prosecutors abuse that trust, and their qualified immunity, more and more. <br />And tragically, we all know that justice and the law have very little to do with why they behave like this.cinesimonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-31489826693283518812011-09-09T06:03:11.206-05:002011-09-09T06:03:11.206-05:00I hope the American Police know that when someone ...I hope the American Police know that when someone sees them,anywhere! that those that see them are thinking;Look! there are some of those Demonic,bottom feedeing slime balls...or! worse.,,I hope they know that`s how Americans see them...Not Servers!,not Protectors...but the very worse people on earth...I pray for their families..if they have families that is.Pegasushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972097244735264036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-12745406014736604032011-09-08T17:58:53.455-05:002011-09-08T17:58:53.455-05:00I'm glad you had the guts to stand up for what...I'm glad you had the guts to stand up for what was right and were rewarded for it. Very seldom in cases like this (e.g. Cory Maye, Ryan Frederick) have I seen an attorney hammer on the cops' unreasonable behavior. While I appreciate that an attorney wouldn't want to alienate any jurors who might be predisposed to view cops favorably, I think it's important to make clear that cops are supposed to behave reasonably, and that cops who behave unreasonably put everyone--including other cops--at risk. In simplest terms, I would suggest that a cop who acts like a robber has nobody to blame but himself if he gets shot like a robber.<br /><br />BTW, a line of reasoning which would probably not generally be advisable before a jury, but which truly civic-minded jurors should recognize as valid, would go a bit further: the Supreme Law of the Land says that unreasonable searches are illegitimate. That would suggest that if a jury would regard as patently unreasonable a cop's actions while breaking into a house, the jury should regard the breaking and entry as illegitimate, and consider any consequences as though the people breaking and entering were robbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-5166361525949405132011-09-08T14:02:53.448-05:002011-09-08T14:02:53.448-05:00Thank you for your good work! Sounds like a massiv...Thank you for your good work! Sounds like a massive amount of perjury was committed and Kenny needs to sue the department's pants off for civil rights violations rising to the criminal level.J.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08737518658820763088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-17201282177793012842011-09-08T12:46:47.228-05:002011-09-08T12:46:47.228-05:00Bad-ass!Bad-ass!Humahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18025242694623488304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-38258699979151943032011-09-08T11:42:37.862-05:002011-09-08T11:42:37.862-05:00Bravo! Violent entry invites violent response.Bravo! Violent entry invites violent response.Sam Devolhttp://samdevol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-21311841830034187182011-09-08T10:33:03.371-05:002011-09-08T10:33:03.371-05:00You did a great thing in the name of justice. Now...You did a great thing in the name of justice. Now, for the love of God and the sake of your life, move out of Chicago and perhaps Illinois. Chicago police are notoriously corrupt. And now I fear that for your actions you will be targeted for "retribution" by police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-2118508468298676582011-09-08T09:38:33.649-05:002011-09-08T09:38:33.649-05:00"Officer J.M., who fired the assault rifle, t..."Officer J.M., who fired the assault rifle, testified that even after all that firing, his ears were not ringing. But Officer OT. said he’s suffered permanent hearing damage and actually could not hear right after the shooting." <br /><br />This and things like it are actually pretty common in these situations. "On Killing" by Dave Grossman goes into the weird physiological effects stress can have on the body. <br /><br />Good job on the rest though.Spadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-42178245219486599342011-09-08T08:22:52.698-05:002011-09-08T08:22:52.698-05:00Very compelling, and it's good to see that the...Very compelling, and it's good to see that the right result came in. We can only hope that police begin to wake up to their reckless use of force and implement more sensible policies.Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932666513969538055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-32165983128165766672011-09-07T19:53:02.507-05:002011-09-07T19:53:02.507-05:00Your client is blessed to have such an attorney. H...Your client is blessed to have such an attorney. He could have been Cory Maye from Mississippi who was sentenced to death row for killing the son of the local police chief when his duplex was raided at night. Cory has recently been released, but all the years he did in prison have been lost to him, and all for nothing. He did nothing wrong either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-81869812418749972632011-09-07T10:12:36.803-05:002011-09-07T10:12:36.803-05:00Marcus, you're an honor to your profession. It...Marcus, you're an honor to your profession. It's inspiring to see justice being served in our courts for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-28377013031903828112011-09-07T07:50:32.220-05:002011-09-07T07:50:32.220-05:00It's good to know that sometimes, even if only...It's good to know that sometimes, even if only rarely, there can be justice when police misbehavior occurs.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15075699040220695984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-5071559392901600462011-09-07T07:16:59.641-05:002011-09-07T07:16:59.641-05:00Thank you for sharing your closing and this story....Thank you for sharing your closing and this story. It gives me hope to read when jury's make such decisions. I'm a mother, wife of 34 years, grandmother, business owner, social activist and as of January this year a convicted felon with no previous record. All because I had ordered pain relieving prescription meds online after years of suffering from an unknown painful illness for which all doctors refusing to see me as I had no insurance. The police had a no knock warrant and broke my door down and took me away in handcuffs in front of my daughter and 5 year old granddaughter. 4 months later I was convicted in a plea bargain (of course). No one ever asked nor cared about my story nor cared. I have made it my focus to raise awareness on the social issues that allow for this type of thing to happen. Not easy to do in a society where the oppressed don't necessarily want to be made aware! <br /><br />I will share your story and post with others.<br /><br />Nancy Rector<br />Author of "A Painful Truth - The Entrapment of America's Sick"<br />www.apainfultruth.comNancy Rectorhttp://www.apainfultruth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-88726494166367345042011-09-07T03:29:18.708-05:002011-09-07T03:29:18.708-05:00They could have just nabbed him when he left the h...They could have just nabbed him when he left the house.<br /><br />This is what happens when you militarize your police force.<br /><br />It disgusts me that they tried to get this guy on a murder charge to punish him for their own negligence.<br /><br />And they wonder why people don't trust the police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-29706076980403844992011-09-07T02:03:28.264-05:002011-09-07T02:03:28.264-05:00That was moving. I only wish something like it did...That was moving. I only wish something like it did not ever need to be used again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-2134977578841930092011-09-06T23:07:08.733-05:002011-09-06T23:07:08.733-05:00Amazing, this is great achievement to have accompl...Amazing, this is great achievement to have accomplished this outcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375476714378374304.post-68443402296808122542011-09-05T00:06:07.216-05:002011-09-05T00:06:07.216-05:00Oh Hell Yes!
You did a great job. Kenny should b...Oh <b>Hell</b> Yes!<br /><br />You did a great job. Kenny should be able to sue the city and recover his loses from these idiot police - along with the judge that signed the search warrant.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.com