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April 13, 2009

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bayrak

thank you so much

Jennifer Bontrager

How is the case proceeding? It doesn't seem to be receiving much media coverage.

Karen Daniel

Jennifer,

There has been little coverage in the Chicago Tribune, but there are articles daily in the Chicago Daily Herald and the Waukegan News Sun (though not always as complete or as informative as one would like).

Closing arguments were today (May 4), so look for heightened media coverage. Definitely keep checking in with WBEZ. A verdict could be returned any day now.

Karen

Jennifer Bontrager

Thanks, Karen! I'll keep my fingers crossed for acquittal.

Frank C

Great article! It appears to me that the players in our legal system have become so caught up in winning at any cost (e.g. getting arrests, convictions, acquittals, etc) that they have forgotten the intent of the process, which is getting at the truth. I am no lawyer but as a concerned citizen I can't help but think, what if it were I sitting in that defendant chair? It's troubling.

Jason

He was found guilty again a couple of weeks ago. Why you failed to mention that baffles me.

Johnny Blackmon

Karen you are like a ray of sunshine.
johnny

Joshua Davidson

It is counter-intuitive that the parties have a right to pretrial depositions in a civil case when the liberty of the defendant is not at stake and the plaintiff is only required to prove their case by a preponderance of the evidence while those facing criminal charges are often forced to face a trial by ambush. The rules of criminal procedure in my home state of Arizona do provide for pretrial defense interviews of most witnesses however any individual who is the alleged victim of an offense has the right to refuse an interview. Moreover, a criminal defendant is required to submit his or her request through the prosecutor’s office who then forwards it to the alleged victim. With the absence of any oversight regarding the manner in which the prosecutor notifies the alleged victim of a request, it is not surprising that they are almost always denied.

Jack  - Wheelchair-Guide.com

Nice article.. please do keep posted on the happenings.

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