[Nightstalker]

Judges in some Massachusetts courts, particularly in Worcester County, acquit nearly all of the drunken driving defendants who waive their right to a jury trial, according to a year-long study of the court system that recommends curbing "what is popularly referred to as `judge shopping.'''

http://www.telegram.com/article/20121101/NEWS/121109966/1116

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

 

[Guest]

FINALLY!!!!

 

[Guest]

Link to the SJC site w/ the reports
http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/media/report-110112.html

148 pages: ouch. shit break reading!

The cover page:

Report to the Supreme Judicial Court
October 2012
Privileged and Confidential

I feel OOHHH so privileged...

 

[OfficerObie59]

This is news?

 

[Guest]

This preliminary inquiry was expressly not a disciplinary inquiry, and we find nothing in the Report to indicate that a disciplinary inquiry is warranted with respect to any judge's adjudication of OUI cases.

 

[Rock]

Where's the outrage.....

 

[Guest]

Where's the outrage.....

About what? Did you read the report? It says: NOTHING IS WRONG!

They blame poor legislation and maybe judge training on scientific evidence....

 

[Guest]

And justice for all my ass...

 

[USAF286]

Drunk driving is a crime in MA?

 

[TopCop24]

I'd like to personally call out Judge David "Toss" Ross. He's the reason why many arrests are made in court code 63s area and NOT 42. Marked lanes violation, blows a .22, big NP because "there weren't any other cars on the road, so the marked lanes wasn't a hazard"

 

[SinePari]

I'd like to personally call out Judge David "Toss" Ross. He's the reason why many arrests are made in court code 63s area and NOT 42. Marked lanes violation, blows a .22, big NP because "there weren't any other cars on the road, so the marked lanes wasn't a hazard"

Yeah, and if you deviate from those marked lanes in that area you're looking at the grill of an on-coming semi. Nah. Not a hazard at all, your honor. Unfortunately for this article, Ross is in Franklin county...which nobody gives two shits about.

 

[Guest]

Oddly enough, I have had 3 OUI trials in QDC since I have been back from my.... vacation. All 3 the defense attorney would go no where near a bench trial. All 3 went to jury, no BT, and I got guilties on all 3. Still shocked to this day. Before I left, I dont think I would get 3 guilties in a year!

I don't exactly light the world on fire with OUI arrests, but I have my share of them fall into my lap with crashes.

I haven't had an OUI go to trial in QDC in over 10 years. They're all either CWOF'ed or just outright dismissed with no explanation.

 

[Guest]

Well that sucks! I clean up at QDC with OUI trials. Thats why you never see me working details

That's because your department doesn't mind paying OT for you to go to court. My department would rather dismiss OUI's than pay OT.