THE NUMBERS ARE IN: SATZ REMAINS "THE BIGGEST LOSER"
Satz gets another failing grade"Michael does not work well with others and shows little to no interest in getting help for his problems. He does not seem aware of the things going on around him."
The most recent Trial Court Statistics are available through the Florida State Courts website. You can search them yourself, or read the summaries in PDF format. The period covered in the summaries and below is Fiscal Year 2007-2008, July 2007 through June 2008.
Avid readers will recall our last report, "The Biggest Loser", covered a full six months longer than today's report, from January 2006 through June 2007. The numbers are for acquittal rate after jury verdict.
By comparison:
January 2006-June 2007 (18 Months):
Statewide Acquittal Rate After Trial: Circuit: 34%; County 64%.
Miami-Dade: Circuit: 35%; County 43%.
Palm Beach: Circuit: 32%; County 86%.
Broward: Circuit: 47%; County: 81%.
Satz was "The Biggest Loser" (#1) in the State for Circuit and the #2 Loser for County. Satz was "The Biggest Loser" after jury verdict in the entire State of Florida combining both Circuit and County.
Fiscal Year 2007-2008 (July 2007-June 2008) (12 Months):
Statewide Acquittal Rate After Trial: Circuit: 30%; County: 60%.
Miami-Dade: Circuit: 30%; County: 49%.
Palm Beach: Circuit: 22%; County: 87% (only sixteen County Criminal trials through verdict all year).
Hillsborough: Circuit: 25%; County: 50%.
Orange/Osceola: Circuit: 40%; County 61%.
Broward: Circuit: 40%; County: 75% (46% Circuit acquittal rate if counting acquittals by Counts, instead of by Defendant).
Satz ties for "The Biggest Loser" in the State for Circuit with Orange/Osceola at 40%; He is the #3 loser for County after Palm Beach (87%), and Bay/Calhoun (14th Circuit/84%), who together tried a combined total of 35 County cases through jury verdict.
"The Biggest Loser" for '07-'08:
Orange Osceola tried 472 Circuit cases and 234 County cases through jury verdict. Average their 40% Circuit and 61% County acquittal rates for a combined acquittal rate of 50%.
Satz tried 582 Circuit cases and 120 County cases through jury verdict. Average his 40% Circuit and 75% County acquittal rates for a combined acquittal rate of 57%, making Michael J. Satz the king of losing jury trials in the State of Florida once again.
THE JURY HAS DECIDED: STOP WASTING TIME AND MONEY ON MISGUIDED PROSECUTIONS
*DBR: Profile of "Women In Distress" program*
*Deferred and Nonprosecution Deals Fall by 60 Percent*
*LA Times: Miranda rule may hamper detainee trials*
*LA Times: Judges back a one-third reduction in state prison population*
*Drugged Up Ohio Lawyer Pisses Off Clients*
*Judge Demands Lawyers Prove Not in Cahoots to Divide Case Fees*
*Aquinas' Cowart got scholarship to Notre Dame as long snapper*
(Featuring a great picture of Father/Son)
*NY Daily News: Bend America's prison bars: The time is ripe for penal reform*
"Whites and blacks use hard drugs at roughly equal rates, but blacks are about three times more likely to be arrested for drug offenses."
*Washington Post: Nonviolent Inmates Could Get Out Early (VA)*
*BrowardBeat.com: Sam Fields admits to smoking weed...in his youth! *
*Abramson gets to keep his $10,441 consolation prize*
*Why throw the book at social activists?*
There obvious is a problem in Broward County with what procedures are required to arrest an individual. The legislation should look into establishing standards for issuing an arrest warrant or enforcing the current standards.
When I mentioned to Judge Haury, Jr. I requested a speedy trial four time over a 16 month period, my court appointed attorney, William Beamer stated that prosecutor Bell was not ready. I found his comment to be strange. When a person is arrested, I would think the prosecutor would be ready to go to trial. Even after 16 months prosecutor Bell was not ready.
The cost of arresting an innocent person includes the following:
1. Court Costs (Judges, Prosecutors, General Magistrates, Lawyers, Clerks, and Security)
2. Jail time, including guards, nurses, laundry and dietary staff.
3. Defendant has lost wages and has become dependent on government aid. Prior to her arrest, she was self sufficient and the sole care giver of her disabled child.
Estimated cost be year: approximately
$ 80,000.00.
It is now 4-1/2 years since my arrest. The total cost to the state of Florida is about $360,000.00 (this is equal to 180,000 school lunches, 5,538 doctor visits for people without heath insurance or 9,000 hours of education).
As you can see, it is worth the extra effort of law enforcement and prosecutors to make sure they have sufficient evidence to proceed.
Why do the stats say at the bottom that they don't include "Criminal Traffic or DUI cases"? What would the stats be if those were included?
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Bill Gelin, brought up from the minors in Sept., went 1 for 2 (.500 or 50%)
The next season he eeked out 10 hits in 100 at bats. (.100 or 10%)
Despite his 11 total hits in 102 at bats, he proclaimed that his "combined" average for his stint in the Bigs was .300 (30%), i.e., (50% + 10%) divided by 2. He was cut.
That is exactly the math that Gelin used in his blog's concluding paragraph. He played with the numbers in order to support his desired, predetermined "big loser" conclusion.
An honest conclusion can be reached by any reader who takes the time to link to the Florida State Courts website. There the reader will find that the Broward SAO tried more felony jury trials to verdict (582) in fiscal year 2007-2008 than Dade and Palm Beach combined.
Gelin, and others of his ilk, will proclaim that this shows a convict at all costs attitude.
It does not.
As a supervisor in the Broward SAO, recently retired after 33 years, I tried my best over the years to impart to all of our young men and women ASA's that, just like every defendant, a victim has a right to his or her day in court to be heard at trial.
The ASA's in the Broward SAO and Mike Satz work hard and do not take lightly that their ethical responsibility is to seek justice, not to convict.
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Besides that, Mike Satz is the best boss you could have. He cares deeply about all his employees and in my opinion is the best SA in the State.
"An honest conclusion can be reached by any reader who takes the time to link to the Florida State Courts website. There the reader will find that the Broward SAO tried more felony jury trials to verdict (582) in fiscal year 2007-2008 than Dade and Palm Beach combined."
Precisely the point. "Let the Jury Decide" = overcharged garbage that the supervisors won't let the poor ASA breakdown as in other counties. They don't create criminals in other counties, they focus on the real criminals and make sure they stay behind bars where they belong.
Let the Jury Decide is immoral.
"Why do the stats say at the bottom that they don't include "Criminal Traffic or DUI cases"?
Where does it say that?
Mike Satz is your (you too Bill) elected State Attorney and has been for over 30 years. No one can beat him. I'd like to see Kevin Kulik or Ken Padowitz or someone else run against him. I doubt seriously that it will happen. Mike will be State Attorney of this County for as long as he wants.
"The ASA's in the Broward SAO and Mike Satz work hard and do not take lightly that their ethical responsibility is to seek justice, not to convict." - really! sending someone to prison for years because of residue is seeking justice. Sounds like vengence.
Sorry, the biggest loser for 07-08 is still Jack Thompson...
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Drug offenders who are sent to prison from Broward are there because they had significant prior felony records, which under the Florida Supreme Court's approved sentencing guidelines called for prison.
To ignore the court's sentencing guidelines is irresponsiblity ... to the public safety.
The reason that the guidelines call for prison for drug offenders who have significant records, often violent, is that to get the money to buy drugs, these repeat drug offenders don't make withdrawals from savings accounts or from what's left of an IRA; nor do they mortgage their homes and property.
To get their money, these repeat drug offenders prey upon the homes, the property and the citizens of our community.
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this Mark Springer guy seems to make pretty good logical sense.
Maybe its not the state attorney's fault bill's client is going to jail, maybe its the client's.
And Sandra, which hat did you pull that number out of?
Mike Satz is the best State Attorney in the entire State of Florida. Without him Broward County would really be in a state of anarchy the way this joint is growing and the types of people moving in here. He keeps our children and parents safe on the streets. I'd vote for him anytime. He has some of the hardest working and most dedicated people statewide. You must be nuts.
hey Mark,
now that you've identified yourself in a post, understand that, at least on this JAAB blog, you really shouldn't post anything anonymously from here on out.
we can all thank Jeff Imasuck for that.
if you've ever authored a post here identifying yourself, as you just did, someone like Jeff Slima-schuck (who apparently has the time) will make a note of the IP address. Then, from time to time, when he finds an anonymous post offensive, Jeff will compare that post's IP address to the list of those he previously wrote down.
We have learned that Jeff, out of what must be some childish jealousy he has over others getting publicity, HAS given this info to A-terd in the past, and on at least 4 occasions, has taken to writing a follow-up response post outing the author.
How much money does it cost Broward County to have someone sit in county jail for 6 months. Bring down 22+ potnetial jurors. Then proceed to a 2 day jury trial. Then have someone go to prison for how ever many years. All for residue. You really think it is irresponsible to go below guidelines?
Springer says that a victim has a right to their day in court too.... well what if the victim is not really a victim, but a liar. Bad case filings... especially in county court are often turn the 'defendants' into "victims".
divorce creates liars, over emotional responses, stupid actions, etc but when over zealous prosecutors and most importantly , pro female arrogant judges think its their perview to decide family issues to the point of criminalizing loving caring fathers, its got to stop. VOTE OUT O'CONNOR, GOLDENBERG { TOO LATE BUT TELL ALL HER HORROR STORIES ]BOBETTE LEE.
do you mean bobby lee, as in I will break the law as a judge by signing a 72 day late fraudulent dispo, stuff it in a guys jacket to keep him in a cage b/c Jd Lee miswrote original dispo? that when he was uncovered he held defendent in contempt for the jail house letter that uncovered bobby lee's dishonesty!the same bobby lee who wanted to be the judge of his own contempt charges b/c lil bobby had his feelings hurt? yea, thats the one.who decided he could not hear it and a NEUTRAL JD would be chosen. VOILA! would that be his best friend Jd. Diaz? Isn't that right Jd. Diaz? You could not contain your laughter after reading the letter.I'll never fprget atty louis martinez digging his fingernails in my shoulder telling me to shut up, bobby lee had been caught lying.he had no out.but if this kind of arrogance can happen to a fortunate person in life, i shudder at how the downtrodden get hammered.
Mr. Springer,
We must assume you are referring to hitting a ball, because this could not be Bill's trial average. We all know Bill is not a trial lawyer but a plea lawyer. That is why he does not like cases that go to trial and his quest for below guidelines sentences.
This is why he stresses conviction rates - all in an attempt to strengthen his attempt to plea a case.
Which is exactly the reason why Bill takes drug and DWLS cases - way easier to plea. Ever see Bill handle a victim case (other than DV - those don't count). His attempts for "help from the court" fall on deaf ears in those cases.
Further -
From a defense attorney perspective, don't you want a high acquittal rating - this means we are winning. According to your numbers - we are in the best county to win. Do you want that to change?
Why are you calling attention to this? Do you really want them to formally train their ASA's so they get better earlier? Do you really want more seasoned ASA's sitting with them, who can counteract our motions?
I swear, if you would ever get the nerve to try a case and potentially get good at it - you will see the gravy train that is broward County.
For now - please shut up. You are calling attention to a problem that has been overlooked for years.
"To get their money, these repeat drug offenders prey upon the homes, the property and the citizens of our community."
BS. Good old fashioned "scare 'em to death and get reelected" jargon. Ever heard of a coke head selling crack to support his habit?
The truth is drug sickness infects rich and poor neighborhoods equally. The problem is selective enforcement. The poor people are jammed up in the system early and often. They have no chance.
What if the cops pulled the same crapola in Weston as they do in the 'hoods? What would the SAO do then? Would they crack down on dirty policing or ignore it/back it up as they do the cops who bust the poor people?
The truth is if they pulled or raided as many white people as they do blacks they would find more drugs. If they prosecuted them like they do the poor, the rich ones would soon score prison too. Guess what, there is just as much drug dealing going on in college dorms and your kids' high school as in the poor 'hoods. Weed, coke, ecstacy, all for sale. Let's hope its not your kid, but if it is he'll still be ok since he won't get pulled over in his 3 series BMW, held for 20 minutes, and sniffed by a drug dog.
Satz is very lucky to have such loyal staff.
To the blogger who stated: “He keeps our children and parents safe on the streets”.
Maybe this is true for those he deeply cares about and his employees, but not all of us are as lucky.
When my son, who is a quadriplegic was sexually assaulted, SAO did nothing. I was told he would not make a good witness because he is mentally challenged. When Broward County School District forced my son to have bowel movements in his clothes because they did not have a hoyer lift or a w/c accessible bathroom, I contacted the SAO. They said it wasn’t in there jurisdiction. I call this neglect. Who is protecting my child?
Prosecutor Bell withheld evidence for over two years and was finally ordered by Judge Bidwell to turn it over. The evidence was a tape which was missing 30 minutes and had 19 transcribed errors. Not one person addressed the fact that a prosecutor withheld and tampered with evidence, not even Bill, Mike, Susan, James and so on. Prosecutor Bell resigned a few months later.
I am a parent, a mother, an honest law abiding citizen, an educator, a journalist, a statistician with a doctorate degree in nutrition and counseling, and a wrongfully arrested individual. Who is protecting my rights or am I one of those “types of people moving in here”.
If Satz takes his ethical responsibility seriously, I do not believe he would appreciate knowing he has a bigot working in his office.
To the Blogger:
“Maybe its not the state attorney's fault bill's client is going to jail, maybe it’s the client's.” I can assure you it is not the client and remember one is innocent until proven guilty.
The flaws in our system does not lie solely in the state attorney’s office. For over 4.5 years I have had the opportunity to observe our legal-judicial system at work and I am appalled at the length of time, energy, and monies that go into arresting an innocent person. It required fabrication or not verifying evidence by the MFCU, a judge signing a probable cause document without reading it, another judge denying a speedy trial four times in 16 months, a court-appointed attorney who has done nothing to protect my constitution rights, the OIG ignoring evidence, and the SAO protecting its staff from charges of withholding, tampering, and fabricating evidence.
“Which hat did you pull that number out of?”
Do you really want to know? Do you really care?
"No one can beat Mr. Satz"
1. Violent crime is rising in Broward faster than the rest of the state.
2. The SAO has a lousy conviction rate at trial, especially DUI.
3. Corruption, corruption, corruption.
4. Mr. Satz is close to Ken Jenne, and he gave him a pass, letting the feds clean the mess up.
5. The judicial meltdown corruption that Mr. Satz enabled/ignored.
6. 30 years the same guy = no one likes that. He works for free = weird.
7. Mobilize the Black community. Obama, etc. Many people there have known someone impacted by the Broward courts and they don't like the way they were treated.
8. The name game. Many old people know Mr. Satz and the powerbrokers who were behing Avalos and Dijols would support him too (they get a free pass, don't they? But an attractive female with a family who has law enforcement or prosecuting experience and a name more Jewish sounding than "Satz" would crush him countywide.
9. The Balkan factor. Adam got 33% just by paying a filing fee. When he filed, Mr. Satz went into a panic, calling every pol in town and knocking on doors in the Jewish community!
10. Money. Fund raise it or if someone rich wants it bad enough, they could spend the kind of money some judges do ($450,000). They could buy TV and show their pretty mug verse Mr. Satz's.
Really, anyone with the drive, name, and experience could topple him easily. Then they will call him/her genius.
Mark's efforts on behalf of his team are valiant.
However he never was a problem. Reasonable and rational. A fair man.
I think the issue lies with Marcus and Cohen. They are anything but reasonable.
dear sandra, i have no idea what your case is about, if what you say is accurate, but you state it well.i'm in your same situation i believe.put the pedal to the metal and stand on their throat as they do to begin with.i'm all for safe streets, get a kick out of drug prosecutions as i was jailed for 3 yrs b/c i wrote satz re a family member who was addicted to heroin.oxycontin.east ft laud junk.as a father i did not want him in my kids lives until he detox and seek treatment for his disease.my prosecutors family had lost a family member to same affliction.i went to jail, chris fast went to the morgue.90 days after my pleas fell on deaf ears of SAO, the medical examiner said" cause of death, ACUTE MULTIPLE DRUG TOXICITY" but no one cares.i'm not backing down, don't you. there are alot of good folks in the ct house, but like they said yesterday, the fish stinks from the head down.keep the bad folks where they should be, but don't expand your industry w/ cheap, arrogant , dishonest tricks.like i've been told sandra, they are not used to being challenged, certainly not by the majority of paid attys who want to plead blah.crime should be crime, treated as such, but to try and expand the pool of money these folks make money off of by lies, etc is wrong.BOBETTE LEE, GOLDENBERG, O'CONNOR and the long departed idiot KOENIG, get a conscience. Do an inventory. Ask for forgiveness of feathering your nest on the backs of innocent people.Be 100% sure your side of the street is in order, protect us from bad folks, but get your jollys from good habits, not flexing your arrogance, pride, ego , power to get your high.
these guys get really bent when you publish the numbers. keep it up.
Page #18 of the PDF version of County Criminal Stats. It's the page labeled Convictions. At the bottom under the chart is this interesting asterisked phrase:
*Criminal Traffic and DUI dispositions are not included.
again. keep posting anonymously!
for those who, like Mark Springer, myself and a few others, who have posted our names in a post, BEWARE:
Ivaschuck will record your IP address and use it against you (if your views don't comport with his).
don't say you weren't warned - this Blog is not so 'anonymous' as one might think.
thanks Jeff!
I have only experienced this problem in Broward:
A client may have a bad prior 10 or 20 years in the past. A simple possession puts him back into mandatory prison. He may have a wife, kids, and a job. He may have never had another violent felony. Your office still insists on prison. It takes months, if not years to resolve. Don't you agree that this situation is a pointless exercise in futility?
Are the inmates at South Florida Mental Hospital given access to computers? If so, to 1:44 put the knife down and go take your meds. Come on you can do it. At a boy.
Just because you repeat something enough times does not make it true. I also think Satz could lose but I admit it would be a very tough fight. It would be fun to watch him sweat, at the very least.
I have never been arrested until 4-1/2 years ago, at the age of 49.
Prior to that day, the only time I was in jail was when I volunteered to teach the female inmates about nutrition and wellness.
I don’t take drugs and I don’t drink alcohol, except sometimes I will take a sip at Passover. The only time the word prisoner came up in my household is when we were talking about the Holocaust.
I have led a sheltered life. I am involved in the media, academia and charitable causes such as quality care for the disabled and elderly. I helped Broward Country obtain over five million dollars in grants to feed those with HIV/AID, the elderly, and disabled. I was appointed by Governor Graham to sit on the Ombudsman Committee. I always thought of myself as a charitable person, someone devoted to helping others.
Then I was arrested on 10 counts of elderly and disabled neglect. I don’t know why. The probable cause document does not describe any illegal activities I was involved in. The Board of Medicine stated in 2005 their was no probable cause and recommended the charges be dropped. My court appointed lawyer has made 7 motions in 4-1/2 years: one to get more money, 5 to inform the court he would be out of town and one he had to write before the judge would let him leave the court room.
It took a while for me to realize no one was interested in the evidence, especially if it proved I was innocent. To acknowledge the evidence would mean someone in the MFCU and Judicial system were violating my rights, providing fictitious evidence, withholding and tampering with evidence.
I joined this blog to understand how something like this can happen to a person who has devoted her life to helping others. I wanted to understand how an attorney could sit back and do nothing to bring closure to this case; how a prosecutor could continue to try a case when there is no evidence the individual committed a crime; and I wanted to understand why the judges allowed a person’s constitutional rights to be violated over and over again.
I wanted to find justice, somewhere in this group.
By the way, who is Ivaschuck?
Sandra,
Do you remember that movie, "The JackBull", about one man who said that when there is no law to govern men, then a man is obliged to take the law into his own hands. At the end of the movie the judge who judged him said something like: "You want justice. Well, you got justice coming to ya." The man is them hung in front of his family. Don't take much from this except that we never get what we really wanted in the courtroom because justice is but an illusion. Consider that you would probably still feel violated even if you were handed a million dollars to be quiet about it --but you would feel better and be a lot richer, yet would you really have justice? No. A good friend of mine also reminds me on a regular basis (he goes to court in Broward quite a bit) that "the only justice to had is at the end of a rope", and I am beginning to believe that to be true. But I believe public exposure of wrongdoing is everybit the best hanging punishment. Take it to trial and get a verdict and live to tell whether you feel in the end you recieved justice or not.
to 11:12am:
How about doing your job and get a not guilty on that garbage?!
Why aren't we hearing from Kevin Kulik on all this? Come on Kevin, come out and play. What's your position Kevin?
Can Satz be beat? Would you run against him? Would you run someone against him? Are you afraid to write about this topic? Bill Gelin let you write a piece on challenging sitting judges. What about Satz? What say you Kevin Kulik? Is that klucking I hear?
the person who just wrote you has great advice.i spent 5 months in a cage w/ 5 other men in the spiritual unit at conte. an accused arsonist, 2 young men w/ drug charges of youthful indiscretions, a career bad guy{ but he traded my dinners for pretzels, oh you need salt in jail]and a TV repairman who was guilty as sin of trafficking in oxycontin. he sat in jail depressed as he was facing some min/man of 25 plus yrs. his mom had hired a high priced atty who wanted him to plead to 5 yrs. We would joke, IN A ROW? im a country club guy and im in jail on a probable cause of calling my ex to play golf w/ my son and taking my dog to bayview park to throw the frisbee. the points, add up to 12 years in prison. go figure.but this guy had a prescription, we could go to law library back then, we would stay up all night reading case law w/ only the light that came under the crack of the cell door.eddie, who really was a nut, went to a jury trial and they came back in 20 minutes, not guilty.remember the scene in THE LONGEST YARD where the cooks are banging their steam kettles? i should have asked 6 people 9 yrs ago to decide if i was guilty of a crime when all I wanted to do was keep a family together. to see if they thought having too many martinis and calling to my beautiful home was a crime as the SAO tried to paint. it would have saved a whole lot of money for all parties but also stopped the abuse of a system that is well intentioned but gets way off the mark. if you are innocent, have a good case, have an angle believe in yourself and let it hang out and go to trial. just a thought, i wish you the best. mark hillstrom
Sam Fields smoking pot in his youth? Imagine that. And here I was thinking that every time I saw the guy he must have been stoned the way he kisses ass! He and Korda should get together. They're got about the same low IQ and they can impress each other all day long with their lack of knowledge on just about any subject they choose.
http://justicebuilding.blogspot.com/
LIES; DAMN LIES ...AND
STATISTICS!!
As first reported on the Broward Blog here are the acquittal rates for defendants after jury trials :
July 2007-June 2007
Miami Dade: Circuit 30%; County 49%
Broward: Circuit 40%; County 75%
Orange/Osceola: Circuit 40%; County 61%
The title of the post links to the Florida State Courts Web Site (who even knew THAT existed? Wonder how much money they're spending on that?)
There's lots of fun statistics on the site that we're going to play with. Stay tuned.
TOTAL COURT FILINGS:
Total court filings for the year range from a low of 18,015 in the 16th Circuit (Monroe- but the Keys shouldn't count) and 36,942 in the 3rd Circuit (Motto: "Hey, Y'all!!!) which includes Dixie, Columbia, Suwannee, Madison, Hamilton, Lafayette, and Taylor counties, to a high of .....drum roll please: 977,788 cases in our own Miami Dade. We're number one!!! Of the 977,788 cases in the 11th Circuit, County Court constituted 836,191 cases. Lesson: stop scoffing at those practitioners in county court, they know something you don't. If you're going fishing, might as well fish in the waters that are well stocked.
Sandra, if your case is really such crap, tell your attorney to file a demand for speedy trial, and if he/she won't, then fire them and get someone who will. No case should be on a judge's docket for 4 1/2 years.
While those on this blog bash Satz for sleaziness or unethical behavior he has pulling the wool over a lot of eyes for more than 30 years. Could it be done? Perhaps, but with so many newpapers and so many people watching it doubtful that the electorate could be fooled for so long.
Here is an example:
A few years back, Satz got opposition. He showed up at a Republican Executive Committee meeting during his campaign.
Satz was not only welcomed in the Republican meeting he came with hero status.
People are for the most part willing to put politics aside in return for an honest successful local politician.
I am not a Satz fan, but as the old saying goes, the evidence don't lie...
Mr. Springer do you approve of the way your old office handed out five year HTO suspensions like they were candy?
SANDRA, if you had friends in high places, you could be drunk[not just with a little wine], with pitchers of liquor, drive the wrong way on yhe highway, kill people, and get your sins covered up, or hit peoples car drive off, return at your fixed leisure, and get off free. the court system does not know the word justice. but the judges want justice when they screw up. but there is a true payback day, and is coming, coming, coming
It does not surprise me that he was welcome at a Republican function. All fake democrat political opportunist ultra onservatives would be welcome.
He cares more for some than others. Ask Liz $75,000 a year Mercer.
Liz $75,000 a year Mercer?
Is this true?
Thanks Kevin.
sandra, i just remembered i lost count. # 5 was a guy who was accused of stabbing someone.he came home from FSP w/ the proverbial 100$ bucks in his pocket. I had an impacted tooth that hurt so badly you can't believe. but in jail it takes 8 weeks to see a dentist and all they MIGHT do is extract it.i laid on the cement floor for 6 nights spitting blood, the cold of the floor gave very minimal relief.except blood and jail don't go well together. at 53 yrs of age, i had this guy try to rip the tooth out w/ less than great dental skills.all b/c i asked for my son to play golf or take my mutt to the park.go to trial ASAP!!tell your story. but get out of the ct house , QUICK! or see your dentist before they haul you away.that is what satz wants to do, haul you away!
bobby, you are a liar! how's that!you sent me to THE VILLAGE SOUTH as it was "the only place you respect". thanks, it was a start of a journey i love.but i am struggling w/ not fighting everyone/everything.i can't change you bobby, but i will ask you to change. be honest.admit your weaknesses.admit your lack of professional qualities. it hurts, sometimes for a long while. Arod, is finding that out.but bobby, you lied! tried to cover it up.w/ a guy who is somewhere near your base of life. i'm not worried about me, i'm worried about that poor soul who has NO CHANCE against your power! you see bobby, i do believe power corrupts & absolute power corrupts absolutely!!!!! bobby, that first step out of your closet was bold, probably refreshing, do it again w/ admitting you stuffed a 72 day old dispo sheet into my jacket.it only hurts for a while. its all about admittance, forgiveness, honesty, openmindedness and a higher powers will!remember bobby?its been a great trip, pls join me! I'll help you. MRH
Has anyone seen Kevin Kulick?
What happened to Mr. Springer? I was looking forward to his responses.
Perhaps he's not as knowlegeable in HTO's as he should be. Gelin, of course, will be.
She probably wrote this post.... cause she loves Satz- she's his BIGGEST supporter... But you can't blame her he pays her over $75,000 to work between her busy schedule of salon visits, mall runs and baby care (when the desire strikes). Yes kiddies it is true.... Liz Mercer makes way more then any of her counterparts in the office who have worked there the same number of years. Go figure.
Liz Mercer cannot make 75K! would someone please post all SAO salaries?
Yes she does. How does that feel $77,000 Berkowitz?
I wanted to thank all of you for your kind words, support and/or opinions.
I believe we are way past a speedy trial at 4 years and 7 months and I do not believe I will receive a fair trial, when 6 out of 6 basic rights have already been denied or violated http://www.florida-injustice.com/Rights.html.
Arrested. July 27, 2004.
Dates I asked Beamer, court-appointed lawyer to resign. 12/17/04, 08/18/05, 01/30/08, 11/05/08, and 02/04/09. No action taken.
Dates I submitted a motion to Dismiss. 02/15/06, 08/20/08, 11/05/08, and 02/04/09. No action was taken, except on 02/15/06.
02/15/06. Present: Judge Lebow; Bell, Prosecutor; and Beamer. I submitted a Motion to Dismiss due to Withholding Evidence, Lack of Evidence, Lack of Verifying Evidence, Lack of Probable Cause, Denied Right to a Speedy Trial 3 times (6th Amendment), and Denied the right to a competent attorney who would protect my constitutional rights. I included physical evidence.
I asked if my 6th amendment right to a speedy trial was being denied? Lebow asked Bell and Beamer to approach the bench(?). The next thing I knew I was being sent off to be evaluated for competency.
16 months after I was arrested, I was declared incompetent. I learned if one is declared incompetent they lose their right to a speedy trial. I will always wonder if I was declared incompetent to protect Lebow, Bell, and Beamer for violating my rights to a speedy trial. Or was I declared incompetent because the prosecutor still was not ready to go to trial? Or maybe after 16 months I became overwhelmed because I could not find a job, we had to go on food stamps, and I worried constantly about how would I take care of my son. Prior to my arrest, I never needed assistance from the government. Now, without their assistance Jake and I would not survive.
I have remained incompetent because they do not like my answer to the question: What did I do to be arrested on ten counts of neglect? "Nothing. I have reviewed the probable cause and it does not say what activities I was involved in that would lead one to conclude I committed neglect. The MFCU simply did not verify information or contact me during their investigation. Had they made an effort they would have realized I had resigned my job 2 months before the investigation. I have always wondered why no one ever asked where I was."
08/20/08 I met Judge Haury, Jr. (my 5th judge) for the first time. The General Magistrate (GM) came with me. The GM recommended the charges be dropped. Haury, Jr. waited for the GM to leave before he said “no”.
11/05/08. GM referred Beamer and me to Judge Speiser. No appointment was ever made. No action was taken.
My last time in court was on 02/04/09. The GM was out sick. I left my motion to dismiss and my request to replace Beamer with the GM assistant and the prosecutor. This is where we are today. My next court date is March 2003.
I wish I knew this when Beamer was assigned to my case. I wanted a speedy trial and I explained to Beamer I would never agree to a plea. Since December 2004, I have asked at least five times for a new attorney, only to be ignored. Why would Judge Lebow choose Beamer to represent me when he has limited trial experience and the case is not related to drugs, DWLS, or DV?
I have given Beamer all the evidence of my innocence and the information the MFCU did not verify. Beamer has the tampered tape that the prosecutor withheld for over two years. He has made no effort to file a motion to dismiss.