Judge Not Helping His Country
U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. refused the prosecutions request to move the trial date for two men arrested in Lodi on terrorism charges. The Hayats face charges of lying to investigators and have been linked to terrorist camps in Pakistan.
Hamid Hayat, the younger of the two, was arrested in California after his flight from Pakistan landed. He had this prayer with him, "Lord let us be at their throats, and we ask you to give us refuge from their evil.". Lodi News
The prosecutors asked for more time because they have over 2,000 documents to translate from Arabic. Four videotapes were also found but no description was given of the contents.
You know, I can understand the judge saying that a defendant has a right to a speedy trial, but in this case setting a trial date for a month or two after the proposed August 23 date is not asking for much. In the long run, it may even save a lot of lives.
posted by SEAWITCH at
10:29:00 AM
2 Comments:
Looks like you have similar problem with judges in America as we have in OZ.
They always tend to feel sorry for the criminal not the victim (or potential victim).
felis,
Just depends on what state it is in. In California, Washington, Oregon, New York and other "blue states" you can generally expect this, while if this was Mississippi or another "red state", the prosecuters would have been granted their request.
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