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He seems a bit biased over case
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
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In response to Trevor Bothwell's Oct. 1 letter to the editor which referenced an ongoing court case, Mr. Bothwell seems to be a bit biased. He speaks of the defense attorney not getting any statements prior to the initial hearing. This is misleading. No defense attorney is going to have statements prior to the initial hearing. However, the defense attorney does have access to his client and should be able to know what his client said prior to the hearing.
Secondly, the charging document states that the perpetrator had scratch marks on both his arms, consistent with the victim's statement. The defense attorney should be smart enough to get this document as it is a public record.
The purpose of my letter is that I have been following this case since its inception. I have seen the attempt to try this case in the media. The problem is, and nobody on the defense side is saying this, three judges have reviewed the facts of this case and they determined the suspect is too dangerous to be on the street.
If it is anybody's fault this suspect is in jail it would be the alleged perpetrator.
Frank Marquart, Great Mills
