Comments on: The Brillon Case Continues: The Government Appeals http://truevermont.com/2008/12/26/the-brillon-case-continues-the-government-appeals/ it ain't what it seems Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:19:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy Goodwin http://truevermont.com/2008/12/26/the-brillon-case-continues-the-government-appeals/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Roy Goodwin Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:58:01 +0000 http://truevermont.com/?p=43#comment-97 It is outrageous for the state to charge a defendant for the delays IT caused by its own inherent systemic FAILURE! The public defenders system! it is infuriating!!! and to think that anyone behind bars, charged! NOT convicted! is using prolonged pre-trial incarceration as a tool or strategy, is giving too much intellectual credit to criminals, and condones the inadequacy of court appointed counsel! But even worse and far more dangerous is that it puts no accountability on the court or the state to ensure that the rights of the ACCUSED! is protected by LAW! just like the ACCUSER’s rights are! Even ASSHOLES have rights! I am thankful that the Vermont Supreme Court saw fit to recognize the rights of Vermonters! It is unfair for indigent Vermonters and ALL Americans for that matter to be subject to pre-Conviction imprisonment BECAUSE the Public defender’s office is unable or unwilling to adequately serve it’s primary function to DEFEND! If any normal citizen has ever had the experience of having to depend on a public defender, they realize just how under staffed and overwhelmed the system is! and unless you are lucky enough to be assigned an attorney who actually gives a shit, about right and wrong or even winning, you’re stuck! and God help you cause the court aint! It is outrageous for the state to charge a defendant for the delays IT caused by its own inherent systemic FAILURE! The public defenders system! it is infuriating!!! and to think that anyone behind bars, charged! NOT convicted! is using prolonged pre-trial incarceration as a tool or strategy, is giving too much intellectual credit to criminals, and condones the inadequacy of court appointed counsel! But even worse and far more dangerous is that it puts no accountability on the court or the state to ensure that the rights of the ACCUSED! is protected by LAW! just like the ACCUSER’s rights are! Even ASSHOLES have rights!

I am thankful that the Vermont Supreme Court saw fit to recognize the rights of Vermonters! It is unfair for indigent Vermonters and ALL Americans for that matter to be subject to pre-Conviction imprisonment BECAUSE the Public defender’s office is unable or unwilling to adequately serve it’s primary function to DEFEND!

If any normal citizen has ever had the experience of having to depend on a public defender, they realize just how under staffed and overwhelmed the system is! and unless you are lucky enough to be assigned an attorney who actually gives a shit, about right and wrong or even winning, you’re stuck! and God help you cause the court aint!

]]> By: John Krats http://truevermont.com/2008/12/26/the-brillon-case-continues-the-government-appeals/comment-page-1/#comment-40 John Krats Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:42:31 +0000 http://truevermont.com/?p=43#comment-40 You are either an idiot or you do not know the history of the case in question. Michael J. Brillon is a habitual offender who was sentenced to 12 - 20 years for yet another felony conviction, his fourth. He alternately fired or threatened several of his six attorneys. He delayed his own trial repeatedly and then convinced the idiots on the Vermont Supreme Court that his right to a speedy trial was denied. That's known as an absurd result to those of us who do not suffer from heavy metal poisoning. You are correct in one respect. There really is no reason to like Mr. Brillon. He is a violent registered sex offender who should be kept in a cage until he stops breathing or better yet, executed. You are either an idiot or you do not know the history of the case in question. Michael J. Brillon is a habitual offender who was sentenced to 12 – 20 years for yet another felony conviction, his fourth. He alternately fired or threatened several of his six attorneys. He delayed his own trial repeatedly and then convinced the idiots on the Vermont Supreme Court that his right to a speedy trial was denied.

That’s known as an absurd result to those of us who do not suffer from heavy metal poisoning. You are correct in one respect. There really is no reason to like Mr. Brillon. He is a violent registered sex offender who should be kept in a cage until he stops breathing or better yet, executed.

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