Aaron Hernandez can't afford a Legal Defense any longer. The Prosecution remains fully funded.

After spending nearly a year behind bars and dealing with an ever-growing list of legal issues, former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez apparently is running out of cash. Rankin and Sullivan, along with Michael Fee, have served as Hernandez’s primary counsel.  Rankin and Sullivan have notified the court they may have to withdraw from the case. Fee has not filed a similar motion.

On the one hand, something doesn’t feel right about lawyers bleeding a millionaire dry and then cutting him lose when he’s out of money.  On the other hand, lawyers will end up being out of money if they work for free.

1. Thanks to NBC Sports for the above article. In a nut shell. If Rankin and Sullivan can swoop in and bankrupt a millionaire, how long would it take them to do it to you or me?
2. Just what did they do to warrant the millions they've already made here?
3. If the State Prosecutes, should the State not defend equally in the interest of fairness? Consideration and oversight regarding fees must be in place to protect each and everyone of us from the judiciary. If it's all about fairness doesn't this make sense? 

Be the Beacon

This book was sent to me by the very kind author to review. Once I got used to the American dialect, I loved Brand of Justice. It was a very good story, that could so easily have been true. It was well thought out with very good, solid characters. The idea of Tinkey was up too was brilliant, and then to 'rig' the court case so drastically was a great inclusion. This book had a few surprise twists in the tale and I was encaptured all the way through.

Many thanks for this Goodreads Bloggers comments.

Be the Beacon of the informed. Choose a path out of the darkness of ignorance. Read.

Best Selling Author Roy Huff gave Brand of Justice a 5 Star Rating (The Highest)!

Roy Huff rated it 5 of 5 stars

Fargo and The Coen brothers.

Oh them Coen brothers nailed it on the last episode of Fargo. Did anyone happen to catch how easily Lester Nygaard set up Chaz to be arrested? Brand of Justice anyone? I'm telling you, them Coen brothers are right on the mark. I just got back from out west by the way. Thanks be for Fargo.

Fargo Readers love Brand of Justice - Thanks Dave.

So which ones better Dave? JusThis or Brand of Justice.

Wildfires

Fires come and go but friendships last a lifetime. Be safe out there this weekend.

American Idol

Meantime . . . backstage . . . Dawn Stevens and Curt Rude figured it was going to be . . . Caleb Johnson.

That's What it's all about . . .

I was thanked for writing JusThis by a woman who had been raped by a police officer. She thanked me for not forgetting the victims of criminal sexual conduct.

A university student notified me she was stopped by a police officer in North Platte Nebraska. The officer wanted to search her vehicle and she said absolutely not. The officer asked what she was hiding. She said nothing but she had read Brand of Justice and knows she doesn't have to be searched.

A huge welcome to my readers. This is what it's all about. You made my day.

Curt Rude and the Media . . . Getting the story out!

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Austin Powers said it best.

Now. Now. Seems like some issues have evolved on this site releasing a certain passion or perhaps ire. Lets be civil as we proceed. As Austin Powers said . . . "Oh behave." 

Your Attention Please

A police officer is told he isn't under an arrest but is followed out of an interview and tailed by a DCI Agent for seven blocks. Officer Ellenbecker of Forest City Iowa, shows the Agent he’s armed and is ordered to come back to the DCI Agent but for some reason flees. Ellenbecker ends up getting shot in the leg by the agent and is transported to the hospital where agents commence with relentlessly interviewing Ellenbecker. Ellenbecker argued that his confession was coerced out of him after he was medicated. The Appeals Court sided with him. If a police officer is tricked out of his rights and improperly treated by agents of the criminal justice system, ask yourself . . . what could they do to you and yours?

Police Officer Thaddus Ellenbecker of Forest City Iowa

 

Cowan Award Winner

I made the most out of the opportunity to meet James A. Zarzana who is the 2014 Cowan Award Winner. He hails out of one of my old haunts, Sacramento California. We shared some moments regarding writing and the directions it has taken us. He is a fellow world traveler who also ended up in London. In a nutshell, our exchange boiled down to a shared passion for writing and creativity.

Dr Zarzana's book, The Marsco Dissident is a gritty look at a dystopian society where democracy and the rule of law have failed a world where science has been co-opted to support a ruling oligarchy. It is a world where chaos, disease, and poverty dictate the conditions of most people's lives. A believable world that has a sense of inevitability.

I appreciated the 'feel' his writing generates. You see, my writing involves a world where the law has also failed. Peace my friends, please enjoy whatever moments come your way today.

Jodie Picoult on 1st Amendment Rights

First and foremost, it's all about Freedom of Speech. People from all walks of life should carefully scrutinize this video. Authors are usually very sensitive regarding matters of free speech and expression. I thought Jodie Picoult blew off William Baer's 1st Amendment Rights while responding to this video.  

This driver would love Brand of Justice!

Wonder if this driver gets warnings.

Mike . . . The Chicagoland Reviewer.

I was 4 pages from the point I told you I thought I had the ending figured out. I got two things right, the victim and the ******.

      I guess that comes from your style of writing and reading your first book.

      Good story, good characters, nice dialogue, a little hard to follow unless you can get into western swing.

      The music was a nice touch, however I did not see where each song matched the mood of the chapter. Maybe it was not my kind of music, but I did not feel they set the scene for ****** or ****** with a train.

      The story is put together well, but I did not get hooked on reading it cover to cover without stopping, as I think I needed a little time to take it in and try an figure Who Done It.

      Having your main character go to cop school was a nice touch and it added drama to the plot. I like that aspect of the story. I may have liked more storyline of the girlfriend. I understand it was not about SEX, but I think a broader look at the love angle would have added a little to ******. He could have reasoned that someday he might have to protect her and his offspring from the court system, ****** righting wrongs.

      I give you both thumbs up and my two pinkies up too. So two big ones and 2 small ones for your efforts.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mike

The most interesting man in the world.

I don't drink beer very often, but when I do. I read Brand of Justice.

Google Criminal Sexual Conduct and Police Officer . . . JusThis is spot on!

I was out there telling my story long before the disturbing headlines arrived in your browser.

Be careful today . . . there out there.

A toast of Franzia for Zippy.

Gotta toast Zippy for screaming out in all his angst and serious frustration.

What key issues emerge from reading your novels?

JusThis highlights the sense of entitlement experienced by a man who obtains a position of trust in the community he serves. Power once again corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Brand of Justice regards matters resulting after the Criminal Justice System coerces a false confession resulting in a wrongful conviction.

Another Day . . . Another Review!

Peggy Roberson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Brand of Justice blew me away (no pun intended)!! It was so different from anything I've ever read before, and the last 1/3 of it kept me on the edge of my seat, unable to put it down, until I finished it!! Winning this book from Goodreads has had no bearing on my review whatsoever.