tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3093635671327515089..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Tony and His Weiner Going To the Country Club Corral.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-5970507635685479712017-09-26T08:46:39.442-07:002017-09-26T08:46:39.442-07:00It's funny, Cap. When I covered the courts in ...<br />It's funny, Cap. When I covered the courts in Ottawa I never trusted lawyers. When I became one, I never trusted reporters. I'm not sure I was all that wrong on either account.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-40694606914468316802017-09-26T04:48:20.897-07:002017-09-26T04:48:20.897-07:00If the evidence was in a joint statement of fact, ...If the evidence was in a joint statement of fact, I agree. I'm just going on what was reported in the NYT, which said those facts came from the prosecutor's submissions. As you know, what gets reported often bears only passing resemblance to what actually happens in court :)<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-20828816278221532642017-09-25T17:02:15.221-07:002017-09-25T17:02:15.221-07:00I understood Weiner had admitted the acts and that...I understood Weiner had admitted the acts and that was on the record. Since when has a judge not been able to consider that evidence?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-38682843537305126532017-09-25T16:06:04.926-07:002017-09-25T16:06:04.926-07:00He was only being sentenced for one count of sendi...He was only being sentenced for one count of sending her a dick pic. The prosecutor agreed to drop the child porn charges. So the prosecutor's subsequent submission that Weiner requested and received naked images of the girl was irrelevant and inflammatory, and should have raised an objection from the defense. This is likely what led the judge to throw the book at him. I'd consider an appeal. <br /><br />Cap Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-46201391545352707392017-09-25T12:57:58.585-07:002017-09-25T12:57:58.585-07:00His victim this time was 15-years old, Cap. No, th...<br />His victim this time was 15-years old, Cap. No, this wasn't unduly harsh. He could have received 10 years. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-46932165100844224652017-09-25T12:52:50.814-07:002017-09-25T12:52:50.814-07:00The prosecutor was asking for 21 months; Weiner wa...The prosecutor was asking for 21 months; Weiner was looking for probation. Usually the judge saws off somewhere in the middle. Not this time. Weiner also gets 3 years of supervised release and has to register as a sex offender wherever he moves for the rest of his life. That's pretty harsh on a first offence plea.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com