Breaking: DA in Cheney case to be taken into protective custody

[Emit]

After being AWOL from the job and violating sections of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct - Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel "Johnny Guerra" has been replaced in five (5) of the nine (9) criminal cases he convinced a grand jury to file against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, former U.S. Attorney Mervyn Mosbacker, state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., District Judges Migdalia Lopez and Janet Leal, former Willacy D.A. Gustavo "Gus" Garza, and District Clerk Gilbert Lozano, along with GEO Corp., and former warden David Forrest.

Presiding District Judge J.Manuel Banales has appointed Asst. Cameron County to Alfredo Padilla to handle the cases for Mosbacker, Lopez, Leal, Garza, and Lozano due to Guerra being absent from court.

The judge found Guerra violated Section 3.08 of the rules of professional conduct, in that a victim (Guerra) can't prosecute five of the cases, where he could be called as a wtiness.

Guerra has telephoned in from Mexico and Houston to selected Texas media outlets claiming he did not know he was supposed to be in court yesterday afternoon.

The Texas Rangers will likely wait for Guerra to cross the international bridge near Reynosa or catch him driving on U.S. 77 southbound from Houston; either tonight or early tomorrow. He will then be taken into protective custody and escorted to court in Raymondville tomorrow morning.

~snip~

http://www.raymondvillechroniclenews.com/news/2008/1119/Front_page/000a.html

[hlthe2b]

1. this keeps getting stranger and stranger...

I don't have a clue what to think....:shrug:

[tekisui]

2. Which 5 has he been replaced in?

It doesn't say. I am assuming it is the local officials that he has a history with. I hope he is still on cheney/gonzo. And, he will need the protection.

[rabbit2484]

3. I think these five

"Presiding District Judge J.Manuel Banales has appointed Asst. Cameron County to Alfredo Padilla to handle the cases for Mosbacker, Lopez, Leal, Garza, and Lozano due to Guerra being absent from court."

[HowHasItComeToThis]

4. MORE INFO PLEASE

[Emit]

13. The judge was appointed by Rick Perry, and seems he's a lousy driver

Saturday, June 14, 2008
Judge Bañales to get a ticket for accident causing serious injury to a TxDOT worker

District Judge J. Manuel Bañales will receive a traffic ticket but no criminal charges are being considered in his June 5 collision with a highway department worker, a police captain said Friday.

The judge's Cadillac DeVille was traveling 71 mph six seconds before the collision, according to information downloaded Friday from an electronic information storage device in the car known as a "black box," police Capt. Mike McKinney said. Black boxes are standard on recent-model cars.

The collision occurred on a curve where the posted recommended speed is 40 mph, but the legal limit is 65 mph, McKinney said. The recommended speeds on curves such as the accident site are on yellow advisory signs posted by the Texas Department of Transportation to increase safety, but are not enforceable, McKinney said.

http://www.wikio.com/webinfo?id=60599479

Bañales struck man in 1990 accident
By Jaime Powell (Contact)
Originally published 04:21 a.m., June 13, 2008
Updated 04:41 a.m., June 13, 2008

Eighteen years ago, a gold Chrysler Fifth Avenue driven by District Judge J. Manuel Bañales struck a Robstown man with mental disabilities who was crossing the street near Corpus Christi City Hall.

Bañales was not ticketed for the incident and the pedestrian, Francisco "Frank" Peña, then 31, was found at fault. He was taken to Memorial Medical Center with cuts, scrapes and a broken leg.

Bañales and his lawyer, Ron Barroso, did not return phone calls Thursday.

The Caller-Times filed a public records request with the Corpus Christi Police Department on June 9 seeking a police accident report and other documents related to the incident. The police department wasn't able to fill the request because, under department guidelines, traffic accident reports are purged after two years, according to police.

~snip~

http://www.caller.com/news/2008/jun/13/ba241ales-struck-man-in-1990-accident/

[WolverineDG]

19. He's also an elected judge to the 105th Judicial District

and is a Democrat. I had many cases in his court when I was in his district & this guy means business.

dg

[psychmommy]

25. how do you get the "tilde" i think that is the correct word.

the squiggle that makes an 'enyeh' instead of a plain 'n'. teach me por favor.

[Emit]

26. In this case, I just copied and pasted. In Word, however, you can

go to 'Insert' and go to 'Symbol' and select "ñ". It will show up in your document. I am not aware of a way to add the tilde (~) in DU messages, but you can type in Word and cut and paste. :hi:

[psychmommy]

28. thanks emit.

[drm604]

5. Protective custody?

It sounds like they're retaining him to make sure that he shows up in court, yet they are referring to it as "protective custody".

Are the people who been assigned to the five other cases also in protective custody?

Strange story.

[aquart]

6. He's a victim AND a witness? And the prosecutor?

I know I saw this on General Hospital.

[file83]

8. He's also the cooker, the baker, and the candle stick maker!!!

[FloridaJudy]

14. The thief, the wife, AND her lover.

This whole thing seems to fall into the department of You Can't Make This Shit Up.

[Hekate]

15. Wouldn't Molly Ivins have fun with this one? nt

[malaise]

24. Oh yes

:rofl:

[Gin]

17. wasn't that a movie?

[babylonsister]

7. From MX and Houston? Wow. Weird. nt

[WolverineDG]

20. betcha he flew out of town on Continental

don't know why I'm saying that.... ;)

:hi: sis!!

dg

[1776Forever]

9. SNL will have a ball with this one! I found this the funniest part of the statement.....

Guerra has telephoned in from Mexico and Houston to selected Texas media outlets claiming he did not know he was supposed to be in court yesterday afternoon.

.......

I will have to remember that one next time I am called into traffic court - Judge I forgot? Think it will work for me!

NOT!:hide:

[WolverineDG]

22. Actually, if you haven't been properly notified of court

that's a legitimate excuse.

dg

[blitzen]

10. Cheney has invited him to go bird-hunting n/t

[MilesColtrane]

11. Lesson: Fuck with Cheney and you get Walker, Texas Rangered.

[47of74]

12. This doesn't pass the sniff test.

[Emit]

16. The whole story is odd

and getting stranger day by day

I don't know what to think

[Ghost Dog]

23. Judge Banales?

¿Cómo? :rofl:

This has to be a spoof.

[jazzjunkysue]

18. "Hello. My name is Bruno. I'm a texas ranger, and I'm here to protect you."

:scared:

[MrCoffee]

21. This DA is nuttier than a case of Jif

This guy is under indictment himself and will likely be disbarred for being certifiable.

[Canuckistanian]

27. My first reaction? The Onion is getting stranger every day

DAs hiding in Mexico? Texas Rangers waiting on bridges? Prosecutorial misconduct?

I think I'll wait for the movie.