Loughner's lawyer wants trial in 2013

[The Straight Story]

Loughner's lawyer wants trial in 2013

The judge in the case against accused Tucson shooter Jared Loughner has suggested a September trial date, but Loughner's defense attorney wants to push the trial back to January 2013, citing the need to gather mitigating evidence to save Loughner from a potential death penalty.

Loughner, 22, is charged with 49 counts related to the Jan. 8 murders of six people and wounding of 13 more, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, outside a Tucson-area supermarket where Giffords was meeting with constituents.

Loughner will appear in a Tucson courtroom on Wednesday to be arraigned on the new charges. U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns also intends to set a trial date at that hearing. In earlier court documents, Burns indicated that he would set the date of Sept. 20.

At least 14 of the counts make Loughner eligible for the death penalty, although a decision by prosecutors as to whether to seek it is likely months away.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/03/07/20110307giffords-shooting-loughner-trial-date.html#ixzz1FxX9UNW8

[slackmaster]

1. Very clever move by the defense

Asking for the trial to begin after the world ends.

[The Straight Story]

3. Yep, the jury will have to be at least half zombies

And we all know how they vote :)

[madinmaryland]

7. Uhmm. The World ends FOUR months before the trial.

5/21/2011.

[GKirk]

2. Mitigate my ass...

I mean really.

[Lasher]

4. Delay of justice is injustice.

Yet delay is so ingrained into out criminal justice system, it is a basic component.

[GKirk]

6. Actually

that pertains to the prosecution not being allowed to delay justice.

[Lasher]

8. IMO the concept applies to all.

For example, do you think it's appropriate for the Tom DeLay defense team to be able to drag his case out until after he's dead? I don't. If you have the money, or if you have gained enough notoriety to attract ambitious lawyers wanting to make a name for themselves, this corrupt system works for you.

[GKirk]

9. The justice system

is for the fair use of the defense not the prosecution.

[gratuitous]

5. That seems a rather lengthy time for a set over

But I hope Mr. Loughner gets every benefit of our legal system, including the best lawyer available. Should he be found guilty, I don't want there to be even the slightest hint of a shadow of a question about his guilt, and the length of his sentence. I'm also interested in a full airing of just what led up to the events on that Jan. 8 day.