A post I wrote earlier on Richard Wegmann, the 19 year old OSU student who has been charged with the murder of 19 year old Linsi Light, had a comment from someone about the new report of the defense council hired by Wegmann's family.
They where likely referring the the story appearing in today's edition of The Lima News:
Part of the beauty of the American Justice System, is that those charged with crimes have the right to have council to present a defense to the charges on their behalf before the court. This provides the defendant the ability to argue their innocence, and fully present their case, it protects the innocent who may be charged with a crime from being found guilty, and protects the guilty from, well hell, I don't know from something I am sure. The sad truth of it is that there is nothing we can do to limit the size of the defense team, or their ability toswindle secure plea deals with the court.
A previous story in the Lima News, did a rather compelling job of pointing out that Richard Wegmann II was a young man from a privileged background:
And we all know that with money, comes the ability to pay the high cost of a three paneled defense team. Yes, as my commenter stated- it's a bit reminisce of the "Dream Team" OJ compiled- but there is nothing to date to make it illegal. Is the fact that money can acquire a total of 105 years of legal experience fair? No. As great as our criminal justice system is, it still favors those with money- would a poor 19 year old be able to have the same access to such a "dream team"? Not likely.
So what reassurance do we have the in the end it will all level out, that the case will be tried and prosecuted fairly, securing justice for Linsi Light and her family? We have the prosecution. That is our defense from his defense team.
For those interested in keeping up with court records, Allen County offers an online look at their cases, although it is rather limited in the information it contains. It does however have court dockets listed, although no actual files are available online. Just follow the link above, accept the agreement, and enter the last name.
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They where likely referring the the story appearing in today's edition of The Lima News:
The family of a local college student charged with killing another student has hired three attorneys totaling 105 years of experience among them.
Bill Vandemark, Jim and John Fisher, the three attorneys of the law firm of Fisher, Vande-mark and Fisher, have been hired to represent Richard Wegmann II. Wegmann is charged with murder in the shooting death of Linsi Light on Feb. 12.
Wegmann and Light, both 19 and both students at the Ohio State University at Lima, lived in the same apartment building at 1212 Bellefontaine Ave.
Wegmann’s family had retained John Sabol. He is off the case, Vandemark said.
Jim Fisher is the father of John Fisher and has a reputation for securing sweetheart plea deals. In 2004, Fisher defended a former pastor charged with rape and facing 10 years in prison. The man pleaded to a charged that accused him of sexually touching a child and he was sentenced to three years in prison. That man, Russell Lawrence, was released within seven months. FULL STORY
Part of the beauty of the American Justice System, is that those charged with crimes have the right to have council to present a defense to the charges on their behalf before the court. This provides the defendant the ability to argue their innocence, and fully present their case, it protects the innocent who may be charged with a crime from being found guilty, and protects the guilty from, well hell, I don't know from something I am sure. The sad truth of it is that there is nothing we can do to limit the size of the defense team, or their ability to
A previous story in the Lima News, did a rather compelling job of pointing out that Richard Wegmann II was a young man from a privileged background:
Wegmann is the son of Richard Wegmann, a Dayton businessman who is listed as the chief executive officer of BusinessLabs, an information technology firm with annual sales of more than $6 million, according to biography information from the Wright State University Web site.
The father was elected to the board of trustees for the university’s foundation in 2000. The father also is listed as a member of other boards or associations around Dayton. Read Full Report via Lima News
And we all know that with money, comes the ability to pay the high cost of a three paneled defense team. Yes, as my commenter stated- it's a bit reminisce of the "Dream Team" OJ compiled- but there is nothing to date to make it illegal. Is the fact that money can acquire a total of 105 years of legal experience fair? No. As great as our criminal justice system is, it still favors those with money- would a poor 19 year old be able to have the same access to such a "dream team"? Not likely.
So what reassurance do we have the in the end it will all level out, that the case will be tried and prosecuted fairly, securing justice for Linsi Light and her family? We have the prosecution. That is our defense from his defense team.
For those interested in keeping up with court records, Allen County offers an online look at their cases, although it is rather limited in the information it contains. It does however have court dockets listed, although no actual files are available online. Just follow the link above, accept the agreement, and enter the last name.
Categories: murders
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