Anyone experiencing legal problems in Marshall County Kansas, as a plaintiff, defendant, or as a witness, should be aware of his or her constitutional rights. Any attorney you hire should practice mostly outside of Marshall County. You should not hire anyone who cares about the political gossip structure of Marshall County, because a lawyer who cares more about local politics than about your case will not truly represent you. If you are a defendant, you should demand a jury trial if you can. While copping a plea may seem less expensive and easier, a jury of your peers will usually be more fair to you than the prosecutor or the magistrate judge. You have the right to bypass a bench trial with the magistrate judge and go directly to a jury trial, if you so choose. If you have a public defender, make sure he understands this. If he tells you that you cannot have a jury trial, he is lying. If you are found not guilty, you may actually save money in the long run, because you won't have to pay court costs, fees, fines, ect. You also won't have a criminal record. If Laura McNish, the Marshall County prosecutor, threatens you or tries to scare you, remember that she is a dishonest bully, and scare tactics are all she actually has in the way of tools of her trade. Once she is in the courtroom, she comes across as an idiot with no talent or skill. She also lacks insight in the job of prosecuting crime, and goes to court unprepared for trial. A defendant who does not accept a plea is a serious problem in her life. Unless she can intimidate witnesses or charm a jury with exceptionally believable lies, she has no compelling courtroom presence. Even if you have a public defender appointed to your case, tell him you want a jury trial. If he says no, insist upon contacting the Kansas Bar Association, and when you go to your first court appearance, stubbornly refuse a plea or a bench trial. Laura McNish and Angela Hecke are both as woefully ignorant of the law, and of life outside of the Midwest as the wizard in the Wizard of Oz was of "wizardry". Oh....if you are a witness, remember that it is unlawful to lie in court, even if the prosecuting attorney asks you to do it for her.
Because of Laura McNish's lack of expertise as a lawyer, actual crime in Marshall County Kansas generally goes unnoticed, uninvestigated, and unprosecuted until the KBI or the FBI becomes involved. She is only proficient in prosecuting petty crimes and intimidating those who do not understand their rights and are too weak to stand up for themselves.
Well it looks like strangling some one is legal now. I guess it is just being strict. Really you think that is okay? WOW!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDid I mention strangulation in my above post?
DeleteNo I heard it from your daughter.
ReplyDeleteDid my daughter mention the "not guilty" verdict? Because that means that the defendant was not guilty. Why would you persist as if he was guilty, when your court determined that he is not?
DeleteStrangulation involves death. Have there been any recent strangulation deaths in the area that you would care to discuss?
Well you ignorance deceives you.
ReplyDeleteIf you are talking to me, let me remind you that concerning the specific matter to which I think you refer, I am in a much better position to have lots of information than the rest of Frankfort. Inasmuch as the law, lawyers, and court rooms, my Dad practiced law, and I practically grew up in that environment, so if you are referring to my comments about McNish, I, once again, have an understanding that probably trumps yours.
DeleteYou see your thoughts and views are simalar to Hitler's. You chose to believe you are right to get inner peace, but in all reality you are only hurting yourself and to those around you.
ReplyDeleteBecause I believe in the Constitution and in just application of our laws? And this one was never a matter of yours truly being right........the COURT was the entity that determined it! And no story fabricated by Dean Dalinghaus and a couple of kids is going to trump the Truth when the law is properly followed. Had you been inside the court room on that day, you would also be aware that the presiding judge invited anyone who incurred harassment because of the jury's decision to contact him.
DeleteOJ Simpson's verdict was innocent, now was he truly innocent.
ReplyDeleteLook, Laura ran her yap from 9 in the morning until after 5 in the evening in court, played a bunch of tapes of law enforcement harassing me, threatened me while I testified, threatened my husband while he testified, and still was unable to procure a guilty verdict after all that. And it was local people who made the decision! If you don't like it, you need to vote for someone other than Laura McNish to prosecute your local crimes. And about OJ.....there actually were some problems with the evidence in that trial. Also, the whole matter went to hell in a handbasket when the media got involved. That didn't happen in this trial, so the verdict was much more reliable and not a show of theatrics. Why are you so upset about it?
DeleteOh so it's always about you and so you are so puny you take out on an innocent person.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you sober up before you get back on here and try to argue with me, okay? And if you are so upset about the whole matter, just solicit someone other than Laura McNish to run for county prosecutor. Someone with a proven track record, which she lacks. That person will probably win, since even Atilla the Hun probably had more charisma than Laura has, and you will be able to feel confident that puny people such as myself will have to visit the library before engaging your county prosecutor, rather than just knowing what is right and standing up for the same.
DeleteAnd also doing her job from 9-5 sounds like a person who really has a passion for her CAREER. I emphasize career because she actually has one going for rather than sitting down at you computer being a troll.
ReplyDeleteIt took her at least several times to pas the bar exam. She had no practice of her own, and her position was appointed, even though it is an elected position. If someone ran against her, she would lose, just like she lost to my husband during the only case she has ever taken before a jury. And if you want to see what she does all day, I have posted some of her internet play for the cyberworld to see. As a writer, her only works have been for someone else's firm. Other than that, her words hold no interest in the marketplace of written words. She is also the reason you are so upset; you wanted my husband found guilty of a crime he did not commit, and she was unable to deliver. Her CAREER is obviously losing in court and letting down those whose votes she courts. You should really think about that before you second me. You have no idea who I am, or what my CAREER has been, or is, because you are just an anonymous internet troll, sitting at a computer all day.
DeleteAt least I'm not an alchohalic and also at least I don't do drugs ether. You said your parents were lawyers I thought you would no better.
ReplyDeleteYou may not be an alcoholic, but you have other problems. You may not do drugs, but you seem to be a pill. Speaking of "ether", is that what you huff? Judging from your writing, it would not surprise me. We'll discuss homonyms later. Only one of my parents practiced law, btw. The other practiced medicine and black magic.
DeleteSure, whatever.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that you could blog about is the fact that McNish never releases property to defendants after the judge has released their property. She will do everything under the sun to not sign the release form. You will have to file a motion of release or sue her personally to finally force her to sign the paperwork to get your property back. Then when you go to retrieve your property don't be surprised if it is not in the evidence locker where it is supposed to be. It has often been found in personal lockers or magically comes up missing like a gun did years ago and ended up in a murder case in California. Also some of the missing property has been rediscovered in area pawn shops for sale.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comment, and I find it interesting because I have personally witnessed court orders in Marshall County not getting recorded properly, and the county attorney failing to follow court orders. A couple of years ago, a woman and her children were evicted, and Angela Hecke, the magistrate judge, gave the woman a certain amount of time to move away. The landlord's attorney offered to write up the journal entry, but Hecke said not to bother. Later, that same day, Hecke told the sheriff that she had not given the woman any time to move, and the house was to be locked with all of her possessions and her childrens' toys inside. Legal Aid gave the woman some assistance the following week, and got the childrens' toys back, but it was such a cruel thing for a judge to do to children, who were not part of the landlord/tenant dispute. Also, there is $7,500 outstanding in another case: Marshall County was ordered by a district judge to return some bail money to a defendant on August 30, but has not done so. In other places, such monies are returned immediately when the judge orders it. I am not sure why all the citizens here in Marshall County find this abuse of our legal system acceptable; a lot of these folks are the same ones who cry so hard when they, or their children, are faced with legal problems.
ReplyDeleteHere's the address for the PDF form issued by the Kansas Bar Association in order to write a complaint. You should include a copy of the judge's order in your letter, but save the original for your own records. http://www.kscourts.org/pdf/complaintform.pdf
If you have a case number, I will be more than happy to blog about it.