Trial Date set in Ron Book Drunk Driving Prosecution
A trial date has been set in lobbyist Ron Book’s DUI case (Case No. 19005520MU10A).
As of now, it will be taking place on September 21, 2021, before the Honorable Jill Levy, beginning 9:30AM in Courtroom 6170 of the Broward County Central Courthouse, 201 SE 6th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301.
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During the two years he has “fought” the charges, he’s had time to “voluntarily” complete any requirements the court would have asked for. So now he will come into the courtroom a solid citizen, having already “taken responsibility” and done what they were going to order him to do, feign remorse and walk out. He may get Salvation Army i.e. “county” probation and that’s it. Anyone expecting him to do any time is living in a fool’s paradise.
Imagine how much better our lives would have been if we’d been allowed to complete therapy before we had our cases heard.
These aren’t the charges we’re looking for. You can go about your business. Move along… move along.
JZ
I went through three different therapist before my sentencing. Even the one the state used. All spoke on my behalf in court. NONE of that mattered. The judge you are asigned determines your fate. My lawyers said the only way I could have gotten a worse judge according to my attorney was if Satan himself was the judge.
When my lawyer excused himself to go outside and throw up in the trash can, I knew I was done for.
Man that sounds like Jim Wallace in Harris County Texas. He laughed at me every time he saw me in his court. If I knew now what I didn’t know then, I would have taken the a**hole to trial!
Greig
I wanted to go to trial but for two reasons. First off I spent every dime I had on bonding out twice (They kept re-arresting me) and lawyer cost. Also law enforcement said If I plead guilty they would not go to the news with my story. (Really no story to tell)
Also did not want to put my family or the person I was seeing family through that. But yeah, sometimes looking back I should have gone to trail, at least I could have had the lawyer have the forced confession thrown out. That would have made all the difference. I asked for a lawyer 3 times and each time the cop would say “Do you want me to go to the news?”.
Thanks for the reality check! The judge I had was a member of the One Million club. My paid attorney was ineffectual as well. I may have gotten a better deal with a public pretender.
JZ
Well to show there may be hope, Bill Cosby just had his convictions overturned
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/bill-cosby-s-sex-assault-conviction-overturned-by-court/ar-AALD5IP?ocid=msedgntp
CherokeeJack, I don’t know what you did…and don’t care…but if it was bad enough Satan would have probably approved of it and let you off.
Although I deserved some time for what I did do, there were BS add on charges for things I never did. So I got rail roaded by the police, the prosecutor and the judge. Instead of hiring a cut throat bastard of a lawyer, I hired a sympathetic lawyer. Nicest guy I could of hired , but nice was not what I needed even though I thought I did.
I appealed for years using the same lawyer and he redeemed himself. He used the same shaddy tatics the prosecuter did. He judge shopped and got me before a judge that actually listened and didn’t just “Judge”. He threw out the remainder of my sentence and was appalled at the time I was given as a first time offender. He never bashed the other judge and he is now on the Florida Supreme court. If I could get before him, I know he would remove me from the registry but that is not how it works I suppose.
I wonder if the judge is one of the many, many Florida politicians in his pocket.
Potential Vehilectual Manslaughter’er
I’d watch his trial on live stream if I could and make a comment that he’s a bigger threat to Floridan communities than Florida registrants in the chat room. I don’t hate the man just tired of his powerful influence on the Florida legislature.
Remember the episode of “Better Call Saul” when they swamped the judge with letters, and threatened to show up at the courtroom to make a scene?
The judge didn’t want that kind of attention on him.
Maybe the same needs to happen with this. Send countless letters to positively encourage the judge, arguing that its in the best interest of the people that he be convicted to the highest degree.
He will accept a sweet plea deal.
They can (and probably will) pleas this down to a reckless driving charge, which is a criminal traffic case. But it’s not one with many consequences like taking a DUI to trial and losing. If only he could get pinched for CP or something that would put him on the registry. Just my personal fantasy.