Agreed.Despite the hurdles that need to be overcome, I think that the court-appointed attorney did a good job in her defense
Enormous understatment there!- much better than either Ed or Elaine could have done.
Agreed.Despite the hurdles that need to be overcome, I think that the court-appointed attorney did a good job in her defense
Enormous understatment there!- much better than either Ed or Elaine could have done.
A retarded monkey having a seizure could do better than Ed or Elaine....much better than either Ed or Elaine could have done.
Agreed on both. This was a pretty airtight case. Even if they could reverse as to some of the charges, Ed and Elaine will both likely still die in prison.wserra wrote:It's an excellent brief.
Affirmed.
The trial court’s ruling that Mr. Brown was competent forced Mrs. Brown to proceed to trial with an incompetent husband/codefendant. Mr. Brown’s lack of competency affected his ability to decide whether to testify, and his performance as a defense witness.
Well, I always knew it was wise to end up with a guy below your number....I just had no idea that number was IQ.Demosthenes wrote:My favorite bit:
The trial court’s ruling that Mr. Brown was competent forced Mrs. Brown to proceed to trial with an incompetent husband/codefendant. Mr. Brown’s lack of competency affected his ability to decide whether to testify, and his performance as a defense witness.
The fact that he was an ignorant, arrogant, narcissistic a***ole didn't help either.Demosthenes wrote:My favorite bit:
The trial court’s ruling that Mr. Brown was competent forced Mrs. Brown to proceed to trial with an incompetent husband/codefendant. Mr. Brown’s lack of competency affected his ability to decide whether to testify, and his performance as a defense witness.
He'll go bonkers, they'll have to lock him up! oh, wait a second........ wrote:Will Ed be happy that his wife signed off on something directly stating that he's incompetent?
Probably not.
Should be good for some future fireworks.
Naw, the attorney is part of some grand conspiracy to keep them separated because, as we all know, Ed & Elaine have the kind of eternal true love that only two soul mates can have. The kind of love that spurs one to come up with an escape plan that involves killing the other and going into hiding.. wrote:Will Ed be happy that his wife signed off on something directly stating that he's incompetent?
Probably not.
Should be good for some future fireworks.
Not to worry. Ed: Martyr is sitting in his cell, Suffering Nobly for The Cause, and certain that those evil, nasty horrible things his wife is saying about him are being said only because THEY force her to, in the hopes that they can break his (His?) will and make him abandon The Revealed Truth about the income tax....Gregg wrote:He'll go bonkers, they'll have to lock him up! oh, wait a second........ wrote:Will Ed be happy that his wife signed off on something directly stating that he's incompetent?
Probably not.
Should be good for some future fireworks.
webhick wrote:Naw, the attorney is part of some grand conspiracy to keep them separated because, as we all know, Ed & Elaine have the kind of eternal true love that only two soul mates can have. The kind of love that spurs one to come up with an escape plan that involves killing the other and going into hiding.. wrote:Will Ed be happy that his wife signed off on something directly stating that he's incompetent?
Probably not.
Should be good for some future fireworks.
ETA: We can all only hope to one day love someone so much we plot their demise.
Randy Newman, You Can Leave Your Hat OnSuspicious minds are talking
tryin' to tear us apart,
They say that my love is wrong,
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
They don't know what love is
I know what love is
Yes, it's the typical American dream. Ed Brown got to live it. Most of us don't.CaptainKickback wrote:Refusal to pay income taxes, followed by Federal charges, followed by his holing up in his house/pseudo fort, trial and conviction in absentia, 6 month stand off with federal marshals - complete with concerts, bar-b-ques, lots of firearms, explosives hung from trees, threats of violence