Post by SatiyaH on Jan 28, 2004 14:32:59 GMT -5
LOL--I always wanted to say that!
Anyhow, this is the latest--or you can wait for the media
And no, this time it wasn't from Sill's--he ain't the only one I get info from
It will take a year probably before a federal appeals court even were to look at an appeal from York on this conviction. Under Georgia law you have a RIGHT to withdraw a guilty at any time before you are sentenced. When York pleaded in state court last year it was a negotiated plea. The recommendation from the state was that he get 50 years-- to serve 14 years and some months and have the remaining 36 years on probation as a "sex offender" plus fines, restitution, and be banned from Middle Georgia.. The recommendation was that he further be allowed to serve his state sentence concurrent (at the same time) with the federal sentence of 15 years to serve. Meaning, he would serve it at the same time as the Federal, and in a Federal facility as opposed to State facility. Georgia state court deferred sentencing until after he was sentenced in federal court. Although the federal prosecutors wanted a 15 years sentence, the federal judge rejected the recommendation, wanted to give him 5 more years and York subsequently withdrew his plea, has now been convicted.
The state court plea still stands and absent any problems they will be bringing him back to State court to be sentenced soon. See, after the federal trial York’s attorney announced to the media that he would be withdrawing York's guilty plea. As I said earlier, he has a right to do this. Now although his lawyer said he is “going” to withdraw the plea, as of today no such withdrawal has been filed. York will have to be borrowed from federal custody for this because he must make a withdrawal in person, as his lawyer cannot do that for him. Adrian Patrick is just talking at the present—no action yet. The bottom line for Patrick filing the withdrawal is money in his pocket. No money - No representation. The U.S. Attorney announced in the press that York would probably be sentenced to 20-30 years for his conviction in federal court. We now have found out that due to the new additional charges that York was convicted of that the U.S. Attorney's estimate was wrong and its looking more like 80 years or so. Needless to say, that would in effect be a death sentence because York would have no possibility of ever getting out before he died
This may make him think twice about withdrawing the state plea. In short, it will cost York a tremendous amount of money for a defense and what could he possibly get in return for it. Given the present situation he would get sentenced to the 14 years by the State which will run with his tremendous federal sentence and it costs him anything more.(well, won’t cost the Nuwaubians anything more) If he withdraws his state plea THE STATE IS PREPARED TO TRY HIM AND KATHY JOHNSON ON MARCH 15th, 2004 and the subpoenas have already been served. If they try him it will cost him another fortune and if he were to get convicted on just 4 or 5 of the 208 counts he could get another 100 to 150 years to serve in the state penal system after he gets out of the federal system, but in reality he will never get out of the federal prison system because of his age. Also they will be trying him and his precious Kathy Johnson together-- and if she doesn't plead guilty and agree to testify against him she will be convicted with him and she will be a very old woman before she gets out of state prison... if she too lives long enough to serve her sentence.
Anyhow, this is the latest--or you can wait for the media
And no, this time it wasn't from Sill's--he ain't the only one I get info from
It will take a year probably before a federal appeals court even were to look at an appeal from York on this conviction. Under Georgia law you have a RIGHT to withdraw a guilty at any time before you are sentenced. When York pleaded in state court last year it was a negotiated plea. The recommendation from the state was that he get 50 years-- to serve 14 years and some months and have the remaining 36 years on probation as a "sex offender" plus fines, restitution, and be banned from Middle Georgia.. The recommendation was that he further be allowed to serve his state sentence concurrent (at the same time) with the federal sentence of 15 years to serve. Meaning, he would serve it at the same time as the Federal, and in a Federal facility as opposed to State facility. Georgia state court deferred sentencing until after he was sentenced in federal court. Although the federal prosecutors wanted a 15 years sentence, the federal judge rejected the recommendation, wanted to give him 5 more years and York subsequently withdrew his plea, has now been convicted.
The state court plea still stands and absent any problems they will be bringing him back to State court to be sentenced soon. See, after the federal trial York’s attorney announced to the media that he would be withdrawing York's guilty plea. As I said earlier, he has a right to do this. Now although his lawyer said he is “going” to withdraw the plea, as of today no such withdrawal has been filed. York will have to be borrowed from federal custody for this because he must make a withdrawal in person, as his lawyer cannot do that for him. Adrian Patrick is just talking at the present—no action yet. The bottom line for Patrick filing the withdrawal is money in his pocket. No money - No representation. The U.S. Attorney announced in the press that York would probably be sentenced to 20-30 years for his conviction in federal court. We now have found out that due to the new additional charges that York was convicted of that the U.S. Attorney's estimate was wrong and its looking more like 80 years or so. Needless to say, that would in effect be a death sentence because York would have no possibility of ever getting out before he died
This may make him think twice about withdrawing the state plea. In short, it will cost York a tremendous amount of money for a defense and what could he possibly get in return for it. Given the present situation he would get sentenced to the 14 years by the State which will run with his tremendous federal sentence and it costs him anything more.(well, won’t cost the Nuwaubians anything more) If he withdraws his state plea THE STATE IS PREPARED TO TRY HIM AND KATHY JOHNSON ON MARCH 15th, 2004 and the subpoenas have already been served. If they try him it will cost him another fortune and if he were to get convicted on just 4 or 5 of the 208 counts he could get another 100 to 150 years to serve in the state penal system after he gets out of the federal system, but in reality he will never get out of the federal prison system because of his age. Also they will be trying him and his precious Kathy Johnson together-- and if she doesn't plead guilty and agree to testify against him she will be convicted with him and she will be a very old woman before she gets out of state prison... if she too lives long enough to serve her sentence.
