Not going since there are people who will personally testify of the personal knowledge of TS's acts which make the preliminary hearing almost a formality for the judge to see that there is enough evidence to bring charges against TS.
Not true. In the state of Va as well as many other states, the judge will want a case to go before a grand jury and they decide whether to indict or not. But, guess what? Indictment happens in 98% of cases that go before the grand jury because only the prosecuation is allowed to present their arguments. The defense is not even allowed in the room. So, if you only hear one side of a situation, even with no evidence to present, most people are going to go that way as statistics show.
You probably also thought that for the police to arrest someone, they must have evidence. False. A woman for instance can go to the police and say her husband beat her up. With no evidence or nothing to prove it happened, the police will go arrest the husband, he will be processed and his picture will be in the paper and on the news the next day....all done with no proof.
Did you know that in Va, the detective can swear out a warrant with no evidence..only heresay?
Did you know that it is my understanding that Tommy has never been questioned one time by anyone before or after his arrest?
And why would you question a liar with all the evidence there is against good old Tommy Ray Shelton??? And guess what, the entire board of directors dismissed Linda Sue Shelton without even meeting with her!!! Runs in the family, doesn't it???
What goes around, comes around, Sam..Tommy is likely facing some very serious charges and the Bro does not have an old classmate police chief to get to doctor the record and dismiss the charges this time...guess that means they will have to rely upon other interventionary measures...like Brenda Walsh for instance...we know that she is a great character witness!!!! But, best keep your hands off the states witnesses, Brenda, could come back to bite you!!!
And then there is Brad Walker, the producer that would like to produce a null pros for his purportedly favorite wife and daughter of Tommy...but that could bring up some seriously problematic issues relating to the credibility of the intervenor, given the lack of marital bliss...yes, Brad, those little sidebar relationships can come back to haunt us at the most inconvenient times!!! Sometimes we must let the chips fall where they will fall!!!
And you are right, SAM, it just occurred to me that they have yet to question Tommy's own son and therapists. That should render a treasure trove of information, shouldn't it??? Perhaps an early "plea bargain" would save a lot of those rocks from rolling back on top of Tommy..remember the rock rolling analogy???
Gailon Arthur Joy
AUReporter