A LITTLE MORE BACKWOODS JUSTICE FROM WADSWORTH MUNICIPAL COURT

I just came across an online article published by George Spudnutt's Medina Gazette, the official oracle of the Medina County Chamber of Commerce.

Here's the remarkable headline:

Man ‘banished’ from Wadsworth wants resentencing after making harrassing calls to city

Now, you can read the full "article" about this masterpiece of less than well-reasoned jurisprudence by Wadsworth Municipal Judge Stephen McIlvaine at this link:
http://medinagazette.northcoastnow.com/2010/08/05/man-banished-from-wadsworth-after-making-harrassing-calls-to-city-wants-resentencing/

UNBELIEVABLE, ISN'T IT?

First of all, this hardened convict, Jeff Aberegg, had the audacity to place telephone calls to the office of the city prosecutor (who is surely not the brightest bulb) and asks questions!

Then, to aggravate the situation, he called Shrock's office asking the same question on successive days, according to Shrock.

It seems to me that this hardened criminal had to call back on successive days, asking the same question, BECAUSE NOBODY AT SHROCK'S OFFICE COULD OR WOULD GIVE HIM A PROPER, STRAIGHT ANSWER!


Typical of the usual and customary Medina County habit of dispensing Mississippi backwoods justice, SHROCK charged him with a criminal offense rather than simply giving this man a clear and unambiguous answer to his question.


Of course, Mr. Aberegg was required to appear before that paragon of legal ignorance, "judge" Stephen McIlvaine.

You may wish to refresh about McIlvaine at an earlier post entitled, "Wadsworth Municipal Court, Where the Flawed Process Begins," found at http://medinacorruption.blogspot.com/2010/10/wadsworth-municipal-court-where-flawed.html


You may recall that McIlvaine, who boasts that he is on the faculty of the Ohio Supreme Court Judicial College purports to be an expert and teaches other newby judges on the subject of Initial Appearances, in spite of the fact that he is apparently unaware of Rule 3 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, both of which require that a law enforcement officer set out a statement of essential facts in a criminal complaint when applying for an arrest warrant.  McIlvaine, of course, does not enforce this requirement, probably because he is too busy preparing his lesson plans for newby judges.


In any event, Mr. Aberegg was apparently found guilty in one of those infamous Medina County constitutionally defective "trials."


Nevertheless, and here's the real story, McIlvaine banished Mr. Aberegg from the city limits of Wadsworth!


IT KIND OF REMINDS YOU OF THE LAWLESS OLD WEST.  "GET OUT OF TOWN, AND DON'T COME BACK!"


SUCH IS THE STATE OF BACKWOODS JUSTICE IN MEDINA COUNTY!  IN FACT, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR SKIPPY SLEAZEBURY, "IF YOU DON'T LIKE MEDINA, LEAVE."


SOMEHOW, I THINK THE FOUNDING FATHERS WOULD FROWN UPON THE ATTITUDES OF THE CORRUPT POLITICAL HACKS WHO REIGN OVER THE MEDINA COUNTY INJUSTICE SYSTEM!


MUCH MORE TO COME ....