Here are four stories having to deal with the law that I find just plain old sad. Give your own opinions on them and share some of stories dealing with the law that make you go "huh?"
Man shows up to DUI hearing drunk
According to Charleston police, Stephen Lewis Skiles raised the ire of a judge after he showed up for a DUI hearing - drunk.
Skiles appeared at the administrative hearing at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 14. He had been charged with DUI after a May 19 incident in which he came through a seatbelt educational checkpoint with a blood-alcohol limit of .025, "well over two times the legal limit," according to Sgt. Terry Shawn Williams of the Charleston Police Department.
Although Skiles showed, his lawyer didn't. After a 15-minute grace period, "Mr. Skiles told his version of the story," Williams said. "When he started speaking, we immediately detected the odor of alcohol on his breath."
Skiles claimed he hadn't been drinking that day, but had consumed eight to 10 beers the previous night. He then promised he wouldn't drive home.
Hospital accused of dumping woman on LA "skid row"
Los Angeles officials announced criminal and civil charges on Thursday against a hospital accused of dumping an elderly homeless woman in a gown and slippers in a rundown section of the city's downtown.
"We intend to ensure that private hospitals operating in Los Angeles County are in the business of delivering patients from their darkest hours, not into them," Delgadillo told a news conference announcing the charges against Kaiser Permanente. No individuals were named in the case.
An estimated 12,000 homeless people, many of them mentally ill or addicted to drugs or alcohol, live and sleep on the sidewalks of the city's so-called skid row area. The 50-block downtown area is thought to contain the highest concentration of homeless in the United States.
Hospitals and police departments in nearby cities have long been suspected of taking problem patients and prisoners to the area and leaving them there. Ten hospitals are being investigated by city lawyers.
Kaiser Permanente's Bellflower hospital is charged with false imprisonment and dependent adult endangerment for allowing a taxi to leave a 63-year-old woman near a rescue center in March. Surveillance cameras showed the woman being dropped off and wandering around in a confused state before shelter volunteers came to her aid.
"When a hospital dumps an elderly, homeless woman suffering from dementia on skid row, wearing little more than a hospital gown ... they have violated every ethical obligation under which they operate," Delgadillo said.
"They have also broken the law, and we are going to hold them accountable."
Administrators at the hospital have apologized for their role in the case and say they have changed their practices in dealing with homeless people. Kaiser Permanente officials could not immediately be reached for comment on the charges.
Colo. Attoney General defends abuse case to Saudis
The state's attorney general traveled to Saudi Arabia this week to assure officials that a Saudi man convicted in Colorado of sexually abusing and virtually enslaving his housekeeper was treated fairly.
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Attorney General John Suthers made the trip at the request of the State Department. He met with Saudi King Abdullah, Crown Prince Sultan and relatives of Homaidan Al-Turki, who was sentenced in state court in August to 28 years to life in prison, Deputy Attorney General Jason Dunn said Friday.
"My understanding is their concerns are whether or not he was treated fairly in the judicial system," Dunn told The Associated Press.
Dunn said Suthers, who left Sunday and was expected back Saturday, explained that the state judicial system is independent from the federal government and that federal officials have no influence over it. He added that the federal government paid for all or most of Suthers' trip.
Al-Turki, 37, was convicted of sexually assaulting an Indonesian housekeeper and keeping her as a virtual slave for four years. Last year, the Saudi government agreed to post $400,000 for his bail.
Al-Turki has denied the charges and blamed anti-Muslim prejudice for the case against him. He said prosecutors persuaded the housekeeper to accuse him after they failed to build a case that he was a terrorist. His attorneys plan to appeal.
A State Department official with knowledge of the matter said the Al-Turki case has been a "thorn in our relations with the Saudis" and that Colorado was asked to send someone to help resolve it. He said similar trips have been made before, though they are uncommon.
Man accused of offering a mobile home to hit man for killing teen mother of his child
Georgia man was charged Monday with plotting a murder-for-hire scheme after he allegedly recruited a hit man to kill a teen who gave birth to his child.
Authorities say they are considering more charges against Roy Holt, 50, who is accused of offering a hit man a mobile home to kill the 16-year-old girl.
As of Monday afternoon, Holt remained in custody on $250,000 bail, or $25,000 cash bond.
Prosecutors claim Holt agreed to transfer ownership "of one or more mobile homes or real property located in Georgia" to a hit man in exchange for carrying out the slaying.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Dec. 1 in Perry County Circuit Court in Illinois to determine if there is enough evidence to go to trial.
Source: Yahoo News
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wow, these are varying degrees of horrible.
the alcoholic needs help. and the 50 year old man need $#%@#^$. Sigh.
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