tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post1883156705626483818..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Yet Another Cline Embarrassment (Updated)kcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-23423406237192172862012-01-19T10:56:36.290-05:002012-01-19T10:56:36.290-05:00I doubt seriously Ms. Cline is grammatically chall...I doubt seriously Ms. Cline is grammatically challenged and I do find her grammar and spelling entirely consistent with examples used in the national debate over the definition of standard and non-standard English.<br /><br />http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what-to-do-about-non-standard-english/<br /><br />Non-standard English is not necessarily wrong and may be quite appropriate for a target audience of voters, for example.<br /><br />Setting our hair on fire when someone in rural West Virginia is talking about 'store boughten bread' is the first step towards perceived racism and elitism.<br /><br />And DA Tracey Cline knows that so very well as do members of The Group of 88.<br /><br />Let us allow the legal pleadings to move forward as issues of law.<br />::<br />GPGary Packwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177986821224068759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-47250744827976809892012-01-19T10:06:59.383-05:002012-01-19T10:06:59.383-05:00Finally. We may be rid of Cline one day. If I wa...Finally. We may be rid of Cline one day. If I was betting, though, her replacement will probably be as bad but not so graphically crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-86124018428319480772012-01-18T14:15:37.642-05:002012-01-18T14:15:37.642-05:00I agree that Cline's behavior after being made...I agree that Cline's behavior after being made aware of the clock malfunction was poor - she should have immediately withdrawn the complaint. However - I don't think it was unreasonable for her to make her initial conclusion given that it was based on the official timestamp. <br /><br />How could she have known (in advance) that the clock malfunctioned ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-26146201249547166132012-01-18T06:45:16.431-05:002012-01-18T06:45:16.431-05:00I disagree with the "legal expert" cited...I disagree with the "legal expert" cited by the N&O, as I've personally dealt with a similar situation. (Mine actually happened, though, and isn't a figment of a fevered imagination like Cline's "conspiracy."). I'm referring to a Judge who has a "draft Order" ready to sign after a hearing. <br /><br />At a hearing in one of my cases, I asked to see the official court file for one reason or another. <br /><br />On top of the pages secured in the file was a loose "Order" by the Judge finding against my client. Of course, I hadn't had a chance to present evidence or argue the law. <br /><br />As soon as the hearing started, I marked the "Order" as evidence, requested a new trial and saw charges filed against the judge with the Judiciary Board in my state. I got a new Judge, and the first one received a written sanction. <br /><br />There is absolutely nothing right about a Judge pre-judging a case. That's about as un-American as it gets. (Perhaps the "legal expert" meant that a Judge can have "draft Orders" prepared rendering ALL POSSIBLE VERDICTS?). Otherwise, that procedure is as unfair as a Nazi or Stalinist trial, and the appearance of impropriety cannot be matched. <br /><br />On a couple of other notes, sounds like the Durham Clerk's office needs a new clock. They better get one before the place goes bankrupt. Also, it sounds like the county needs a new prosecuting attorney. They better get one before the place goes bankrupt. MOO! GregoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-27960035934269517102012-01-17T07:54:59.352-05:002012-01-17T07:54:59.352-05:00Can anyone doubt that Cline would have been a full...Can anyone doubt that Cline would have been a full-throated advocate had the lacrosse case gone to trial? She was the second chair, and while she has lied about her role in the case, I have no doubt that she would have been joined at the hip with Mike Nifong in presenting the case.<br /><br />This is unbelievable, yet the unbelievable seems to be the norm in Durham.William L. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-20645624511075437562012-01-16T13:35:49.905-05:002012-01-16T13:35:49.905-05:00Coleman said, "She is undermining confidence ...Coleman said, "She is undermining confidence in the system."<br /><br />Uhum (throat clearing sound), we who live here have not had confidence in the system in Durham (aka the DA's office) for quite a while now.<br /><br />Tracey Cline's 'professional' behavior is in keeping with the status quo in Durham.<br /><br />(P.S. I am not a legal guy but doesn't her behavior give openings to anyone convicted of a crime in Durham to appeal-- at least for another trial? It looks like prima facia evidence of generic, legal malfeasance at this point-- to and for everyone. To assume that the DA's office has biased, distorted, screwed up, etc. every Durham prosecution seems reasonable to me.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com