Real Judges Applying Law
A Glendale Heights gang member who robbed, then gunned down a man walking his dog before work was sentenced today to 75 years in prison.
Before imposing the hefty sentence on 20-year-old Isaias Beltran, DuPage County Judge George Bakalis said Beltran's 2007 murder of Corey Krueger showed "a total disregard for human life.''
"For no reason whatsoever, he killed a man," Bakalis said of Beltran. "It's a total disregard for human life, a total disregard for any humanity."
In Cook County? Everyone has stories of arrestees who are out less than 10 years after a murder. DuPage doesn't seem to mess around.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
45 Comments:
True story here in Crook County. A 15 yo, who while armed with a shotgun, along with an adult who had a handgun robbed a man inside his home. The victim was shot by the adult while fleeing for safety and dies. 15yo gives video taped statement admitting everything , it was held admissable in court. 15yo Charged and tried for 1st deg murder and armed robbery. A Cook County jury found him.... NOT GUILTY. Do you believe this crap. Makes me sick.
Greek Judge sentencing Sparta style. A thousand nations of the Persian Empire descend upon you! Spartans tonight we dine in hell!
Thumbs Up Judge for doing whats right. Send the right message out to all the thugs, drug dealers, gangsta's, murderers, robbers, pieces of shit out there. Do the crime, do the time. Would you please meet with the CROOK County court judges to show them how to make decisions. Way To Go Judge. Keep up the good work. You ARE making a difference!
Got to keep them on the streets so they can vote every 4 years!
I grew up in Dupage County. They have respect or at least some fear of the law there. Amazing what happens when Repbulicans run the county.
I'm moving to DuPage when I retire, or someplace like that.
We need more judges like this, from an old Mike Royko article of Aug 18, 1993:
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I'm often surprised at how restrained and unemotional most judges are when sentencing some two-legged beast to prison.
It's seldom that a judge blows off steam for himself and society in general.
Most of them deliver lectures that are less harsh than some of my old principals gave us when we were caught sneaking a smoke in the boy's washroom.
That's probably because some bar groups would start screaming that the judge was not displaying proper judicial decorum.
It's the position of the American Bar Association that judges should treat everyone with courtesy-even some creep who zaps children.
But as we're being overrun by criminals, maybe judges should start tossing some fire and brimstone into their sentencing speeches.
They might look to Judge W. Wyatt McKay for inspiration.
Judge McKay hears criminal cases in Trumbull County, Ohio. Recently he had kind of a loathsome guy in front of him. The creep had kidnapped, robbed and repeatedly raped a young girl who was delivering newspapers.
When it was time to sentence the villain, Judge McKay said:
When you slithered out of your hole that day, (and) spewed your venom all over this defenseless 12-year-old girl, you made this court's Top 10 hit list.
I've had the misfortune of being involved with some of the lowest scum this county has to offer and you've made the Top 10.
In a way, the best sentence this court could give would be no sentence at all, because if you left this courtroom, I don't think you would be alive 10 minutes. You are nothing but a weed, a weed among wheat. . . .
And when we have a weed, it's my job to eradicate the weed, because if I don't, you will choke the wheat.
Therefore, I'm going to take you off the streets for just as long as I possibly can."
(The judge then ticked off long sentence after long sentence for each of the many crimes committed against the girl.)
It means you aren't even eligible for parole until you're 92.
That leaves only one more count, aggravated robbery. . . . You stole this little girl's bra as a souvenir, probably to brag about it to your friends later on.
Well, I'm going to give you a souvenir of Trumbull County justice. And that is, you will receive a maximum sentence of 10 to 25 on the aggravated robbery for the stealing of that bra.
And I hope that in your last 25 years in prison that you remember that souvenir.
Get this scum out of here.
Oh, I like that closing line: "Get this scum out of here."
In a phone conversation later, Judge McKay, 46, said: "If sentencing is to have any deterrent effect at all in the community, it's necessary for judges to be pretty explicit, both about the crimes and about the criminals. It's a catharsis for our whole community to hear what's been done. And it's a catharsis for the judge, too, to tell you the truth. We hear a lot. But I remain within the bounds of judicial decorum. It's not like I spit and yell."
Was he familiar with the Gonzalez sentence once handed down by the legendary Judge Roy Bean, back in the days of the Old West?
He sounded surprised. "You know about that? The Gonzalez case? That's my inspiration. Got that right here on my desk. Want me to fax it to you?"
That wasn't necessary, since I have it on my desk, too. In fact, it's in one of my books.
And I should have guessed that he, too, would be an admirer of the prose of Judge Bean.
For those who aren't familiar with it, here is what that hanging judge said in about 1881 when sentencing a killer and all-purpose menace.
Jose Manuel Miguel Xaviar Gonzalez, in a few short weeks, it will be spring. The snows of winter will flow away, the ice will vanish, the air will become soft and balmy.
In short, Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzalez, the annual miracle of the years will awaken and come to pass.
But you won't be there.
The rivers will run their soaring course to the sea, the timid desert flowers will put forth their tender shoots, the glorious valleys of this imperial domain will blossom as the rose.
Still, you won't be there to see.
From every treetop, some wild woods songster will carol his mating song, butterflies will sport in the sunshine, the busy bee will hum happily as it pursues its accustomed vocation, the gentle breeze will tease the tassels of the wild grasses and all nature, Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzalez, will be glad but you.
You won't be there to enjoy it because I command the sheriff of the county to lead you away to some remote spot, swing you by the neck from a knotting bough of some sturdy oak, and let you hang until you are dead.
And then, Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzalez, I further command that such officer retire quickly from your dangling corpse, that vultures may descend from the heavens upon your filthy body until nothing shall remain but bare, bleached bones of a cold-blooded, blood-thirsty, throat-cutting, chili-eating, sheep-herding, murdering son of a bitch.
Ah, Judge Roy Bean, where are you now that we need you?
But we are fortunate to have Judge McKay.
Get this scum out of here.
Nicely put, and my sentiments exactly.
Let's not forget about Mope-rah's girl Evelyn Clay declaring mistrial on murder of young child only to have the piece of garbage walk following the "brilliant" jurors decision. Makes me sick!!
SCC- I was wondering if there is anyway to post some of the more apalling rulings given by these judges and identify the judge so the media and public could see who is truly responsible for putting the garbage back on the street?--i.e. Hudson case--just a thought
Just read todays suntimes, looks like downtown ernie brown lied on a resume'! Buckeye Az. officials came to talk to him and found out he lied! But screaming skull peterson stuck up for old womanizer ernie "ernest t bass" brown! He lied again! typical of this exempt/management structure!
Thats a good idea. We have alot of readers here who are not the Police and don't know a good judge from a bad one. Let's make a stickey listing all the evil ones who allow criminals to walk. Let's help the public understand why we are trying to vote someone out.
75 years for a brutal, senseless murder? I don't call that justice nor is this judge a hero.
Holy Hang em High Batman!!!
An eye for an eye?
Not in Crook County. We must have compassion for those who kill for recreation. We must let them out over and over again. Giving them another chance to kill or main.
Maybe Barack has a plan to solve the raising murder rate? Hire more police? Bill Clinton funnel tons of money into the cities for CAPS. Money will always solve the problem?
Justice and vengeance never will. Or it works in the middle east. They hack off the arm or a head. Maybe Barack will propose his Muslim beliefs and traditions on the American people.
11/08/2008 07:20:00 AM
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Long post but good reading. Wish we had a few like those two. BTW, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio(tent city) in Arizona just one his re-election by a landslide. Wish we had a few more of him too!!
Republican counties have better schools, too. Of course, that may change now.
How about starting with the judges who let the 4 time DUI girl go who just killed a mother and her 2 kids. Everyone want to persecute the police, what about the judges that let people go again and again and again.
"--just a thought
11/08/2008 07:28:00 AM"
And a Brilliant one.
Since it can be concluded, from the results of this, and many prior, judicial retention elections, that most citizens don't have a clue as to the natures of those they so casually retain as judges, the concept of posting the evidence of the true natures of all judges up for retention, that true nature being best exhibited by a specific history of their actions, is, in fact, a BRILLIANT idea.
The only potential flaw will be, how many citizens would bother to read said histories?
That 'flaw' could be remedied by posting the most egregiously outrageous bullshit actions, perpetrated by the most incompetent, ignorant and useless fucks committing said judicial acts.
Nothing speaks loudly better than a person's own words and deeds.
And, being public records, both civil and criminal court proceedings are available for posting.
Ain't the World Wide Web a grand thing.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
True story here in Crook County. A 15 yo, who while armed with a shotgun, along with an adult who had a handgun robbed a man inside his home. The victim was shot by the adult while fleeing for safety and dies. 15yo gives video taped statement admitting everything , it was held admissable in court. 15yo Charged and tried for 1st deg murder and armed robbery. A Cook County jury found him.... NOT GUILTY. Do you believe this crap. Makes me sick.
11/08/2008 12:29:00 AM
Look at the jury pool in Crap county. Then think about everyone you have known that tries to get out of jury duty.
Anonymous said...
Just read todays suntimes, looks like downtown ernie brown lied on a resume'! Buckeye Az. officials came to talk to him and found out he lied! But screaming skull peterson stuck up for old womanizer ernie "ernest t bass" brown! He lied again! typical of this exempt/management structure!
11/08/2008 08:14:00 AM
Downtown Ernie Brown a chief! He is a credit deadbeat, womanizer, connected with crooked cops. Investigated by feds a few years ago. Peterson said his qualifications include better lighting for gas stations, video survillance and fences. What a resume for chief of organized crime. Unbelievable! Can J-FED be is ignorant of his command staff? Now we have the fox in the chicken coop. He will run wild with gangs and females. Clout rules almighty!
Not one judge recalled. What's the rules on retaining a judge. If not voted upon, they are considered a yes?
I have a hard time believing Judge Clay got 69% to vote yes.
This was lienancy 75 years for a death penalty case? Natural life /no parole would have been better
Depends on who the Judge is my friends. DuPage Judge gave my kids killer 32 years and he was out in 13 with 3 years of probation for a murder he had absolutely no remorse. And this was for the murder of an ISP Trooper 22 years ago on Monday.
No justice here for a LODD murderer. And my thanks to whoever sends me a memorial remembrance every year. Don't know who you are but you must have worked and sincerely known John. Nov. 10th is my day of infamy.
Stay safe guys and gals. You have a non-appreciative job in this day and age.
i have never delt with clay. is she as bad as ''let em go leo''?
Judge Bakalis is a good guy. Really nice and polite.
Cook County is SOFT!!!! I've seen jurors fell intimated by the gang banger on trial, then return with a not guilty verdict. Bring back the DEATH PENALTY!!!!
More Manpower Drain
Needed for Obama detail: 6-sergeants and 40-police officers.
Another 9-police officers may be required for the transition office at the Federal Building.
Where will they get them? One guess.
Interesting Royko article.
Evidently, Royko never mentioned the name of the Ohio rapist but he names the hell raiser Judge Roy Bean sentences in the 1800's.
I wish we knew the name of the Ohio rapist so we could research just how much time the guy actually served.
The way Ohio has gone, the rapist very well may have been paroled.
I laugh when papers report sentencings because, generally, they don't mean shit.
For the most part, many of these shitbirds do not serve the complete sentence because of liberal parole boards.
The way these Judges let these predators loose really makes me think they do it for their job security and that of their beloatedly staffed courts.
The turning out of the alpha-shitbird back in to society increases crime and as aforementioned assures demand for the Judges and all the patronage jobs in the court administration staff AND as a two-fer, criminals that vote, are not likely to vote Republican.
And by Republican I mean Regan Republican not the milk toast Republicans we now have.
Buck Naked
not a cop
their was a website out there called something like "the worst judges" or "the judge list" or something to that affect that listed all the bad judges in the county and let visitors tell the stories of the horrific decisions and crappy sentencing handed out by these judges. is the website still out there? anybody have the right name or link?
Theres a saying in DuPage County that juries will convict a ham sandwich. On Thursday Robbie Edwards was found guilty of obstruction of justice in a Villa Park murder case last year. Yes, just last year and he is tried and convicted already and he wasn't even the killer! He wasn't even involved in the murder. He merely lied to the police investigating the murder. But alas, as more democrats invade the county, law and order and justice will become more elusive. As it is now in Cook County.
we are jaded from working in crook county--- belive it or not once u leave cook county the law is actually enforced by states attorneys and judges--
Only in Cook County:
Prominent basketball player at Simeon HS was killed in 1984. Big, big press nationwide on the murder. The 16 year-old murderer is convicted as an adult.
And sentenced to the minimum 20 years before violent criminals had to serve 80%.
The murderer gets out before 2002. And is currently back in County awaiting trial for...you guessed it...shooting someone.
Just read todays suntimes, looks like downtown ernie brown lied on a resume'! Buckeye Az. officials came to talk to him and found out he lied! But screaming skull peterson stuck up for old womanizer ernie "ernest t bass" brown! He lied again! typical of this exempt/management structure!
11/08/2008 08:14:00 AM
Yes, yes. The papers stated the errors on the resume resulted from some confusion about his current position.
Of course, it had nothing to do with numerous registered complaints that were left off his application. That wasn't the problem at all. Just a little confusion about the current position. That's all.
By the way, congrats on the promotion to Deputy of OCD.
All because the alleged murderer is black and the judge is white from a lilly white high end suburb. Happens everyday to the black urban man. Had it been some rich white kid, he would of been found not guilty. Thank the Lordie that Barack Obama is the president elect. Obama will stop this miscarriage of justice.
Cook County does not even charge these coC$ suckers anyways. They suck as lawyers as a collective whole.
"Bring back the DEATH PENALTY!!!!
11/08/2008 11:27:00 AM"
No that was rescinded by REPUB GUV GEORGE RYAN in a feeble attempt to keep his lying ass out of the Federal Pen. Didnt do him much good though....
"Don't know who you are but you must have worked and sincerely known John. Nov. 10th is my day of infamy."
Bill, I didn't know John, but came out soon after him. No, he will never be forgotten. There will be an uprising, not sure if we will be among the Watchers.
Be safe, thank you for all your hard work and generosities through the years.
For those who aren't familiar with it, here is what that hanging judge said in about 1881 when sentencing a killer and all-purpose menace.
Jose Manuel Miguel Xaviar Gonzalez, in a few short weeks, it will be spring. The snows of winter will flow away, the ice will vanish, the air will become soft and balmy.
In short, Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzalez, the annual miracle of the years will awaken and come to pass.
But you won't be there.
The rivers will run their soaring course to the sea, the timid desert flowers will put forth their tender shoots, the glorious valleys of this imperial domain will blossom as the rose.
Still, you won't be there to see.
From every treetop, some wild woods songster will carol his mating song, butterflies will sport in the sunshine, the busy bee will hum happily as it pursues its accustomed vocation, the gentle breeze will tease the tassels of the wild grasses and all nature, Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzalez, will be glad but you.
You won't be there to enjoy it because I command the sheriff of the county to lead you away to some remote spot, swing you by the neck from a knotting bough of some sturdy oak, and let you hang until you are dead.
And then, Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzalez, I further command that such officer retire quickly from your dangling corpse, that vultures may descend from the heavens upon your filthy body until nothing shall remain but bare, bleached bones of a cold-blooded, blood-thirsty, throat-cutting, chili-eating, sheep-herding, murdering son of a bitch.
Ah, Judge Roy Bean, where are you now that we need you?
But we are fortunate to have Judge McKay.
Get this scum out of here.
Nicely put, and my sentiments exactly.
11/08/2008 07:20:00 AM
I can't help but wonder if Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzalez spoke the English language or did the good citizens of the county where Mr. Gonzalez was going to be hung have to pay for an interpreter like we do here in Cook County.
Anonymous said...
Depends on who the Judge is my friends. DuPage Judge gave my kids killer 32 years and he was out in 13 with 3 years of probation for a murder he had absolutely no remorse. And this was for the murder of an ISP Trooper 22 years ago on Monday.No justice here for a LODD murderer.
11/08/2008 10:04:00 AM
Mr. K,
I never worked with your son before his tragic death, but I was assigned to ISP District 4 in Cook County at the time. I remember the incident well. I agree with you that the scum who committed that crime should, at the very least, still be in prison. Personally, if it were up to me, he would have been executed. I had the pleasure of meeting you up at ISP Dist Chgo HQ a few times. I know this has forever changed your life, but I hope that you have found some peace with the passage of time.
Retired ISP Sergeant
let's see...a lawyer runs Chicago and the city is screwed up...a lawyer runs the Chicago Police Department and the CPD is screwed up...and now a lawyer runs the country...I'm moving to Iraq.
how come every time I log onto shaved's blog I get kicked off the internet?
It is amazing how the Chicago Police have been conditioned to make arrests based on if Felony Review will approve the charges instead of if someone violated the law. Every other county in Illinois does not have to put up with the bullshit that Cook County Police officers have to put up with. Other counties charge offenders with the crime they committed..not if Felony Review decides they might not have a winning case. Mary Mitchell is part of the problem with the black community...will not cut the cancer out if Whitey is pointing out what their cancer is! I wish I could move far..far...away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"...how come every time I log onto Shaved's log I get kicked off the internet?..."
Because even the internet knows that you are a goof.
Greek Judge sentencing Sparta style. A thousand nations of the Persian Empire descend upon you! Spartans tonight we dine in hell!
11/08/2008 12:53:00 AM
LOL
"I wish I could move far..far...away!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Just klick them heals together, Kommandant...
All you have to do is order the transcripts to the sentencing so you can "here" what the judge says to the mope on trial.
You win! We won't post it. Obviously, you have no idea what constitutes Probable Cause and what is meant by Hearsay Evidence. Let us know if you ever pass the Bar Exam.
As we've stated before, Police are not above the Law - we aren't under the Law either.
Try to remember that asshat.
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