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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Texas Court of Appeals Update


Grits for Breakfast has an extremely cogent synopsis of big changes coming to the Texas Court of Appeals; three judges, Tom Price, Cathy Cochran and Paul Womack, have announced that they will not be seeking re-election this year.

Texas Weekly’s Brandi Grissom mentioned it as well:

"The three judges, she said, have often been in the majority on the recent opinions with a consistent trend toward opening up cases that would otherwise have been closed in light of new scientific developments.

"A number of those decisions could have gone the other way" without those three judges on the panel, Laurin said."

This is important; these are middle-of-the-road judges, for Texas; whichever group replaces them is going to have a huge impact on future appeals. We could get some reasonable, personal-liberty loving judges, or we could see Judge Keller’s statist gang expand.


2014 is still a ways off and the elections may seem too big, to untouchable for you to be involved in; that’s not the case. We have to raise awareness of what’s been going on, what continues to go on in Texas’ justice system. Please, take a minute to talk to your friends, your family, your neighbors, about how this election may one day impact Carlos Coy’s case directly. I’ll try to post more info about whoever throws their hat into the ring, but I can’t get people to go vote; only a concerted effort by those of us that give a shit can do that.

Please, get involved.

27 comments:

Ejay said...

Im on it

Anonymous said...

Y would we help a person who has sex with underage girls

Incandesio said...

Ejay: Thank you!

Anon 10:51:

Why help anyone? Why stick your neck out for anybody?

Because sometimes it's the right thing to do.

Anonymous said...

So its the right thing to do to help a pedophile?

Anonymous said...

So its the right thing to do to help a pedophile?

Incandesio said...

Why do you think he's a pedophile?

Anonymous said...

Incandesio:
It's okay people think different and we gotta respect the differences. We all know he's not a pedophile and not guilty. Someone who's guilty acts guilty Jessica. Things happen for a reason and like SPM said prison saved his life. He's gonna show everyone how wrong people can be especially those that we were taught to respect.
Thanks for everything you post on here, I've read everything and it helps me out. Stay up and be positive. :)

Anonymous said...

He had sex with underage girls thats a pedophile. Hes innocent for molesting that 9 yr old girl but what about the other underage girls he had sex with? I dont hate this guy i just want him to tell the truth

Unknown said...

Free SPM

Unknown said...

Free Spm

Incandesio said...

Anon 3:40:

Technically, pedophilia is a psychiatric diagnosis; no particular action makes you one. What you mean is that you think he's a child molester. Personally, I have a hard time applying that definition to someone who had sex with a girl who was far enough past puberty to get pregnant, because 'child' implies that they're still physically children.

That being said, I have to point out that if you're okay with the justice system convicting someone of a crime that you admit he didn't commit, you're supporting injustice. If they can do it to one innocent person, they can do it to any other; that could be you, it could be your brother, or your son. If no proof is needed, then everyone is at risk. By turning your nose up at the idea of helping someone who's been wrongfully convicted, you're allowing a system that feeds off the lives of the innocent to perpetuate.

Anonymous said...

Mayne whats the dealie, Incandensio you always explain everything in such a way that makes me be like "why cant you be that smart" lol but honestly i admire what you doing for SPM and to serve justice. Keep doing what you doing, and these people that come and argue about Carlos case just make this blog more interesting. FREE SPM!

Anonymous said...

how do u know he didnt molest the 9 yr old?

Incandesio said...

If you read through the blog, you'll see that I freely admit that I don't know that; it's my opinion that he didn't, but neither I nor anyone else can prove it.

The point of all this, the reason why I write and advocate that he receive a new trial is that none of the evidence I have seen, heard, or read about proves beyond a reasonable doubt that he did. It seems to me that he was never given the presumption of innocence, which undermines the most basic foundations of the justice system.

...and that's wrong.

Anonymous said...

Hear the juan gotti song letter to carlos she days it was the mom

Anonymous said...

y u on this blog if u dont like spm i dont get it go fuck ur self if if u dont want to help u aint got o hoe "y are we helping a person who had sex with a lilttle girl" nah bitch the real question is y are u on this page bitch go eat a dick and kill your self BITCH!!!!!

FREE SPM chingada madre!!!!

Anonymous said...

Why would he do a evil thing like that when he has a lil girl of his own people? Free $PM! Chicago sending love been a fan since the beginning

Anonymous said...

That boy Los. I know he innocent but theres God that will be the judge of judges. Free SPM

Anonymous said...

so would you let your 9 yr old daughter spend the night at his house?

Incandesio said...

An interesting question; I assume you mean if the weed, the alcohol, the swearing, and the gangster lifestyle weren't an issue? Then sure. I would have no fear for my nine year old daughter.

Anonymous said...

please dont procreate.

Incandesio said...

Well aren't you a doll! It's too late for that, I'm afraid, but I'm always appreciative of a stranger's concern for my family's well-being.

Since we're intimate enough to be giving advice about each other's reproductive choices, I hope you will also do something for me; go and procreate in good health. Raise happy, healthy children in safety and peace, and may they never be caught in a situation which would cause you to regret your blind acceptance of the unfettered power of the judicial system.

Anonymous said...

the guy might be innocent but why chance it? what kind of parent would chance that?

Incandesio said...


Well, if you can accept that I'm sincere in my belief that he did not commit the crime for which he was convicted, what evidence is there that he's a danger to 9 year-olds?

The chance of abuse at his house would be no higher than it would be at any other individual's house. If you let your daughter go to sleep-overs, to her grandparent's house, or to school, you're taking the same risk.

If the statistics can be believed, 30% of abusers are related to the child, and 60% are friends, neighbors, baby sitters and child care workers. Hell, the American school system has a storied history of molestation by teachers, janitors, coaches, etc.

Anonymous said...

I haven't been to this blog in a while last time I checked it was entry #45 im glad you read these comments and give your opinion on the case, if it wasn't for you to start this then I don't believe anybody would have done anything, I still believe he didn't do it.

Anonymous said...

Well i personally think that all this shit is wrong. The law stats innocent until proven guilty but in LOS case it was guilty until proven innocent isn't that bullshit. But like he said thanks to this his alive. But theres a saying in Spanish dios aprieta pero no ahorca. Keep strong LOS. I'm from mexico and just wanted to let you know you have true fans down here too homie.

Unknown said...

has Carlos even gotten an appeal yet? It's been almost 15 years already, why is he still in the joint? He hasn't gotten a new trial by now? Wtf...