Comments on Advance Indiana™: Clark County Awaits Charging Decision On Murphy

So, potential defendant's counsel is heard from, h...

2007-08-10T15:02:00.000-05:00

So, potential defendant's counsel is heard from, huh?

Look on each side of you, pal...you're standing alone. Even your client is wayyyyy behind you.

Unless the victim suddenly recants his account of ...

2007-08-09T19:54:00.000-05:00

Unless the victim suddenly recants his account of the events, the evidence presented in the police report appears to meet the probable cause standard.

I wonder how one gets probable cause from statements from a sister who only recalls the Murphy statements during conversations with him. In two seperate conversations, she recalls what Murphy and his lawyer say, but totally forgets anything her or her brother put out there. I personally think the police report should have only been the statement by the brother. To me, the sister's statements harm the case. The statement's from the victim appear to be right on. It is still kinda scary that if you really wanted to nail someone, all you had to do was file a police report and appear to be telling the truth.

I suspect very few men report these types of crimes, partly out of a feeling of shame, but more so out of fear they won't be believed.

If this happened to certain folks I know, the police would have been contacted ASAP, in addition to the ambulance that was being called after the perp got a nice beat down.

The 1998 case was probably not brought to trial because the victim would not testify.

The case did not go to trial because it was screwed up from the get go. Whenever a victim runs to a lawyer first of all people, it makes everyone go "Ummm?" More than anything, I would expect male sexual assault victims to not tell anyone. Second, for those who don't want to go to the cops ever, or not at that time, I could see them going to get psych help for dealing with the issue. Unless the first victim personally knew the lawyer, running to a lawyer screams "lawsuit" and "I am going to sue you!" That translates to most folks as "I am out for a quick buck."

The 1998 case was probably not brought to trial be...

2007-08-09T19:30:00.000-05:00

The 1998 case was probably not brought to trial because the victim would not testify. I doubt it was because, as Wilder asserts, the evidence was "insufficient."

You are dead on as to how prosecutors and police r...

2007-08-09T19:20:00.000-05:00

You are dead on as to how prosecutors and police react to claims by a man against another man. I used to work in a prosecutor's office. They don't want to waste their time with them and look at the victim as if he should let it go and move on. I suspect very few men report these types of crimes, partly out of a feeling of shame, but more so out of fear they won't be believed.

I haven't posted it anywhere myself - I dont recal...

2007-08-09T19:19:00.000-05:00

I haven't posted it anywhere myself - I dont recall seeing it anywhere else either. I thought I was being obviously original. Oh well...

How many times have you posted that same comment t...

2007-08-09T19:16:00.000-05:00

How many times have you posted that same comment to blogs all over the country, Wilson? Give it a rest.

Since Glenn Murphy is claiming the sex was consens...

2007-08-09T19:06:00.000-05:00

Since Glenn Murphy is claiming the sex was consensual, perhaps the Log Cabin Republicans could recruit him now?