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	<title>Comments on: Innocence Evidence and Prosecutorial Misconduct Found in Tim Masters Case</title>
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		<title>By: Buddy George</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To whom it may concern 11-18-10
From buddy lee George 
12016 gladhill ave
La mirada ca 90638-1505
Trial ended 8-15-09 the verdict

Enclosed in this letter is information
Regarding a wrongful conviction on
Case# VA107160
The trial was held at Norwalk superior
Court located in Norwalk California 
The Honorable judge Roger Ito division S
Listed below is reasons why and enclosed in this writing is evidence Were all the evidence in my case had been destroyed 3 to 5 months before the trial it&#039;s a email from the detective to the district attorney in my case disclosing the date evidence was destroyed 3 to 5  months before the trial
1.) my due process rights were violated
2.) I supoened 5 officers only one showed up and that was detective hakala out of Whittier police department he was the lead detective and the expert witness 
3.)their was bias involved with the processing of evidence because he used his own lab were the evidence had also been destroyed 3 to 5 months before the trial. 
4.) the detective stated during the trial 
He removed the drugs before the pre search video because he had a dog their was no dog
5.) right before the trial there was a conflict of interest with the attorneys that were representing me they violated attorney client privilege by having a meeting with the city of la mirada with out my permission nor knowledge were my case was discussed
6.) the attorneys name was Henry salcido out of long beach
7.) Henry salcido had two retired district attorneys working for him that were overfimilararity with detectives involved in my case 
8.) these attorneys told me they don&#039;t care if I&#039;m innocent or guilty and that I should take a deal under the condition
I move out of la mirada when I get out
9.) Henry salcido told me if I gave home 180.000 and sign over the deed to our home he said he is best friends with steve cooley he could also make this case disappear 
10.) when the trial started the attorney I hired Joanne alberry out of riverside dident have enough time to familiarize her self with the case
11.) district attorney kang the Los Angeles county district attorney had me charged with prison priors and strikes I dident have and it was not until after the verdict did she admit her mistakes  email below is evidence of 
Were the evidence was destroyed
12.) I was charged with possession for sales when no drugs were found in my possession and no money was recovered 
13.) cruel and unusual punishment
14.) violation of my due process rights
15.) negligence 
16.) malpractice 
17.) wrongful conviction
18.) misrepresentation  
Please consider looking into this thanks
Respectfully submitted 
Buddy George 
19.) the first search warrant was denied whittier narcotics came in any way
20.) the 2nd search warrant was done with the name of Walter Eugene Farris 
A guy who has never stepped foot in our home  

Buddy George - VA107160From: joanne alberry
View Contact To: LAURIE YTARTE -----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-- Laurie,here is the email from the Detective 
telling the court that all the property was
destroyed. Sorry about all of it. Feel free to mail
me any payments you can at my office address
4229 Main St Suite 4 Riverside CA 92501 I will
let you know when I find an attorney who will
take on a governemtn entity. good luck to you
and Buddy,Joanne ---------- Forwarded message
----------From: Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:23
AMSubject: Fw: Buddy George - VA107160To:
joannealberry@gmail.com Hi Joanne, Per our
conversation, here is the email from Detective
Hakala confirming that the evidence was
destroyed. I will request that our matter be taken
off calendar today. Thanks. ----------------------
Forwarded by Miriam Kang/DAUsers/NLADA on
09/25/2009 07:22 AM --------------------------- To:
cc: Subject: RE: Buddy George - VA107160 I
contacted our central property and the items
seized in the Buddy George case (408-15814-
0460-184) were dispoed on 05-29-09. Any other
questions just let me know. Eric ---------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
From: MKang@da.lacounty.gov
[mailto:MKang@da.lacounty.gov]Sent: Thu
9/24/2009 2:49 PMTo: Hakala, Eric J.Subject:
Buddy George - VA107160 Hi Detective Hakala,
Just as a reminder, please email me a letter
confirming that the the property booked into
evidence for this case has been disposed of and
the date of disposal. Thanks so much!
Sincerely,Miriam KangDeputy District
AttorneyTel: 562-807-7211 ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To whom it may concern 11-18-10<br />
From buddy lee George <br />
12016 gladhill ave<br />
La mirada ca 90638-1505<br />
Trial ended 8-15-09 the verdict</p>
<p>Enclosed in this letter is information<br />
Regarding a wrongful conviction on<br />
Case# VA107160<br />
The trial was held at Norwalk superior<br />
Court located in Norwalk California <br />
The Honorable judge Roger Ito division S<br />
Listed below is reasons why and enclosed in this writing is evidence Were all the evidence in my case had been destroyed 3 to 5 months before the trial it&#8217;s a email from the detective to the district attorney in my case disclosing the date evidence was destroyed 3 to 5  months before the trial<br />
1.) my due process rights were violated<br />
2.) I supoened 5 officers only one showed up and that was detective hakala out of Whittier police department he was the lead detective and the expert witness <br />
3.)their was bias involved with the processing of evidence because he used his own lab were the evidence had also been destroyed 3 to 5 months before the trial. <br />
4.) the detective stated during the trial <br />
He removed the drugs before the pre search video because he had a dog their was no dog<br />
5.) right before the trial there was a conflict of interest with the attorneys that were representing me they violated attorney client privilege by having a meeting with the city of la mirada with out my permission nor knowledge were my case was discussed<br />
6.) the attorneys name was Henry salcido out of long beach<br />
7.) Henry salcido had two retired district attorneys working for him that were overfimilararity with detectives involved in my case <br />
8.) these attorneys told me they don&#8217;t care if I&#8217;m innocent or guilty and that I should take a deal under the condition<br />
I move out of la mirada when I get out<br />
9.) Henry salcido told me if I gave home 180.000 and sign over the deed to our home he said he is best friends with steve cooley he could also make this case disappear <br />
10.) when the trial started the attorney I hired Joanne alberry out of riverside dident have enough time to familiarize her self with the case<br />
11.) district attorney kang the Los Angeles county district attorney had me charged with prison priors and strikes I dident have and it was not until after the verdict did she admit her mistakes  email below is evidence of <br />
Were the evidence was destroyed<br />
12.) I was charged with possession for sales when no drugs were found in my possession and no money was recovered <br />
13.) cruel and unusual punishment<br />
14.) violation of my due process rights<br />
15.) negligence <br />
16.) malpractice <br />
17.) wrongful conviction<br />
18.) misrepresentation  <br />
Please consider looking into this thanks<br />
Respectfully submitted <br />
Buddy George <br />
19.) the first search warrant was denied whittier narcotics came in any way<br />
20.) the 2nd search warrant was done with the name of Walter Eugene Farris <br />
A guy who has never stepped foot in our home  </p>
<p>Buddy George &#8211; VA107160From: joanne alberry<br />
View Contact To: LAURIE YTARTE &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
&#8211; Laurie,here is the email from the Detective <br />
telling the court that all the property was<br />
destroyed. Sorry about all of it. Feel free to mail<br />
me any payments you can at my office address<br />
4229 Main St Suite 4 Riverside CA 92501 I will<br />
let you know when I find an attorney who will<br />
take on a governemtn entity. good luck to you<br />
and Buddy,Joanne &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Forwarded message<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-From: Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:23<br />
AMSubject: Fw: Buddy George &#8211; VA107160To:<br />
<a href="mailto:joannealberry@gmail.com">joannealberry@gmail.com</a> Hi Joanne, Per our<br />
conversation, here is the email from Detective<br />
Hakala confirming that the evidence was<br />
destroyed. I will request that our matter be taken<br />
off calendar today. Thanks. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
Forwarded by Miriam Kang/DAUsers/NLADA on<br />
09/25/2009 07:22 AM &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; To:<br />
cc: Subject: RE: Buddy George &#8211; VA107160 I<br />
contacted our central property and the items<br />
seized in the Buddy George case (408-15814-<br />
0460-184) were dispoed on 05-29-09. Any other<br />
questions just let me know. Eric &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
From: <a href="mailto:MKang@da.lacounty.gov">MKang@da.lacounty.gov</a><br />
[mailto:MKang@da.lacounty.gov]Sent: Thu<br />
9/24/2009 2:49 PMTo: Hakala, Eric J.Subject:<br />
Buddy George &#8211; VA107160 Hi Detective Hakala,<br />
Just as a reminder, please email me a letter<br />
confirming that the the property booked into<br />
evidence for this case has been disposed of and<br />
the date of disposal. Thanks so much!<br />
Sincerely,Miriam KangDeputy District<br />
AttorneyTel: 562-807-7211 </p>
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		<title>By: Clay Alexander</title>
		<link>http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/19/innocence-evidence-and-prosecutorial-misconduct-found-in-tim-masters-case/#comment-173211</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clay Alexander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Gulag Colorado.  I was charged using false evidence, never arraigned, denied trial, coerced and tricked into pleading guilty to uncommitted armed robbery (no weapon involved), a forgery of presentence report used, sold-out and lied to by my public defender, and more ...  Because I was on medications and had been drinking the night before (I also had a documented history of blackouts) I did not remember going into a restaurant and reaching over to snatch some money out of a cash register drawer.  Maybe I should have been charged with misdemeanor theft?  After filing for postconviction relief and using hundreds of pages of documents (including court transcripts, police reports and official government documents) the El Paso County Court in Colorado Springs summarily denied without any findings.  After five years going through the entire state system, I am now in federal tenth circuit appeals.  The judges don&#039;t want to deal with Colorado&#039;s corrupt local district courts or the politically-motivated higher state courts.  While in the prison law libraries, I saw many innocent people trying to overturn unlawful convictions.  I believe 30-40% of incarcerated prisoners in Colorado are actually innocent.  Welcome to Gulag Colorado.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Gulag Colorado.  I was charged using false evidence, never arraigned, denied trial, coerced and tricked into pleading guilty to uncommitted armed robbery (no weapon involved), a forgery of presentence report used, sold-out and lied to by my public defender, and more &#8230;  Because I was on medications and had been drinking the night before (I also had a documented history of blackouts) I did not remember going into a restaurant and reaching over to snatch some money out of a cash register drawer.  Maybe I should have been charged with misdemeanor theft?  After filing for postconviction relief and using hundreds of pages of documents (including court transcripts, police reports and official government documents) the El Paso County Court in Colorado Springs summarily denied without any findings.  After five years going through the entire state system, I am now in federal tenth circuit appeals.  The judges don&#8217;t want to deal with Colorado&#8217;s corrupt local district courts or the politically-motivated higher state courts.  While in the prison law libraries, I saw many innocent people trying to overturn unlawful convictions.  I believe 30-40% of incarcerated prisoners in Colorado are actually innocent.  Welcome to Gulag Colorado.</p>
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		<title>By: Meplofettp</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Mr. Smith Goes to Court: Ethics Rules Prevented Attorney From Revealing Alleged Prosecutorial Abuse &#171; JONATHAN TURLEY</title>
		<link>http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/19/innocence-evidence-and-prosecutorial-misconduct-found-in-tim-masters-case/#comment-5994</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Smith Goes to Court: Ethics Rules Prevented Attorney From Revealing Alleged Prosecutorial Abuse &#171; JONATHAN TURLEY]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] discussed with regard to the Masters case and prior prosecutorial misconduct here, prosecutorial misconduct tends not to result in punishment [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] discussed with regard to the Masters case and prior prosecutorial misconduct here, prosecutorial misconduct tends not to result in punishment [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
		<link>http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/19/innocence-evidence-and-prosecutorial-misconduct-found-in-tim-masters-case/#comment-5963</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pat, thanks so much for posting this link.  Although it has a HUGE amount of information on the case, it was fascinating, not to mention outrageous and appalling.  

It is a reminder of other gross miscarriages of justice, to use the polite phrase.  One example being the &quot;child molestation&quot; witch hunts in Bakersfield CA, and other such cases, where the panic and hysteria about so-called &quot;child molesters&quot; was precisely the same as the Salem MA Witch trials over 300 years ago.  Some of those poor folks who were wrongfully convicted of not only crimes they never committed, but as it turned out, over a decade later, NEVER actually happened.

Another example was the notorious Jeane Nicario case in DuPage County, IL where two or three innocent young men were wrongfully convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl.  The original detective on the case was convinced that the men arrested and convicted hadn&#039;t done it, but was removed from the case by the prosecutors because he wouldn&#039;t go along.  

There are so many such cases, it seems, and many of them cannot be released by DNA evidence, because DNA didn&#039;t play a part in those cases.  And without decent legal representation because many have no money for good lawyers, their cases may never be heard at all.  Again, thanks for posting the Tim Masters link.  I certainly hope his long nightmare will be over soon.

Susan in VA]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pat, thanks so much for posting this link.  Although it has a HUGE amount of information on the case, it was fascinating, not to mention outrageous and appalling.  </p>
<p>It is a reminder of other gross miscarriages of justice, to use the polite phrase.  One example being the &#8220;child molestation&#8221; witch hunts in Bakersfield CA, and other such cases, where the panic and hysteria about so-called &#8220;child molesters&#8221; was precisely the same as the Salem MA Witch trials over 300 years ago.  Some of those poor folks who were wrongfully convicted of not only crimes they never committed, but as it turned out, over a decade later, NEVER actually happened.</p>
<p>Another example was the notorious Jeane Nicario case in DuPage County, IL where two or three innocent young men were wrongfully convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl.  The original detective on the case was convinced that the men arrested and convicted hadn&#8217;t done it, but was removed from the case by the prosecutors because he wouldn&#8217;t go along.  </p>
<p>There are so many such cases, it seems, and many of them cannot be released by DNA evidence, because DNA didn&#8217;t play a part in those cases.  And without decent legal representation because many have no money for good lawyers, their cases may never be heard at all.  Again, thanks for posting the Tim Masters link.  I certainly hope his long nightmare will be over soon.</p>
<p>Susan in VA</p>
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		<title>By: Pat Hartman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Hartman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now Det. Broderick - who, by the way, in his professional capacity is in charge of Ethics for the other members of the city&#039;s police force - is talking about &quot;mistakes&quot; and how important it is to determine whether there was any actual malice. 

That man devoted his career to single-mindedly, unswervingly pursuing Tim Masters. He is the architect, engineer, and shot-caller of the entire conspiracy to convict Masters, starting the very day of the murder. He&#039;s been a man on a mission - and nobody can sustain such wrong-headedness for so long without a huge motivating force of malice to activate it.

I recommend this article as a detailed background of the case if you don&#039;t want to go through dozens of news clips.

http://freetimmastersbecause.blogspot.com/2007/07/main-thing-to-know-right-now.html]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now Det. Broderick &#8211; who, by the way, in his professional capacity is in charge of Ethics for the other members of the city&#8217;s police force &#8211; is talking about &#8220;mistakes&#8221; and how important it is to determine whether there was any actual malice. </p>
<p>That man devoted his career to single-mindedly, unswervingly pursuing Tim Masters. He is the architect, engineer, and shot-caller of the entire conspiracy to convict Masters, starting the very day of the murder. He&#8217;s been a man on a mission &#8211; and nobody can sustain such wrong-headedness for so long without a huge motivating force of malice to activate it.</p>
<p>I recommend this article as a detailed background of the case if you don&#8217;t want to go through dozens of news clips.</p>
<p><a href="http://freetimmastersbecause.blogspot.com/2007/07/main-thing-to-know-right-now.html" rel="nofollow">http://freetimmastersbecause.blogspot.com/2007/07/main-thing-to-know-right-now.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
		<link>http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/19/innocence-evidence-and-prosecutorial-misconduct-found-in-tim-masters-case/#comment-5959</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I completely agree.  There should be some kind of criminal penalty against all kinds of official misconduct, be it committed by police, prosecutors and judges.  You are correct that most abide by the rules and don&#039;t cut corners to &quot;win&quot; cases.  But since there are no laws against misconduct by law enforcement officials, the ones who are DIShonest and UNethical continue to get away with their...well, criminal behavior.  

The laws don&#039;t have to be harsh or unreasonable, but I believe there should be SOME jail time, and it should be a felony offense, so it stays on their record.  A low felony, perhaps, with a minimum of three months up to a year maximum. It may sound harsh to some folks, but that&#039;s nothing compared to what prosecutors like Mike Nifong were willing to do to the three Duke lacrosse players, for example.  And Bill Peterson in Ada, OK who convicted two innocent men, Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz on the flimsiest of &quot;evidence.&quot;  

I don&#039;t believe civil suits are enough, and I think many judges throw those out of court anyway.  While I hate suggesting MORE criminal penalties, I don&#039;t think official misconduct by law enforcement representatives can be considered trivial.  At this point, I think criminal penalties are the only way to correct this problem.  I seriously doubt that police, prosecutors and even judges would be willing to risk committing misconduct if they knew they might end up doing jail or prison time themselves.

Susan in VA]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I completely agree.  There should be some kind of criminal penalty against all kinds of official misconduct, be it committed by police, prosecutors and judges.  You are correct that most abide by the rules and don&#8217;t cut corners to &#8220;win&#8221; cases.  But since there are no laws against misconduct by law enforcement officials, the ones who are DIShonest and UNethical continue to get away with their&#8230;well, criminal behavior.  </p>
<p>The laws don&#8217;t have to be harsh or unreasonable, but I believe there should be SOME jail time, and it should be a felony offense, so it stays on their record.  A low felony, perhaps, with a minimum of three months up to a year maximum. It may sound harsh to some folks, but that&#8217;s nothing compared to what prosecutors like Mike Nifong were willing to do to the three Duke lacrosse players, for example.  And Bill Peterson in Ada, OK who convicted two innocent men, Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz on the flimsiest of &#8220;evidence.&#8221;  </p>
<p>I don&#8217;t believe civil suits are enough, and I think many judges throw those out of court anyway.  While I hate suggesting MORE criminal penalties, I don&#8217;t think official misconduct by law enforcement representatives can be considered trivial.  At this point, I think criminal penalties are the only way to correct this problem.  I seriously doubt that police, prosecutors and even judges would be willing to risk committing misconduct if they knew they might end up doing jail or prison time themselves.</p>
<p>Susan in VA</p>
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