Tag: Sixth Amendment
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Judicial Complaint Creator Recontacts DOJ Seeking “Secure Electronic Method” to USAG
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 6, 2025) — On June 3, The Post & Email reported on a citizen-led effort to convey a criminal complaint, signed by members of the public, to the office of U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi contending on March 15, 2025, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Chief Judge James…
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Los Angeles: Prosecutor Yasmin Fardghassemi Abruptly Drops Harassment Case, Pursues Probation Violation
“I WANTED MY DAY IN COURT” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 27, 2018) — On a Saturday last December, “Michelle Robinson,” a single mother of three daughters whose youngest was taken from her more than two years ago by the Los Angeles Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS), received a letter in the mail stating…
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Tennessee Case Now in Its Fourth Year Illustrates Fifth, Sixth Amendment Violations
“THERE’S NO INCENTIVE TO DO IT RIGHT IF THERE’S NO PUNISHMENT FOR DOING IT WRONG” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 22, 2016) — For nearly a year, The Post & Email has been reporting about the case of State of Tennessee v. Roy Cook, 2013-CR-197, in which the defendant’s twin brother, Andrew, accused him of extortion…
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Roane County, TN Defendant Tells Judge: “I Would Like a Competent Attorney Who is Not Corrupt”
FOUR-YEAR-OLD CASE CONTINUES WITH NO ANSWERS AS TO WHY EVIDENCE “EVIDENTLY” TAMPERED WITH by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 20, 2016) — On Friday, Roane County, TN citizen Roy Cook attended a scheduled hearing in a case arising in April 2013 charging him with extortion which has not yet gone to trial. Roane County is one of…
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Fitzpatrick Case to be Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
AFTER TENNESSEE HIGH COURT REFUSES TO HEAR APPEAL by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 17, 2016) — On November 4, 2015, Atty. Van Irion filed an Application for Permission to Appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court from the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals on behalf of Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, who was incarcerated on August 19, 2014…
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Walter Fitzpatrick Relocated
ARE NEW SURROUNDINGS MORE DANGEROUS THAN BEFORE? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 11, 2016) — By means of a letter received on Friday, The Post & Email learned that Tennessee inmate #540003, Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III, was relocated to the West Tennessee State Penitentiary (WTSP), colloquially known as “West High,” on March 1. While we know…
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Arpaio Case: Where Have All the Reporters Gone?
NO INTERVIEWS OF “KEY WITNESS” MIKE ZULLO FOLLOWING FRIDAY’S TESTIMONY by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 15, 2015) — It appears that following Mike Zullo’s decision to break his silence in the case of Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al on Thursday afternoon, no media have interviewed him. Zullo initially invoked his Fifth Amendment right not…
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Breaking: Plaintiffs’ Attorneys File Additional Response to Zullo’s Motion for Protective Order
ASK JUDGE TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF WITHHELD DOCUMENTS by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 2, 2015) — On Monday evening, plaintiffs’ attorneys in the case of Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al filed an additional document to those submitted on Friday in response to an October 28 request for an extension of time to secure counsel…
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Does the ACLU Stand for Civil and Due Process Rights, or Not?
ARE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ONLY FOR “IMMIGRANTS?” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 2, 2015) — On Thursday, The Post & Email reported that on Wednesday, Maricopa County, AZ Cold Case Posse lead investigator Mike Zullo filed a motion pro se in the case of Melendres, et al v. Arpaio, et al requesting a 30-day extension past the…
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Dixie County, FL Man To Undergo “Competency Evaluation” for Sui Juris Representation
“IT’S INSANE” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 8, 2014) — Dixie County, FL resident and Vietnam War veteran Terry George Trussell has not received a Bill of Particulars, or list of specifics relating to the 14 felony charges brought against him, but he is scheduled to undergo an evaluation for “competency” on December 12. In April…
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Walter Fitzpatrick Relocated
“A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC?” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 22, 2014) — In checking the McMinn County Sheriff’s Department website for inmates, an entry on Friday morning indicates that CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) was moved at 7:54 a.m. EDT. The destination location is not noted. The Post & Email searched on the website for the…
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First Amendment Dead in Tennessee pb
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 28, 2014) — The same McMinn County, TN grand jury which was prejudiced by its foreman in January issued a presentment in March charging CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) with extortion, harassment, stalking, and aggravated perjury. On Tuesday, Fitzpatrick was…
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Why is Judge Blackwood Taking the Fitzpatrick Case to Trial?
AND WHY IS HE HEARING IT? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 22, 2014) — On Monday, June 23, a trial is scheduled in the case of State of Tennessee v. Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) which accuses Fitzpatrick of three felonies and one misdemeanor charge. The allegations arose on March 18 of this year when Fitzpatrick…
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Exclusive: Tennessee Tenth Judicial District Public Defender Speaks with The Post & Email
“A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO MAKE BOND” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 24, 2013) — On Monday, Tenth Judicial District Senior Public Defender Richard Hughes contacted The Post & Email regarding George Raudenbush, whose convictions and subsequent incarceration have been reported in detail previously. Raudenbush was denied his constitutional right to defense counsel by Judge Carroll Lee…






