EDITED 10/29: I misread the website on Maldonado; he is facing a lesser-included off the 5th charge, which may or may not mean he's only facing a misdemeanor.
NICHOLAS SCHULTZ: Jury returned verdict on almost all counts. Presumably acquittal but it doesn't say for sure. Still deliberating on a misdemeanor sexual abuse charge and second degree sexual abuse (see my previous blog post for definition and punishment ranges.)
| 10/28/2013 | Event Resulted - Release Status: | Event Resulted - Release Status: NO BOND. Jury returned verdicts as to all counts at 1:00 pm with the exception of the lesser included to count 4 (now Misd-Sex Abuse) and count 5 remains open for deliberation. Jury instructed to resume deliberation tomorrow at 9:30 on the remaining count. Defense motion to modify bond to personal recognizance is hereby denied by the court. AUSA: Peter Taylor Court Reporter: Susan Walker The following event: Trial Resumed scheduled for 10/28/2013 at 9:30 am has been resulted as follows: Result: Trial In Progress Judge: LEIBOVITZ, LYNN Location: Courtroom 202 NICHOLAS SCHULTZ (Defendant (Criminal)); ; Ms NIKKI U LOTZE (Attorney) on behalf of NICHOLAS SCHULTZ (Defendant (Criminal)); Judge LYNN LEIBOVITZ |
| 04/02/2013 | Charge Filed | Charge Filed Charge #5: Second Degree Sex Abuse- Incompetent With Aggravating Circumstances |
| 04/02/2013 | Charge Filed | Charge Filed Charge #4: First Degree Sex Abuse- Force With Aggravating Circumstances |
MATTHEW MALDONADO: Jury came back with verdicts on all but one charge, presumably not guilty, and he was released on personal recognizance bond. Jury will continue deliberating on second degree sexual abuse tomorrow morning.
| 10/28/2013 | Event Resulted - Release Status: | Event Resulted - Release Status: PR PSA. Jury returned verdicts as to all counts at 1:00 pm with the exception of the lesser included to count 5 remains open for deliberation. Jury instructed to resume deliberation tomorrow at 9:30 on the remaining count. Defense motion to modify bond to personal recognizance is hereby granted by the court. AUSA: Peter Taylor Court Reporter: Susan Walker The following event: Trial Resumed scheduled for 10/28/2013 at 9:30 am has been resulted as follows: Result: Trial In Progress Judge: LEIBOVITZ, LYNN Location: Courtroom 202 MATTHEW MALDONADO (Defendant (Criminal)); ; Mr RICHARD A FINCI (Attorney) on behalf of MATTHEW MALDONADO (Defendant (Criminal)); Judge LYNN LEIBOVITZ |
| 04/02/2013 | Charge Filed | Charge Filed Charge #5: Second Degree Sex Abuse- Incompetent With Aggravating Circumstances |
Look. Ninety-nine percent of what you're reading on sherdog, underground, facebook etc is boolsheet. It's propaganda from the families or friends of the defendants who don't know how to interpret or understand what they hear, are told, etc.
Prosecutors charge every which way they can think of to capture the possible interpretations of what happened. Why? So that what happened to Lloyd Irvin doesn't happen to them! So that a jury can't let someone go for "attempting" something if they don't think he actually could get it up. So here you see a variety of different phrasings -- was it rape by force? rape by intentionally getting her drunk? rape by taking advantage when she was drunk but you didn't get her drunk? etc etc. Some of these charges are mutually exclusive with others. Either he got her drunk or she was drunk already but you can't have both, see? so:
STOP FREAKING OUT THAT SOME CHARGES WERE ACQUITTED. (That's fine! not the end of the story!)
STOP FREAKING OUT IN GENERAL.
AND STOP BELIEVING WHAT IDIOTS OR EVEN SMART PEOPLE LIKE ME SAY... what is REAL is what is on the DCCourts.gov website. And if you don't read everything carefully you will misunderstand and run around like a chicken with your head cut off screaming THE SKY IS FALLING THEY WERE ACQUITTED.
JUST CHILL.
(and to all the Maldonado supporters like Jarjar Binks et al who are writing such nasty stuff to me-- STFU, I'm not publishing any of your comments.)
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