Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Michael Lapihuska Court Update

UPDATE: Good news. Just talked to Michael and the meeting with the psychiatrist went very well this morning. Without saying exactly what Michael told me I will say that there is renewed hope that things could very well take a turn in the direction of justice in this case.

I just got off the phone with Michael Lapihuska. He told me that the psychiatrist tapped by the DEFENSE for his psychological evaluation called him yesterday and told him that his appointment is this morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Calhoun County jail and that if he didn't show up that he, the psychiatrist, would write a letter to the judge recommending that Michael be sent to jail and that he would see him there. Michael has saved the voice mail message containing the threat and is in the process of forwarding it to me. I will post it here when I get it.

Now, what kind of crap is that exactly? How much hope can one have for a fair hearing when the shrink tapped by the DEFENSE is threatening the client?

Michael also told me that his lawyer told him to stop listening to me and ACC. Not a surprise. Very few lawyers want to fight their case in the court of public opinion. They do not want the public to see just how badly they suck and how little they care for their clients well being. Michael told her that I and ACC have done far more to help him than she has. That ticked her off. Good.

He also told her that he no longer wanted her as his attorney because she has not done any of the things he has requested. He is dead set on going to a jury trial and she has done nothing to prepare for that trial. She wants him to take the plea deal. He isn't going to do that. She said it doesn't matter if he doesn't want her as an attorney....that he can file all the papers he wants but that the judge will not grant his request. I call BS. True, the judge may not grant his request, but she doesn't KNOW that for sure.

Michael said his lawyer also adamantly refused to file a motion to suppress the evidence based on the fact that he was not breaking any laws by walking down the road and the cop therefore had no reason to stop him, much less search him.

Michael said he just received the letter from the circuit clerks office telling him that his case was not happening on Sept. 23....nearly a full week after Sept. 23. ???

NEWSFLASH for attorney Aundrea Mann Snyder...Alabamians for Compassionate Care will continue to work with Michael Lapihuska as long as he requests our services. We don't really care if you don't like it. Do your job according to your clients wishes and we won't have any problems. And we will be outside the court house on the day jury selection begins handing out jury nullification information and holding signs telling all who pass by the real story. And, how about you find a psychiatrist who doesn't seem so intent on jailing the person he is supposed to be helping? That'd be real helpful. We also plan to continue the media barrage concerning Michael. Don't like it? Tough. This man does not belong in jail or on probation and if you are unwilling to do your job then we will do it for you. Where should I send the bill when we are done?

17 comments:

Christie said...

Unfucking believable!!!

trizzybob said...

he has a right to be heard have him file a motion for removal of counsel, pro se

Loretta Nall said...

I am not going to recommend that he go pro se....although he seems more competent than his actual attorney. Pro Se is very dangerous. As a lawyer friend of mine recently put it...."If you need surgery you don't do it yourself." But he can file a motion for a new attorney based on the fact that she has not really done much of anything on his behalf or filed any of the motions he requester, or prepared for the jury trial that he is set on having. That ought to be plenty of reasons for new counsel to be granted.

trizzybob said...

yes, just the one motion is all that I recommend .....make sure there are three copies and each copy is signed and dated, when filing ask the clerck to put one copy in the D.A.'s box and one the his attorney's box and of course leave one for the court

Allyson Rogers said...

Wow, just wow. I hope he finds a new lawyer. That woman is just plain not doing anything to help her client win the case. I hope the jury sees the truth.

trizzybob said...

I am going to my local court house this after noon and I will be looking up his attorney's email address, I need to be told NOT to send her one of my rants and NOT TO POST it for yall to spam her too. I can be stopped???? I would not want to harm Mike

Loretta Nall said...

Trizzy bob please don't send her anything or publish her email address. I don't think that will help Michael. The only thing that will is possibly getting a new lawyer.

trizzy said...

damn it. but if she needs to be belittle into doing her job then we should. and no I want be doing it , i just find the notion regrettible. will you dr.'s name and number (evil grin) please

trizzybob said...

each county is suppose to have an indigent defense commission can I find and complain to them? and if they don't have a commission, the presiding judge is the one in charge and the legal place lodge a complain

Mike Blum said...

Micheal needs a new lawyer and needs to report the one he has to the bar association.A lawyers job is to defend to the best of their ability.She is not doing that lookin for a plea deal.As for the psychiatrist who is he to counter another doctors evaluation and to threaten Michael.He went to the doctor got a med prescribed,that is all that should matter.

Loretta Nall said...

Good news. Just talked to Michael and the meeting with the psychiatrist went very well this morning. Without saying exactly what Michael told me I will say that there is renewed hope that things could very well take a turn in the direction of justice in this case.

sixstring said...

Without compromising Michael's privacy, can you tell us why there is a physchologist involved in this case ?

Loretta Nall said...

he requested that his attorney request a competency hearing.

sixstring said...

I saw on NORML site where a man in PA is raising a mental infirmity defense to growing. Is Michael going for something like this?
http://www.mapinc.org/norml/v10/n789/a07.htm..

Anonymous said...

I stood up and fired my lawyer in the middle of court. The judge called a recess and then gave me a continuance, it isn't that uncommon I don't think.

Loretta Nall said...

It all depends on the judge...but I don't think it is that uncommon either.

sixstring said...

Yep, all depends on he judge.