Great, Great News!!!
Julie Amero has been granted a motion for a new trial!!
Julie Amero's attorney filed a motion for a new trial, yesterday, to be ruled on at her sentencing hearing this morning at 10am EST. States Attorney, Dave Smith, did not contest the motion for the new trial. It's my personal belief that there never will be a new trial, and we just need some kind of assurance from the State of Connecticut that charges will not be pursued.
This means that Julie's "Guilty Verdict" has been vacated. When the world learned of her story, she had already been found guilty, and all that was left to do was sentencing. Good or bad, the decision of a jury is very well protected in US Courts, and there was little to do in the way of offering new evidence to prove her innocence. However, the Amero Defense Team was able to find enough faults in the conduct of the trial and testimony given, to prevent the sentencing from taking place.
Julie's story demonstrates the scariness of the internet. The pop-up porn storm that began the story. The fear and lack of knowledge that resulted in charges being filed. And some very real complacency in our court system that resulted in her being found guilty in a sloppy, sloppy trial.
However, Julie's story also demonstrates the power of the internet. When the story broke, folks all over the world were alarmed to hear of it and a support structure began to form. Composed of data forensics experts, computer folks, teachers, professors, lawyers, journalists and local folks, hundreds of hours were donated to performing forensics works, dozens of press interviews and radio appearances were given, and money was raised to aid in Julie's defense.
I'm going to write more about this. (at blog.state-v-amero.com) Will have more links on the web, but here's three quick stories. Check out www.TheDay.com for a great picture and the Courant for a link to video footage filmed outside the court house.
http://www.theday.com
http://www.courant.com (has link to Fox 61 video as well)
http://www.norwichbulletin.com
Julie Amero's attorney filed a motion for a new trial, yesterday, to be ruled on at her sentencing hearing this morning at 10am EST. States Attorney, Dave Smith, did not contest the motion for the new trial. It's my personal belief that there never will be a new trial, and we just need some kind of assurance from the State of Connecticut that charges will not be pursued.
This means that Julie's "Guilty Verdict" has been vacated. When the world learned of her story, she had already been found guilty, and all that was left to do was sentencing. Good or bad, the decision of a jury is very well protected in US Courts, and there was little to do in the way of offering new evidence to prove her innocence. However, the Amero Defense Team was able to find enough faults in the conduct of the trial and testimony given, to prevent the sentencing from taking place.
Julie's story demonstrates the scariness of the internet. The pop-up porn storm that began the story. The fear and lack of knowledge that resulted in charges being filed. And some very real complacency in our court system that resulted in her being found guilty in a sloppy, sloppy trial.
However, Julie's story also demonstrates the power of the internet. When the story broke, folks all over the world were alarmed to hear of it and a support structure began to form. Composed of data forensics experts, computer folks, teachers, professors, lawyers, journalists and local folks, hundreds of hours were donated to performing forensics works, dozens of press interviews and radio appearances were given, and money was raised to aid in Julie's defense.
I'm going to write more about this. (at blog.state-v-amero.com) Will have more links on the web, but here's three quick stories. Check out www.TheDay.com for a great picture and the Courant for a link to video footage filmed outside the court house.
http://www.theday.com
http://www.courant.com (has link to Fox 61 video as well)
http://www.norwichbulletin.com
Congratulations Julie! I hope
this mess will eventually
be behind you and I hope that Norwich School District steps up its Network Security.
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Great news so far. Let's hope the final assurance comes fast, and you can go on with your life where it stopped by ignorance and politics (sometimes that's about the same it seems like). Congrats with this progress.
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