Maldonado acquitted of all charges.

10/29/2013

Event Resulted - Release Status:

Event Resulted - Release Status: Jury returned a verdict of not guilty as to remaining count. Defendant has no further obligations to the court as it relates to this case. Co-Counsel Ty Kelly AUSA: Peter Taylor Court Reporter: Susan Walker The following event: Trial Resumed scheduled for 10/29/2013 at 9:30 am has been resulted as follows: Result: Trial Held and Completed 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

10/29/2013 Case Disposed - Jury Trial Not Guilty Case Disposed - Jury Trial Not Guilty 10/29/2013 Charge Disposed - Jury Trial Not Guilty Charge Disposed - Jury Trial Not Guilty Charge #5: Sex Abuse- Misd

DANG it.

Jury still deliberating on Schultz.

10/29/2013

Event Resulted - Release Status:

Event Resulted - Release Status: NO BOND. Jury deliberated from 9:40 am to 4:45 no notes submitted on this case. Jury to resume deliberating on tomorrow at 9:35 am. AUSA: Peter Taylor Court Reporter: Susan Walker The following event: Trial Resumed scheduled for 10/29/2013 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

I am SICK at heart.  I've heard many theories but without having been there I cannot report any facts.  All I can say is -- the jury was asked to assess the state's evidence against the highest standard of proof namely beyond a reasonable doubt.  A not guilty verdict is a comment on the confidence the jury had that the state proved every element of the offense(s).  It doesn't mean the jury found him innocent.  It doesn't mean the jury said no crime occurred.  It doesn't mean the jury didn't believe the survivor.  Until and if I can speak with the prosecutor, who hopefully gets feedback from the jury when it's all over, I won't know anything useful about WHY the jury felt this was appropriate.

Everyone is asking about transcripts of the trial.  Transcripts cost a LOT of money (the court reporter takes hours to turn her little stenography machine papers into words on a page) and so they don't get prepared for every case.  If you are acquitted the State cannot appeal the verdict and so there will be no transcripts.  If Schultz is convicted and IF he appeals, his defense will get transcripts (either he pays or if he's indigent, the State pays) and then the State gets a copy for a slightly lesser cost.  And then maybe somewhere down the road the transcripts might be publicly available if you pay for copying or can get a courtesy copy *wink*.  So that's the scoop-- transcripts will be a month or two at best.

I've also gotten questions about a sex offender registry.  Here is a link thanks to David Wolf regarding the DC Sex Offender Registry.  And here's the link to the National Dept of Justice Sex Offender Registry.

I'm just sick.