She sounds like a drug addict. Maybe she had drugs on her when she found Ashley and panicked? It's possible.
Ashley Okland Murder
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She sounds like a drug addict. Maybe she had drugs on her when she found Ashley and panicked? It's possible.
I have not studied this or anything but where you getting the drug stuff from? Just curious.
Doesn't this have change of venue written all over it now as well?
Man, there sure are a lot of people here who hate attorneys who do criminal defense work.
…..until someone they love is about to be tried for something they are innocent of, or overcharged, or, or, or. . .
Al Parrish is a good criminal defense attorney.
State prosecutors are the most likely attorneys to be partisan hacks.
I am an attorney (although I don’t do criminal work). I’d be a defense attorney 10/10 times before working as a state prosecutor. I would live with myself so much better and sleep WAY better at night, knowing what kind of **** happens with state AGs and cops with some of these investigations.
…..until someone they love is about to be tried for something they are innocent of, or overcharged, or, or, or. . .
Al Parrish is a good criminal defense attorney.
State prosecutors are the most likely attorneys to be partisan hacks.
I am an attorney (although I don’t do criminal work). I’d be a defense attorney 10/10 times before working as a state prosecutor. I would live with myself so much better and sleep WAY better at night, knowing what kind of **** happens with state AGs and cops with some of these investigations.
Law and Order is to blame for a lot of that sentiment
Why do I suddenly have the impression this is going to be a giant swing and a miss.
Maybe, but I think even without that they’d be unpopular (which is unfair). Because they are the ones defending some truly awful people. And if they do their job well, it may result result in someone who did something terrible not being punished. Plus, I think it’s much easier for someone to say “well, I just wouldn’t be one of those prosecutors that break the rules.”
And that isn’t a critique of defense attorneys. They perform a vital service and defend the rights of the most unpopular people. They deserve so much more respect than they get
One of the reasons they cite for her release was stable employment? I wonder which company is going to keep her working at their company. That sounds like a horrible idea.
The ruling notes that she wasn't employed now, so the court did consider that. No doubt even if she's acquitted she'll have trouble gaining employment after.
Might be worth reading the full order which covers the factors the court weighed when making the decision. https://who13.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2026/04/Bond-Reduction-Order.pdf
The employment item is more an additional point for the case of "she has led a stable life around this area for a long amount of time, so she's pretty tied here and unlikely to leave". That was added to points about her family and friends all being from around here, the fact that she hasn't fled in 15 years despite knowing she was a person of interest, etc. Holding someone in jail pre-trial isn't supposed to be a pre-conviction punishment, the court is mostly supposed to be considering the likelihood that releasing someone would result in them not making it to court.
Welcome aboard, I’ve been on the train ever since the weird West Des Moines/Brenna Bird victory lap.
I mentioned this up the thread, but they had to know they were cooked when Alfredo (no pun intended) showed up. That guy, at his age, is not showing up to try cases he’s going to lose. I think he knows they have nothing concrete, he can put on a show and it’s pretty much a slam dunk he can get to a reasonable doubt with a few jurors.
Without new evidence, which it appears is the case, I don’t know how you get around waiting 15 years with a jury. You’re bound to have a few that deduce if you have to wait 15 years to charge someone you don’t have enough evidence.
