Andrew Gallo's attorney requests change of venue
Not really a surprise, but I'm wondering: where to? Oklahoma?
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No sitting jury or chambers trial judge in Oklahoma or Texas would give Gallo the slightest bit of empathy. In fact, both states have a death penalty and both administer it with a heavy hand when circumstances dictate. Only Boston or a Connecticut suburb might lighten Gallo’s destiny.
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by Ed Coffin on Apr 13, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just being silly
and really, have they even heard about this case there?
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by scareduck on Apr 13, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
um..
“We’d like to express our condolences to all the victims of this terrible accident – and that’s what it was, it was a terrible accident,” Longwith said outside court.
um, no, an accident is something that happens that you have no control over. this fucker gallo had complete control over getting behind the wheel while 3 TIMES over the legal limit. i probably wouldn’t even be able to stand up if i had a BAC of .24..
those tears mean nothing, i feel no sympathy for the asshole.
World Series '09 - In Memory of #34 Nick Adenhart!
by b0rd3rline on Apr 13, 2009 8:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And he was driving his (or his parent's) minivan...
Which means he started off by driving to that party with a suspended license. And suddenly after he drives through a red light, speeding, into another car (or two) he has the presence of mind to run away from the cops. Twice. Yeah, such an accident.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 13, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
criminal defense lawyers, scum of the universe
RIP Nick Adenhart
by ihearhowie2.0 on Apr 13, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
really, and bailbonds men are’nt so bad either.
by 44FAN on Apr 13, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bailbondsmen
The difference between a bailbondsman and a cellmate is that one can legally screw you.
by Rev Halofan on Apr 13, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
thats not even a joke
thats just mean. like it or not, gallo still has the right to an attorney, and someone has to defend him. im pretty sure its a public defender too…which is just shitty for the public defender.
RIP #34
by linkbruin on Apr 14, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
apparently not a public defender
was under the impression he couldnt afford an attorney. im guessing longwith took it at a reduced rate to get his name out into the media (high profile case and all).
but the right to a fair trial and adequate representation still stands.
RIP #34
by linkbruin on Apr 14, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're completely right.
and it is not like his attorney will be standing up and preaching his client’s innocence to the court. he will fight for a fair trial, proper jury instructions, and try to explain why his client is guilty of the lesser included offense.
basically, he’ll try to reduce it from second degree murder to involuntary manslaughter.
RIP NA
by NoDakHalo on Apr 14, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love nothing more than to hear this bastard...
…apologize – sincerely apologize – for what his behavior has wrought…for the pain he has caused so many…the irreplaceable lives his actions have taken…and then over a period of years, let him labor in some meaningful way to attempt to make some amends to the victims and their families…and then – and only then – will I believe his weeping is anything other than self-serving crocodile tears.
by sothball on Apr 13, 2009 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering the same thing
what DOES this jerk have to say for himself? Where’s the public “I’m so sorry”??? there is none…cuz he isn’t sorry. The only thing he’s sorry about is he got CAUGHT!
RIP Nick
by ladybug on Apr 13, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I saw on KCAL9 that his uncle actually had the nerve to show up at the Fullerton Courthouse today
and said to the camera that Gallo was’nt a bad person.
by 44FAN on Apr 13, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hell, you should have just seen the news now
“he’s being portrayed as a monster. He was a good kid”
RIP Nick
by ladybug on Apr 13, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is true
i will continue to do my part in portraying him as a monster.
by Rev Halofan on Apr 13, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if it drives like a dick, it is a dick
RIP Nick
by ladybug on Apr 13, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hannibal Lecter was a monster
gallo is an oozing dripping herpes sore found on the taint of pedophiles in hell, while wearing a bosux jersey, skanks hat with manny dreads. Damn I wish I hadn’t wasted my F bomb!!
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
by halofolife on Apr 13, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That actually made me a little queasy
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Apr 14, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screw that!
I say bring him to the Big A and let US judge him.
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Apr 13, 2009 10:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
stick his male anatomy in a corkscrew while clamped in a vise
and turn very slowly every hour for the next 5 years.
RIP Nick
by ladybug on Apr 13, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No apologies will do
Screw the jerk. It aint like he was never told not to drink and drive. His freakin license was suspended! He just didn’t give a damn! I don’t much believe in shades of grey, or extenuating circumstances. He killed 3 people. He deserves no sympathy. Let him spend the next half century in a federal pen thinking about how he f*****d himself.
by Milik the Red on Apr 13, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The guy even wrote out and signed a statement to the effect that he understood that by driving drunk he could seriously injure or kill someone.
I guess they didn’t make him write down the fact that he has no respect for human life though.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 13, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So he's--or his lawyer's--got the balls to plead not guilty????
Wow. Just wow. I don’t give a shit if he meant to do this or not—let that play a role in the sentencing. I’m sure he is a “nice person/good kid,” to some degree. And I’m sure he didn’t get behind the wheel that night saying to himself “man I’m gonna go kill me some people tonight.”
But what he did do was get behind that wheel knowing full well he couldn’t drive in that condition, knowing full well what could happen, knowing full well that he was running a HUGE risk—and yet he did it anyway. That’s literally the textbook definition of reckless homicide—second degree murder here in CA.
And now he’s going to go for not guilty? What an arrogant sob.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The arraignment was postponed today and continued to a later date.......
He did not make a plea today. My guess right now is plea bargain, but the OC DA is intent on prosecuting Gallo to the full extent of the law from what was said in the news conference.
by 44FAN on Apr 13, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KFWB said June
Supposedly further action on the case has been delayed until June from what I heard on KFWB on my way home from work.
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by scareduck on Apr 13, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand that
But it’s more than obvious he’s going to go for a not guilty plea—referring to this as “an accident” and requesting a change of venue.
You don’t need a different venue to sign a guilty plea. You only request such a thing when you’re committed to going to trial.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Apr 14, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The "it was an accident" defense won't fly because of his previous DUI history and the fact he was
under the influence at the time of this incident. He can plead not guilty all he wants, but if he and his lawyers go with this, he goes to jail for the rest of his life. If he pleads guilty, and they accept a plea bargain, he could get the sentence reduced and get out with at least a some years of his life left.
by 44FAN on Apr 14, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This was no accident.
According to the District Attorney,
Gallo was warned that if he killed anybody while driving under the influence, he could be charged with murder.
Randall T. Longwith, DUI Attorney for Andrew Gallo: you are the very scum of the earth and a disgrace to your alma mater as well as your species.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 14, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy Gallo even ran away from the crash leaving his step brother injured in the mini van.
by 44FAN on Apr 14, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The scum lawyer's website...
"…Because the Best Defense is a Good Offense."
And their “Free Case Evaluation” web form has such wonderful questions as:
Did you admit to driving the vehicle?
Did you tell the officer you had been drinking?
If so, how much did you tell the officer you had been drinking?
If you took a breath test, was the officer continuously observing you 20 minutes prior to the administration of that test?
Were there any witnesses to your driving and/or arrest?
Are you aware if you were videotaped at anytime during your arrest?
Randall T. Longwith, DUI Attorney for Andrew Gallo: you are the very scum of the earth and a disgrace to your alma mater as well as your species.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 14, 2009 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read that they upped the bail to $2M
RIP Nick Adenhart - Angel fans will never forget you!
by Downing Rules on Apr 13, 2009 11:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
His attorney is only admitted to practice in California and Texas.
We all know the reputation of Texas and murder convictions, so he stays in California. Someplace out of the way. Like Zzyzx.
by Stirrups on Apr 13, 2009 11:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No, that's no good.
Zzyzx road is actually a private road (at some point) leading towards a CSUF research facility.
True story!
by AlanFalcon on Apr 13, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CSUF?
Cal State Fullerton?
How can a public institution have a PRIVATE road?
by Rev Halofan on Apr 14, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forgive me.
It used to be a private road, and the guy who names it wanted it to be the last address there is. It was later acquired by Cal State Fullerton and is their Desert Studies Center. I read about this as a student at CSUF and seem to have combined the facts in my head, as I usually do.
My point stands though that you can go to the ends of the earth and you’ll definitely find no sympathy there considering the victims of the crash.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 14, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You learn something new evry day
Today I learned that Gallo’s family can afford a lawyer.
by Rev Halofan on Apr 14, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't even realize he wasn't a PD
Mr. Longwith graduated with honors from California State University, Fullerton
FUCK THAT.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 14, 2009 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
never prouder than right now to have been expelled from a Cal State School!!!!
by Rev Halofan on Apr 14, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time for my first sig.
Randall T. Longwith, DUI Attorney for Andrew Gallo: you are the very scum of the earth and a disgrace to your alma matter as well as your species.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 14, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno if you can blame Mr. Longwith.
We all have the right to an attorney. And we all have the right to adequate representation. Even if Longwith thought that Gallo is the scum of the earth he’d have to do a good job representing him or HE could get sued by Gallo for inadequate legal counsel.
That being said I hope Gallo ends up getting castrated and beaned senseless with a baseball. It’s just hard for me to get mad at an attorney who’s trying to do his job.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Apr 14, 2009 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It isn’t like this guy was assigned a case. And to be clear, I’m calling out Longwith in my sig, not Gallo. Everything everyone knows about the particular case is that a very drunk Gallo sped through a red light, destroying not only Nick Adenhart and Henry Pearson, but also a 20 year old CSUF Student, and internally decapitating another former CSUF Student who survives today only through the dedicated hard work of medical professionals. I’m sorry, but I also graduated with honors from CSUF and I have enough pride in my school and in my community that I tell Gallo to find himself another lawyer.
Not that I would find myself in that line of work to begin with. Because from what I can tell by reading Longwith’s website, he is in that line of work because he makes big bucks saving drunk drivers from being charged with expensive DUIs – and he does that by “expoiting” weaknesses in the methods used to prove the charges and confuse jurors into believing our police force doesn’t know what they’re doing. This is the same kind of bs “expoiting” of our legal system that let Lyman Bostock’s murderer right out of jail free after 21 months.
Randall T. Longwith, DUI Attorney for Andrew Gallo: you are the very scum of the earth and a disgrace to your alma mater as well as your species.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 14, 2009 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good on ya!
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Apr 14, 2009 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
point taken. I hadn’t read his website or advertisements. As a hopeful attorney in a couple months I gotta try and defend the profession every once in a while even if the reputation is deserved. But we get dicks in every profession tarnishing the image, not just lawyers. Tsall I meant to say.
Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!
by teopeht on Apr 14, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear you.
Just look at Becky for an example of a dick tarnishing a profession.
Randall T. Longwith, DUI Attorney for Andrew Gallo: you are the very scum of the earth and a disgrace to your alma mater as well as your species.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 15, 2009 3:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF?
The guy is entitled to representation. Yes, he’s a scumbag. But if you don’t like the laws, work to get them changed. Lynching is BS.
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by scareduck on Apr 14, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
it is getting a little “mob rules” here…
I hate to say that the system works, but the system is working here.
Seriously, what is the best that Gallo can get? 20 years in the loony bin?
by Rev Halofan on Apr 14, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One more vote for execution of the law, not the defendant...
or – at least as much as I HATE this bastard’s behavior – not THIS defendant.
by sothball on Apr 14, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The System.
Yeah, hopefully Mr. Longwith will earn his reputation as a failure to help his clients at all after the court trial and eventual maximum sentence is hammered down.
It just makes me sick to think that someone with a degree from CSUF hanging on his wall has no qualms with taking this, of all cases.
Just from looking at his website, I can see how Mr. Longwith will tell the jury that the BAC levels the police obtained are inaccurate, because they were taken so long after his client was driving. Not that I see how it will help him to claim that his client soberly sped through a red light.
He’s already claiming that Gallo’s tears “speak volumes.” You know what they tell me? They tell me the same thing that this guy getting out of his car and fleeing tell me. This guy is looking out for himself, and is so upset to find himself in court being told that he’s facing so much prison time.
Anyway, yeah, I have no respect for this one DUI Lawyer.
Randall T. Longwith, DUI Attorney for Andrew Gallo: you are the very scum of the earth and a disgrace to your alma mater as well as your species.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 15, 2009 3:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Texas sounds good
Actually I like the Idea of holding the trial in Texas, They might fry his worthless ass.
by Milik the Red on Apr 14, 2009 12:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Though keep in mind
That, afaik, even if they try him in Texas, CA law will still apply. The DP is only available for first degree murder.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Apr 14, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then make him FRY....
In a hot texas prison.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 14, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True enough.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Apr 14, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This boy - Gallo
is going to be crucified, both in public opinion and the legal system. Forever. He is going to be the poster child for what happens to drunk drivers when they kill.
He and his horribly deranged parents and relatives should suffer for eternity for what he did.
They should take care of him Taliban style. Take him out to the mound in Angels Stadium in front of 55,000 screaming fans and cut his head off. His Parents and Uncle too (for backing him up).
RIP Nick
Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Apr 14, 2009 2:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great
So now our morals are coming from the lunatics who thought it was a good idea to smash a few airplanes into skyscrapers.
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by scareduck on Apr 14, 2009 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say put Gallo in the batter's box
Have Beckett pitch and the ump keep calling time during the wind-up
RIP Nick
by ladybug on Apr 14, 2009 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, seriously
WTF. I’m pretty sure that suggestion for punishment goes against pretty much everything our society stands for.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
by Clutch on Apr 14, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, alright then
Let’s give him lethal injection or gas. I hear it takes a little while to die (so he will actually suffer more than if we cut off his head). Of course, only a handful of witnesses will get the pleasure of seeing him die instead of 55,000. I know a good one. Since we can’t execute his parents and uncle, the judge can just make them be part of the witnesses! That should punish them pretty good.
I’m still thinking about the stadium idea. We could sell tickets, make a fortune of concessions, and use the money to subsidize ticket prices for the rest of the season. Win/Win!
Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Apr 14, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if there are any Angels fans in jail...
The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.
by chairmanofthebar on Apr 14, 2009 8:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't undersestimate
the men in blue making intentional mistakes
by Rev Halofan on Apr 14, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy’s parents live right by me……you dont know how badly I want to go to thier house and let them have it for raising such a loser son.
by TSamn15 on Apr 14, 2009 9:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
sometimes it isn't just the parents....
we don’t know the dynamics. Gallo did what Gallo wanted to do.
RIP Nick
by ladybug on Apr 14, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please..don't even THINK of visiting the sins of the son on the parents...
..keep the focus of your wrath where it belongs…on Andrew Gallo and ONLY on Andrew Gallo.
by sothball on Apr 14, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I were his parents...
And had any idea about his history, the keys to my minivan would be locked up and the only key in my pajamas pocket.
Randall T. Longwith, DUI Attorney for Andrew Gallo: you are the very scum of the earth and a disgrace to your alma mater as well as your species.
by AlanFalcon on Apr 15, 2009 3:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt they were ever in contention for parents of the year...
…my point is its best – especially at this time – to keep the focus on the son. He is the one that repeated the same mistakes, over and over.
by sothball on Apr 15, 2009 5:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can’t blame the parents for what their adult son did. The only way you blame them, or anyone else for that matter, is if they saw him get hammered and then not take his keys away. We are all responsible for our own actions, but also our own inaction when we don’t stop other people from doing stuff like this.
Anyway, a change of venue is probably for the best. It would still have to be in California for jurisdictional purposes. I think San Diego would probably be the best choice.
by Alireza on Apr 14, 2009 10:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
to get a fair trial, they'd have to go where real baseball doesn't exist.
maybe a tropical island somewhere
RIP Nick
by ladybug on Apr 14, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy has been in trouble since he was a teenager, and living under his parents roof. They are all at fault. Gallo, of course, more than anyone.
by TSamn15 on Apr 14, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Move it to Oklahoma.
I think we still have death by firing squad out here.
by JAP on Apr 14, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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