Satisfying read of the day: The Sgt. McNulty case transcript
posted at 11:31 am on January 21, 2008 by Bryan
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The entire transcript is online here at Kabuki Village.
THE DEFENDANT: Good afternoon, Your Honor.
11 THE COURT: Yeah, it is good afternoon. It’s
12 2:00. You were suppose to be here at 1:30. The
13 last time –
14 THE DEFENDANT: I apologize, Your Honor.
15 THE COURT: — this matter was up, you
16 showed up at 1:45. I admonished you that the
17 courtroom starts at 1:30. The complaining witness
18 last time was here at 1:30.
19 I struck the warrant at that time that
20 had previously been issued because the complaining
21 witness was still here.
22 THE SHERIFF: Mr. Grodner, put your hands
23 behind your back.
24 THE COURT: You were warned once. I got a
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1 message that you were — you didn’t want to come
2 here because you wanted to wait for the press to
3 leave.
4 I don’t run my courtroom that way. You
5 have no regard for the Court. Bail is increased to
6 $20,000. Take him into custody.
7 State, I’ll either give him the eight-day
8 date; or, you folks can talk to him and see if he
9 wants to work something out.
10 THE DEFENDANT: We already have something
11 worked out, Your Honor.
12 THE COURT: Take him into custody. They can
13 talk to him through there.
14 THE SHERIFF: Let’s go, Mr. Grodner.
15 (WHEREUPON THE
16 DEFENDANT TAKEN
17 INTO CUSTODY.)
And–
[THE COURT] You probably also wondered why there was
17 a whole crowd of people here today, Mr. Grodner.
18 THE DEFENDANT: I don’t want wonder.
19 THE COURT: That’s because there is a little
20 principle that the Marine Corps has and has had
21 since 1775, when they had fought and lost their
22 lives so that people like you could enjoy the
23 freedom of this country; and, that is a little
24 proverb that we follow: “That no Marine is left
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1 behind.”
2 So, Sergeant McNulty couldn’t be here;
3 but, other Marines showed in his stead. Take him
4 away.
Judge William O’Malley for SCOTUS! Read the whole thing.
Update (MM): Background here and here.
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A VERY satisifying read indeed.
KelliD on January 21, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Epic pwnership.
Hannibal Smith on January 21, 2008 at 11:42 AM
katieanne on January 21, 2008 at 11:42 AM
YES!
Wade on January 21, 2008 at 11:43 AM
that is a little proverb that we follow
I like that once a Marine always a Marine mentality coming through loud and clear!
Sue on January 21, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Beautiful.
Seconded!
Frozen Tex on January 21, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Outstanding. What a piece of slimy crap that Grodner is. Fortunately the judge was of the proper idealogical persuasion. Some judges in this country would have applauded him.
pistolero on January 21, 2008 at 11:49 AM
That man was so owned! He should have been forced to beg for forgiveness from every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
thekingtut on January 21, 2008 at 11:54 AM
2 things to be very happy about here.
#1 The judge took no nonsense, understood and appreciated the principles of the Corps
#2 A fine young Marine who bought license plates to help those in need and when his property was damaged, wanted the proceeds to help those injured while protecting their country instead of using the money to fix his car.
I swear, even though it seems impossible, every new generation of Marines gets better and better.
Semper Fi
Duncan Khuver on January 21, 2008 at 11:55 AM
I feel positively giddy.
amkun on January 21, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Can I salute a noncom?
People like Sgt. McNulty are why we can do what we are doing here without one ear toward the door.
Thnak you, Marine.
davidk on January 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Simply awesome.
Midas on January 21, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Thompson/O’Malley ‘08!
fourstringfuror on January 21, 2008 at 12:06 PM
We did it in Basic whenever it seemed the D/S was feeling down, or we thought we needed to do some more push-ups…
Usually involed the whole platoon standing at attention, and stating “Drill Sergeant, we salute you!”
Frozen Tex on January 21, 2008 at 12:07 PM
In reading the complete transcript at the link provided, I get the impression that Grodner was going to have a tough time coming up with the $600 fine in “only” a week’s time period. This is a lawyer – a degreed professional! To me, this shines a light on what a loser this guy must be that such a measly fine seems so financially challenging for man in his profession. The incident with McNulty’s beemer only made public what has probably been a life-long character deficiency. His comments to McNulty at the time of the crime add further creedence to his pathetic state.
I’d like to buy Grodner for what he’s worth and then sell him for what he thinks he’s worth.
JohnHTX on January 21, 2008 at 12:10 PM
What a GREAT!! read.
:)
sleepy-beans on January 21, 2008 at 12:12 PM
HOOO-RAAHHH!!!!!
CurtZHP on January 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Well done Judge.
infidel on January 21, 2008 at 12:14 PM
WOW, just WOW!!!
Verklempt, is a good word for me right now.
brewser on January 21, 2008 at 12:18 PM
You can’t hardly not be happy about that.
peski on January 21, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Love John Kass’ coverage of the trial.
and
Quisp on January 21, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Something this twit doesn’t understand. He prolly thinks his freedoms come from the anti-war protesters of the 1960s.
Take him away.
Tony737 on January 21, 2008 at 12:27 PM
O_O
Powerful words.
Dark-Star on January 21, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Oooops! I messed up my qoute again!
As Mutley would say: “Rassa-frassa-sassa-frassa-rassa!”
Tony737 on January 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Anyone ventured into the fever swamps at DU and KOS to see how they are reacting?
Because this judge is a patriot, so I assume they are hyperventilating and trying to collect money to pay for his trial or something.
Go Judge!
Vanceone on January 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM
“I find your lack of faith in the Marine Corps disturbing…”
“Apology accepted, Mr. Grodner…“
Frozen Tex on January 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Again, could you please give credit where credit is due: Matt Burden at Blackfive. If you’re going to link to “background”, link to his posts on the matter.
Michael in MI on January 21, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Sue on January 21, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Yes, I like that concept too. “Once a marine always a marine”, but remember there are also the Murtha marines.
cjs1943 on January 21, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Technically, Murtha is considered an ex-Marine not a former Marine. I love the subtle distinction – hits like a big ole hammy handed slap, as it should.
KrisinNE on January 21, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Reading that transcript gave me goose bumps…finally one of these pogues gets what is coming to him from the judiciary…I am an ex-active duty Marine and all I can say is…SEMPER FI !
DoctorDentons on January 21, 2008 at 1:08 PM
Groder should have to do community service…like work at the nearest Veterans hospital for 6 months or at least polish the boots of the Marines!!
kcd on January 21, 2008 at 1:11 PM
I find it interesting that this jerk showed up late to dodge the press. I don’t know what he was worried about. The press is going to sweep this under the rug anyway.
CurtZHP on January 21, 2008 at 1:12 PM
Well done, Your Honor.
OORAH!
Dave from Flint on January 21, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Yeah, give him a bunch of pairs of the new suede boots, and tell him he can finish when they’re shiny.
Frozen Tex on January 21, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Murtha’s a total punk.. If we’d served together in my old unit he would’ve been fragged by now.. I move to officially disown Murtha!!! All those in favor… Aye!!!
whiskeytango on January 21, 2008 at 1:48 PM
W.T. “I move to officially disown Murtha!!! All those in favor…”
Well, I never had the honor of serving in the Marine Corps, but this Airman says “AYE!”
Tony737 on January 21, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Ex-Army says “HUAH” to that idea!
Frozen Tex on January 21, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Grodner considers himself a “Radical Liberal” so says the Chicago Tribune reporter (jskass) that interviewed him after his day in court.
He still maintains that he didn’t want to cause damage…yeah….sure….
He says he wants to leave Chicago and move to the south of France…
But, he needs a month to come up with the $600 he owes?????
He’ll fit in well in France…except they have this awesome Conservative running the government now….hmmmmmm maybe he’ll find another place he needs to escape from.
Sleazy divorce lawyer!
Fuzzball on January 21, 2008 at 2:23 PM
That’s because he’s a MARINE. Just like the Assistant State’s Attorney prosecuting your case…
…and the judge hearing it.
I think it was pre-ordained to go badly for the charming Mr. Grodner, whatever he did.
Delightful.
tree hugging sister on January 21, 2008 at 2:30 PM
08 Dream ticket:
O’Malley-Honore
Mike D. on January 21, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Great story! Thanks for the link to Kabuki Village will add that to my favorites.
xler8bmw on January 21, 2008 at 2:55 PM
As an aside, the transcript was copied from Blackfive, who got it from a commenter/attorney who was in the courtroom.
Mark E. on January 21, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Punishment was not nearly harsh enough…the social parasite got off easy. He should of had to donate at least as much to the charity as it cost to have the car fixed, plus some time in jail. The the sentence of violating the probation is a joke. The judge did well except in handing out too lenient of a sentence.
Bless our troops
oldernslower on January 21, 2008 at 3:09 PM
How long before the ACLU claims that keying a car is freedom of expression and files for a change of judge due to his conflict of interest with the case?
- The Cat
P.S. I think I watch too much Law and Order.
MirCat on January 21, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Mark E. I know as a FACT that the transcript didn’t come from Blackfive it came directly from court reporter. Then it was placed on Blackfive.
xler8bmw on January 21, 2008 at 3:32 PM
As a former Marine myself, this decision by the judge will do instead of a nice sharp left hook to the chin. The buffoon should consider himself extremely lucky that he got off so light.
BobUSMC on January 21, 2008 at 4:32 PM
The judge allowed the plea agreement to be what it was, but the best part is that Mr. panties in a wad is being investigated by the bar ethics committe. Hope he loses his license to be a lawyer.
limowilliam on January 21, 2008 at 5:57 PM
I’m glad as well, but consider this:
The justice system is so screwed up that we’re elated when a judge does the right thing… We should be used to that.
Witteman on January 21, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Oooh Rah…!
My cup runneth over.
Rugged Individual on January 21, 2008 at 7:46 PM
“Mark E. I know as a FACT that the transcript didn’t come from Blackfive it came directly from court reporter. Then it was placed on Blackfive.”
I was the one who got it from the court reporter and gave it to Blackfive.
Mark E. on January 21, 2008 at 8:07 PM
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