On Saturday, I received a letter in the mail from the presiding judge in the Jeffrey Gort case, responding to my formal request for an open court session to accept Officer Gort's plea.
Here's the body of that letter:
Dear Mr. Hester:
I decided to accept the defendant's plea by a written petition. This is a very common procedure. Enclosed is a copy of the rule for your information.
If you would like more information on the details of this case you can visit Stearns County Court Administration and view the file, especially the order issued by Judge Freeberg signed 6/28/07, which outlines the unique facts of this case. (Emphasis mine)
I'm going to try to obtain a copy of Judge Freeberg's order, in order to see what "unique" set of facts excuses a person from checking to see if their negligent discharge in a hotel room injured or killed someone, or from calling the local police to report said discharge, besides the apparently overriding "fact" of what that person happens to do for a living.
I will also try to find out exactly what has been pled to in the case. From what I have been able to gather so far, the case has apparently been continued, and will be dismissed if Officer Gort has no more legal troubles for a set period of time.
Again, that's fine and dandy, as long as a private citizen who holds a handgun carry permit is allowed to partake of the same considerations that Gort seems to be getting. Try not to giggle.
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