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By: Mixed Media » NEWS: Montgomery misses court

Mixed Media » NEWS: Montgomery misses court — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:25:21 +0000

[...] councilor failed to show for a court hearing on the matter. In August, special prosecutor Don Colee dropped a public intoxication charge against Montgomery with the understanding that Montgomery would seek some sort of [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:05:29 +0000

Anyone represented by Mr. Montgomery should by now realize where his priorities lie… and that would be among other places face down in a parking lot.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:15:23 +0000

Joel and O.J.: both innocent

By: K. Whitmire

K. Whitmire — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:17:01 +0000

Montgomery’s lawyer had accused the city of not giving him the proper medical attention he needed. As you can see, he messed his face up pretty bad, and he claimed he had hurt his vertebrae in the fall, too. According to the police report, Montgomery refused medical help at Cooper Green, but perhaps they could have done more.

What’s more, Montgomery never took a Breathalyzer, so there would have been the additional problem of proving he was drunk.

From the looks of things, Montgomery’s legal team threatened to make things expensive for the city if the prosecutor pushed the case, so in the end the prosecutor surrendered faster than the French Army.

The dismissal gives Montgomery a clean rap sheet, but the political cost is still high. It will be interesting to see what kind of blow-back might come from a city councilor threatening to sue the city.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:14:06 +0000

It’s always a bad idea to let public officials off easy. It gives the perception of corruption, even if it isn’t real corruption. And honestly, there’s little difference between perception and real corruption.

By: Vivi

Vivi — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:06:23 +0000

on what grounds could he sue the city anyway? I don’t get it. How did he buy off the prosecutor?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:22:17 +0000

Joe, I agree.

Kyle, congrats on getting the story first, once again. The Birmingham News flash mentions nothing about an agreement.

By: Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » Charges Against Montgomery Dismissed

Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » Charges Against Montgomery Dismissed — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:21:37 +0000

[...] to drop the charges in exchange for Montgomery’s agreement not to sue the city. As usual, Kyle Whitmire at Mixed Media has the story [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:00:11 +0000

I think the parking lot should sue Mr. Montgomery. He clearly assaulted it with his face.