John Greenbacker, you old softie!
Man to serve 5 years for Brookneal robbery
I like Big Boards and I cannot lie…
- If the store’s open, why did this dumbass smash the glass with the baseball bat? Yes, I know. He’s a dumbass.
- “King wielded the bat and asked the employees in the store for money. ” – Well, at least he asked for the money and didn’t demand it like he was robbing the place.
- Hmm. This guy’s from Nathalie. Why wasn’t this story in the Halifax County newspapers? Did I really have to ask that?
But anyway, on to the fun part. This guy hired ex-Halifax County Commonwealth’s Attorney John Greenbacker as his defense attorney. You may remember Greenbacker as the not very friendly at times Commonwealth’s Attorney who was usually always pushing for the maximum sentence because every petty thug like this was a Threat To Society. Well, it looks like Greenbacker has now almost got a streak of compassion in him. Look at what he had to say about his client…
King’s attorney, John Greenbacker, said the testimony on the part of King showed that he was “essentially a redeemable person.” He asked Judge John T. Cook to sentence King at the low end of the guidelines.
Awwwww. John must have had a change of heart since he got steamrolled by Kim White in his last election… or maybe it’s just a lawyer who’ll say anything depending on who’s paying him. That last statement goes for prosecution and defense lawyers.
It’s not about saying anything based on who is paying you. It’s about saying the thing that is persuasive from the perspective of the person you are helping. That involves figuring out what the truth is and finding the thing with truth to it that paints your position in the best light. Take that from a guy who says this stuff all the time for people who are not paying him to say it.
To put it another way, what would you want your lawyer to say if you were involved in a car accident and killed a person, either in a criminal prosecution or in a lawsuit? You’d want them to find something persuasive to say, and that involves balancing the truth with your side of things.
I get tired of the stereotypical prosecutor making the way overblown arguments and calling for the severest penalties, all in the name of being afraid to be labeled “soft on crime”.
Do you know what I contend with? Trust me, I’m with you on this one.
Bingo. That was the main focus of the article. The flip-flop.