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Patrick Gonzalez Florida Supreme Court Brief

Posted on November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 by Conjuring Justice

I absolutely love this brief (parts of it anyway)…The first 29 pages are just the noise of the case. It is the “he said-he said” chaos that is wholly inadmissible when dealing with co-conspirators when it cannot be independently corroborated by other evidence, which doesn’t include other co-conspirator testimony. (2 or 30 co-conspirators does not evidence make without tangible evidence of guilt)

The basis of this appeal is simply these 2 issues :

Did the Lower Court (Judge Geeker) err in denying Gonzalez Jr’s claim that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to properly file for a change of venue due to the saturation of Escambia County with prejudicial & inflammatory pretrial publicity concerning this case making the chances of a fair, impartial trial, impossible?
Did the Lower Court (Judge Geeker) err in denying Gonzalez Jr’s claim that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to CHALLENGE THE GRAND JURY INDICTMENT FOR THE GROUNDS THAT ESCAMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF DAVID MORGAN ENGAGED IN OUTRAGEOUS GOVERNMENTAL MISCONDUCT BY IMPROPERLY INFLUENCING THE GRAND JURY WHO INDICTED GONZALEZ JR?

Here are the highlights:

My name is Jimmie Lee Staley. I am a private citizen with an interest in seeing justice prevail. This case combines so many factors of mishandling, misconduct, literally dozens of professional people turning a blind eye to evidence in a death penalty case in Florida. The man on Death Row is my friend, Leonard “Patrick” Gonzalez Jr. He was convicted in 3 days without any evidence linking him to the crime. Co-conspirator testimony, including his father, Lenny Gonzalez who died in prison is all the state had against Patrick. His father’s case is a hot mess as well. He suffered from organic brain damage (motorcycle accident many years ago)–documented, dementia and paranoia/schizophrenia–documented. He received SSI total disability for his mental incapacity. Yet his confession elicited by the State Attorney personally (the elected guy) in a one on one interview which is unrecorded. This confession came after 3 days of deputies interviews. This is unprecedented. This confession precipitated a narrative that 2 young black kids followed to avoid lethal injection. These 3 confessions (dementia ridden father & 2 young scared black kids 16 & 19) are the totality of evidence against Patrick. But wait there is more….the man who had the bloody clothes (shirts, masks and gloves) used in the murder, the murder weapon & weapons used by accomplices as well as the only thing taken from the scene (a safe) is given immunity but never testifies to anything. The concensus by law enforcement professionals outside the case is that he is an ATF Criminal informant as he was a known gun runner of guns into Mexico. Possibly connected to Fast & Furious gunwalking fiasco which was unfolding at that time.