A grand jury convened in the federal court in Brownsville is said to have called several witnesses that are said to be related to the release by disgraced former 404th District judge Abel Limas of convicted murderer Amit Livingston.
Livingston has been on the run since April 2007, when he absconded on a $500,000 security bond. According to federal courthouse sources, the federal statute of limitations on charging anyone for his escape from the country will run out five years from then, in April 2012, this year.The sources said that several principals related to the Livingston case were seen sitting awaiting their turn to testify before the jury but declined to identify them.
The Livingston case was easily one of the of most notorious emerging from Limas' court shenanigans and involved the murder of 32-year-old Hermila Hernandez, whose body was found October of 2005 near a South Padre Island beach. Livingston, a man she met on the Internet and with whom she had had a brief affair, was convicted of killing her after she "pushed his buttons" and "insulted his manhood" during one of their meetings.
After his conviction, court records show that Limas allowed Livinsgton to go free for 60 days after defense attorneys reached a deal with prosecutors on the furlough.Limas granted defense attorney Greg Gladden’s request for the grace period before his client was to surrender and begin serving his sentence, without an objection on record from the DA's office.
In later accounts, Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos despite his objections.
Shortly after the plea agreement was made in Livingston’s murder case, Limas divided the $500,000 cash bond between Hernandez’s children and their lawyer, Eddie Lucio of Dallas.
Lucio, Villalobos’ former law partner, was dealt in because he filed a parallel civil wrongful death suit against Livingston, attaching the bond money as settlement for Hernandez’ death.
How true is it that the defense lawyers and prosecution counsel may be in the federal bull's eye?
That is apparently the wish of every one of Mando's opponents to the U.S. Representative District 27 seat up for grabs this election cycle. But at least one isn't holding his breath.
"I've heard the same thing for more than a year," he said. "I'll believe it when I see it."
Lucio, Villalobos’ former law partner, was dealt in because he filed a parallel civil wrongful death suit against Livingston, attaching the bond money as settlement for Hernandez’ death.
How true is it that the defense lawyers and prosecution counsel may be in the federal bull's eye?
That is apparently the wish of every one of Mando's opponents to the U.S. Representative District 27 seat up for grabs this election cycle. But at least one isn't holding his breath.
"I've heard the same thing for more than a year," he said. "I'll believe it when I see it."
4 comments:
This demon is on the loose and they go after Jessica K T? Something is very wrong with this picture.
I guess justice goes to the highest bidder--I mean bond.
Way to go RAZA!!!!!!!!
(This demon is on the loose and they go after Jessica K T?)
The easiest ones (looks like literally in this case) are ususally the first ones they go after. Looks good on statistics reports.
So, if they can't catch the big fish they should throw back all the little fish? Yep, thats the way a good crimminal justice system should work.
Mescalero
juan is there a reward for the capture of this cat? how much? i sure could use some money. un pobre
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