The jury Friday decided Vela, 44, was innocent of performing oral sex on a former patrol officer without consent after the officer passed out drunk at a barbecue.So does that mean he had consent?
As for the theft charge, Guerra said trial testimony showed the Alton police department was so poorly run there was no way to prove how the gun found during a search warrant got to Vela's house. Vela had been accused of taking the gun from an evidence locker.So he got off there, as well. But I think the meaty question here is, did the other guy get off too?
One good thing about the modern age--we have such good documentation, and when discussing "Only Ones" don't need to rely on oral history...Anyway, glad to see he kept a stiff upper lip throughout the ordeal. It must have come as quite a blow. You know how tongues wag in small towns. And I do apologize.
[Via JR]
2 comments:
"trial testimony showed the Alton police department was so poorly run there was no way to prove..."
I think they just gave reason to appeal every conviction that was based on testimony by, or evidence gathered by, these "only ones".
One thing for sure, the next time somebody calls Vela a c***sucker, he has no right to complain or be insulted.
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