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I have received a signed statement that shows David Turner has accepted $20,000 in donations from attorneys located "outside" of the 6th Judicial District Court area. This is taken directly form the campaign finance reports filed by David Turner.  Included in this 20k donation is $6,000 from an Austin firm and a $2,500 donation from a McKinney firm. 

And, Turner says that we do not need politics in our courts and that he has seen the harm done when special interests hijacks the court. 

Just what do these contributions mean if they are not special interests, and with Turners record  what are they going to do but hijack the court..  Why would they donate these sums of monies when they are not even in this area unless it is special interest monies.

Pay Your Speeding Ticket

Everybody Else Does!

Steeerrrike THHHHHRREEE!

I have been accused of Slinging Mud.  If you would not leave your piles of dirt all over the place, there would be no mud to sling.  Your camp has tried to post anonymous comments on this site, and I would not let you, as has Nickerson's Camp.  If you could find "ANY" documentation of anything on David Hamilton I would put it up, all you have to do is find something that is documented.  It made your supporters mad that I would not post what they sent anonymously.  "GIVE ME DOCUMENTATION" is all you have to do, and I'll post whatever you got. Oh, I forgot another point is that you "HAVE" to sign your name and put a telephone number on it! (This is such a load of B.S. on My Part)  But, neither your camp or Nickerson's wants to do anything but post anonymous comments that are unfounded and undocumented lies.  The reason I know they are is because you have had weeks to get me the documentation of anything you were saying, but you haven't, so get real fellas.  Sure, I like Hamilton.....  The reason being that try your best (and I know you have) you can't find one documented thing on David, which tells me he is an honest person.  Honest people don't leave piles of mud to sling, and that is what is tearing you (David Turner) and Jesse Nickerson all to hell! 

Now, to the so-called Slinging of the Mud!

In a DIRECT QUOTE from David Turner's campaign literature, his TV commercials and his campaign speeches, and I quote "... I've Seen the damage that's done when our court system is hijacked by partisanship and special interest."

On May 12th, 2000, Susan Flanary Turner received a speeding ticket in the City of Paris for doing 54mph. in a 30mph. zone.  (That's 24 miles over the speed limit.  What would that do not only to your pocket book, but also your insurance, readers?)  This ticket was appealed.

Then on May 3, 2001, (nearly a year later) a defense motion that says Leigh Foreman, who was the Police Officer who gave the ticket to your wife is not the same as Leigh Foreman.  Come on now fella, what kind of shenanigans is this?  The certificate of service indicates that the motion was not even served on the prosecutor until May 4th, but a judge (probably a good ole boy buddy) held a hearing in his court for you on May 3rd on your defense motion!  How does that happen Mr. David Turner Distinguished Candidate for 6th District Judge?  I'll tell you how it happened. It's called "Shenanigans" on the part of the justice system, that's how it happened.  Anyway, the judges docket sheet says the state did not object to the dismissal, and there has been no effort on the behalf of the State to re-file the complaint!  Sounds like another "Shenanigan" to me.

Quoting again directly from Mr. David Turner's Campaign Literature "The Last thing we need here in Northeast Texas is politics undermining our system of laws or the administration of equal justice."

Do any of ya'll reading this consider this to be "Hijacked by Partisanship and Special Interest, or Undermining of our system of laws or the administration of Equal Justice?"  Naw, I don't possibly see it that way!  O well, click on the button to see the latest Pile of "DOCUMENTED" mud.  Does this "Reek" just a little bit of our "Good Ole Boy System" in Red River County?  Is this not what we are trying to "STOP" in the Sheriff's Department and The County Attorney's office?  Think about it.  Now, heresssss the Button!

It takes a while to download folks the PDF file is 25.4MB

David Turner Sued Over

 Credit Card Debt!

Steeerrrike TWOOOO!

On 1-15-2008 a court action was filed in the Justice of the Peace court in Lamar County against David C. Turner Jr. and Susan Turner of Paris for failure to pay a Credit Card Debt in the amount of $2,348.21 (a credit card debt) by Erin Capital Management as an assignee of City Bank.  The Case Number was C1-1327.  I called the J.P's office today, and they told me that the case had been dismissed.  Guess Mr. Turner decided to pay the debt rather than have it go as a judgment against him. 

Is this the type of District Judge that we want running our court system.  One that has to be sued to get him to pay off his credit card debt.  No one "forgets" to pay a debt in that amount except "conveniently".   That shows a lack of character that we do not need in a District Judge!!!

Jail House Lawyer Proves "Candidate for Judge 6th District Court David Turner" is Ineffective as Council on Plea Bargain, and Deals Him a "Knock Out Blow" from Behind Prison Bars!

Sunday January 13,2008

Some of the questions I have for Mr. David Turner are:  When this happened in Fannin County is it true that your Court Appointments fell to almost nothing?  Is it true that you called your buddy Judge Jim Dick Lovett, and he told you to come on over to Lamar County, and he would set you up with Court Appointments?  How many other clients have you "SCREWED" like this?  How many "QUESTIONABLE" plea bargains have slipped past on other appointments that the "Good Ole Boy" Judges during your time have just signed off on?  How many cases have you overcharged on and no one is there or paying attention, and the Judges have just signed off on the charges? How many dollars have you "SCREWED" the "TAXPAYERS" out of?  Doesn't it seem funny that Judge Jim Dick Lovett would retire, and all of a sudden decide to back you for his position?

Does everyone know that it is against Legal Ethics for a sitting Judge like Judge Jim Dick Lovett to openly back or campaign for a candidate to replace him?  That's OK Judge Lovett...  this is Lamar and Red River County.  It doesn't make a damn here! Just goes to show what kind of Judge you are when you won't hesitate to break the Legal Ethics of your Profession!

Factual Court Documentation (See the links at the bottom of this article) shows the ineffectiveness of counsel and questionable charges of Candidate David Turner on the Walsh plea bargain that was overturned. This is unheard of at any level in the judicial system.  A plea bargain is "NEVER" overturned.  If they were routinely overturned, Valerie Varley could get nothing done!

The Writ of Habeas Corpus on this plea was done by a "JAIL HOUSE LAWYER".  That's right readers, a "JAIL HOUSE LAWYER".  I have to say it again, because I cannot grasp it.  The man who wrote the writ that got this plea bargain overturned was a "JAIL HOUSE LAWYER" who is in prison for who knows what.

I was stunned when I read this appeal that went to the the District Court of Fannin County. The appeal was reviewed with the finding of facts, and then forwarded to the State Court of Appeals who ruled in January 2007 in favor of... you guessed it, the "Jail House Lawyer". Writs of habeas corpus are routinely handled by affidavit.  David Turner had an opportunity to write a response, but his inability to deal effectively in writing in Walsh, produced an order from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for an evidentiary hearing.  The evidentiary hearing was heard in the District Court of Fannin County the 336th Judicial District.

I know that all of you do not realize the fact that less than 1% of all appeals of this nature are heard, and practically 0% concerning a plea bargain would ever possibly be overturned... but this one was.  I have consulted with two different attorney's who read the documentation and stated that it is totally and almost completely unheard of for a court to find a "GOOD OLE BOY LAWYER" is ineffective counsel on a plea bargain, but it was ruled on appeal to the Court of Appeals, sent back to the District Court for hearing, and the plea bargain was overturned, and a new trial ordered by the State Court of Criminal Appeals.

I am also told that it is a well known fact in the judicial circles in this area that David Turner is considered to be a drunk, and that he routinely drinks heavily on a daily basis.

Lets get into the facts of this case...

There was a defendant by the name of Randall Gene WALSH, who was a bad guy, and there is no dispute of the fact, but somehow Lawyer Turner got appointed to the case.  No one can find a copy of the court appointment.  Lawyer Turner could not find the appointment, the District Attorney of Fannin County could not find the appointment, and the Court itself cannot, and none of them has to this date found the document appointing  David Turner to this case.  That fact in and of itself makes you wonder just how David Turner got involved.

Anyway, David Turner did get involved, and the court documentation shows from the hearing that he did absolutely nothing for the defendant, but plea him to a "MURDER" conviction that netted the defendant 35 years on a plea bargain arranged between David Turner, and the Fannin County District Attorney, and then David Turner billed the County 15 hours at $100.00/ hour.  At that time court appointments were being paid between 40 and 70 dollars per hour, but the Judge just signed off on it, really without looking. What is even worse David Turner charged 3 hours on April 16 talking to his Client, and his client had not even been captured yet or assigned an attorney!

Why was this plea on Murder overturned?  It was overturned because:

1. David Turner j.d. (doctor of jurisprudence) was found ineffective in his council while representing the defendant.

2. It was found that David Turner did not have credibility under oath.  Following Turner's testimony, the trial judge had to believe David Turner or the Defendant Walsh (a convicted felon).  The Judge believed the Defendant's (a convicted felon, and reasonably so) version of facts over David Turner (an officer of the court) on the issue of the advice Turner provided on Capital Punishment.  Do all of you realize how bad this is?

3. It was found that Lawyer Turner had "Questionable" Billing Practices to the State for Counsel.  Times, places and rates were found to be suspicious and best illustrated by "unfiled" pretrial motions.  One unfiled motion in Walsh was an application for Community Supervision (probation) from the jury when Walsh was not eligible for probation from a jury, because he had a prior felony conviction and could not swear to and sign the motion.

4. It was found that David Turner didn't understand or follow his obligation to represent his client.  The Judge believed Defendant Walsh's version of the facts over David Turner on the issue of the advice David Turner provided on Capital Punishment. This is also really bad!

The people of Red River County need to take notice of the fact that David Turner could not be effective council to a client on a plea bargain, that was overturned by a "Jail House Lawyer's" Writ of Habeas Corpus.  He was so ineffective that he could not even answer the plea by Affidavit to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.  Is this the kind of Judge the people want sitting on the bench?  Would you hire this man as your Lawyer?  If the answer is no, then you would definitely not want this man to be "Sitting in Judgment" if you were the defendant in a criminal or other type case?

We rely on our Judges and Lawyers to do the best possible job that they can for the defendant and the client.  Judges are a check and balance of the system, (a referee so to speak) and if the clients lawyer fails to do his job properly we hope that the Judge will do what is legally proper.  If the lawyer fails to do his job, and the Judge fails to do his job, and a (even though in this case the defendant was a bad person) innocent person is

Railroaded into prison on a false charge then the system has failed.  How many times has this happened in Red River County?  How many Innocent people have been sent to prison?  How many defendants have been charged with major crimes that should have been charged as lesser crimes?  Do we need another ineffectual Judge that Valerie Varley can lead around by the nose?  I hope you realize the grave significance of this occurrence involving Candidate for 6th District Judge, David Turner!!!!

There is another case that David Turner was found to be ineffective council, but that is another story! I will tell you that it has to do with a criminal sex offender of a child!  You do not want a proven criminal sex offender put back on the street because of the attorney being a "bad attorney" any more than you want a criminal given a "new trial"  because of a "bad Judge"!

Another case (not Turner's originally) that was overturned on the 6th district court recently, was assigned to guess who, appointed as council to the defendant....  that's right "David Turner!"  What has our Legal System come too, when the judges know someone has been found ineffective council and they keep right on giving them Court Appointments, as Judge Lovett arraigned for David Turner in Lamar County?  Could being "appointed" as judicial council be as bad as being "appointed" to a position that should be "elected" by the people? Yes, only worse!  Makes you wonder if indigent people who are accused of crimes are getting our "TAX DOLLAR'S" worth with court "appointed" lawyers who have been ruled ineffective council in the past, and probably are still ineffective, yet Trial Judges keep "appointing" them as representative council!  How many are out there that are ineffective, but have yet to be discovered?

See the Writ of Habeas Corpus Filed by the Jail House Lawyer Here!

 Read The Hearing Transcript         Read The Trial Court Findings of Fact

Read the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Ruling

Read New Trial Appointment for Turner on Recently Overturned Case!

That's right, he's still being "appointed" to represent unsuspecting clients.

You know that the complete Justice System in Red River County is Corrupt.  It's been proven over and over, again and again right here on this website!