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A jury in federal court in Central Islip on Wednesday convicted the brother of the hit-and-run driver who police say killed a nun in Water Mill nearly six months ago.
The jury, after about four and a half hours of deliberation over two days, found Miguel Ixpec-Chitay of Riverhead, whose age was not available but is in his 20s, guilty of lying to investigators during the search for his brother. Sentencing is set for January 8 at 1 p.m.
Mr. Ixpec-Chitay was tried on a single felony count of making a materially false statement to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents regarding phone calls made between him and his brother, Carlos Armando Ixpec-Chitay, 30. The elder brother is the suspected driver of the SUV that plowed into Sister Jacqueline Walsh, 59,... more
The jury, after about four and a half hours of deliberation over two days, found Miguel Ixpec-Chitay of Riverhead, whose age was not available but is in his 20s, guilty of lying to investigators during the search for his brother. Sentencing is set for January 8 at 1 p.m.
Mr. Ixpec-Chitay was tried on a single felony count of making a materially false statement to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents regarding phone calls made between him and his brother, Carlos Armando Ixpec-Chitay, 30. The elder brother is the suspected driver of the SUV that plowed into Sister Jacqueline Walsh, 59,... more
The worst thing in this article though is the attorney defending this scum. How can he sleep at night knowing he is trying to get this man off of charges for something he obviously is guilty of? Acknowleding that phoen calls were made but not providing "proof" that they actually spoke? Come on... this is absurd.
Our process of defending suspects vigoraously has its pro's and con's, but let's not throw the baby out with the bath water, especially as emotions are running high from the tragedy in Newtown CT.
Patience . . . . , as you really know, nothing is "obvious," ...more except in a mood of pre-judgment and arrogance.
PS -- Hopefully, the Press's editorial from last week, and this case, will light a fire under the new Chief of the SHT PD to explain publicly why Chief Wilson waited 11 days to release the name and photo of the driver who mowed down Sister Walsh and left her to die on the side of the road over FIVE months ago, on July 9th.
Rest In Peace, Sister Walsh.
I know we live in a democracy - and you're innocent until proven guilty and of course you are entitled to an attorney. It just boggles my mind that the attorney ...more can sit there and attempt to get this guy off. It's such a shame that in our society (of democracy and innocence until proven guilty) that a GUILTY plea is so rarely the course of action and that you are better off pleading "not-guilty".
It seems that even when give the opportunity to own up to one's mistakes, it is best to continue to skirt responsiblity and say "not-guilty". It's bad enough he lied - now his lawyer is doing it too.
The jury process is a process, imperfect, but bearable by mature adults who have a longer view of the give and take of life's vicissitudes IMO.
Such patience is, after all, part of Nature!
Over and out (point made).
See, the patience wasn't too hard to take, now was it?
Maturity.
PS -- I can see you are in your ad hominem attack mode again, which does not fit you well IMO. Have a good evening.
PS2 -- And yes, the SHT PD DOES still owes us a further explanation of why waiting 11 days to release the name and photo of the suspect was prudent and justified. By the way, where IS the suspect, or has this trail ...more gone totally cold?
I think from a defense attorney's POV, they do have to defend people that are sometimes indefensible. So how do they live with themselves? In many instances they view it as defending the integrity of the system not so much the character of the defendant.
Do you realize ...more since the inception of this country we have killed via lynching or the death penalty over 15,000 individuals? See Espy File for reference. IMO to err once is as egregious as the defendant's crime. Each of those people deserved the best counsel they could have b/c the nature of their crime (exc. lynching) demanded it. Justice once served was final. Does a lesser crime demand lesser counsel? no.
"integrity of the system"
A point that is lost on some.
Our system is funny in that the brother is subject to obstruction if not aiding and abetting. All that is based on misinformation relayed to prosecutors from a conversation over the phone.
Yet if the fugitive's wife (if he has one) had a three hour conversation and she read him the Anarchists Bible, that would be inadmissible b/c it is covered by the marriage privilege (slightly different than lying to prosecutors but you get the notion).
To be brutally honest ...more if my brother called me and said he needed some cash and to stall if anyone calls, I'd likely do the same. Though I would do it in such a away that I don't end up in jail myself!
Hopefully after New Years, he will begin to fill the void of information in this "outrageous miscarriage of justice" to quote the Press's recent editorial.
The failure to post the suspect's name and photo right away is an issue which is NOT going to go away.
Pearce on Earth!
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/General-Interest-Southampton/439217/Brother-Of-Suspected-Water-Mill-Hit-And-Run-Driver-Arrested
FOR GODS SAKE IT WAS A CATHOLIC NUN THAT WAS HIT AND IT IS BEING COVERED UP. THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY BUT THIS IS ALL I CAN SAY.THE MAN HAS ILLEGAL ALIENS WORKING AT HIS HOUSE FOR 3 YEARS AND NOTHING IS DONE.CONNECTT THE DOTS. Excuse the capitals but no one does anything to the rich and crooked.
Surely this is a black eye on the Town of Southampton for allowing 2012 to end with this crime remaining unsolved, or at least giving us an update.
Will Supervisor ATH's "State of the Town" speech next year include this black eye and "lumps of coal" per the Press's editorial, in addition to the accomplishments?
A closing of "Happy New Year" seems a bit inappropriate, does it not?