Listed below is a link to the Attorney General's office. It is regarding the Timothy Littlefield child molestation case.
Does it look like the The Attorney General's office is about to default on the Littlefield Appeal?
I believe the DA's has 15 days from 11/18 notice. Does Paul intend to dispose of this case inappropriately? Kamala Harris is Paul's buddy as is Littlefield's defense attorney Russ Clanton. Rathercthan appeal Judge John Feeney's decision, it would have been better to try take the case to trial. Twice the jury believed the victim, despite who prosecuted the case.
http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2078140&doc_no=A141929
Previous links:
johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/10/timothy-littlefield-case-keep-getting.html
johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/07/littlefield-retrial-set-for-oct-20.html
johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/07/yet-another-delay-in-timothy.html
johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/06/timothy-littlefield-deal-in-works.html
johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-timothy-littlefield-story.html
johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/05/timothy-littlefield-posted-bail-and-is.html
johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/05/unconfirmed-as-of-now-buttimothy.html
johnchiv.blogspot.com/2014/09/will-he-wont-he-go-to-trial-for-third.html
This is yet another case where the local media did not start covering the appeal or the case until I reported on possible plea deals and the case. When they do, they write what Paul spins.
And I will keep pointing this out occasionally until the media does it's job and reports the whole story and gives proper credit when they cover cases they had no previous interest in and include information that they did not have access to because it came from history and research they did not know about.
So these default notices can be somewhat common. They automatically give the Appeals attorney an automatic 15 days in which to file the brief. It is also common to ask for what is called an Extension of Time. The first one is always automatically granted no questions asked. However sometimes the plan is just to file the brief after it is really due but within the 15-day period. Unsure why no EOT was filed. However what may also be going on here is that there is a problem with the record ie what was factually established by Gallegos at the trial court. Gallegos filed the Appeal notice, but the AGs office actually has to come up with the arguments and file the briefs. A well placed call in advance of the Appeal being filed is always wise, and there were times I would liaise with the AG's office on legal issues in cases. The Dep AG who is assigned per the Court's website is Bridget Billeter. She is very experienced, and specializes in sex cases as this is. If a brief is filed then there is no way the case will be done prior to January. If the appeal is dismissed and the brief never filed, then it is possible it could make its way back to the Superior Court depending on when the Remititur is issued which is the official order transferring the case back.
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