Beauty and The Beast: The Predictable Murder of Yeardley Love By George Huguely
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Charlottesville, VA- At approximately 9 PM the evening of May 2nd, George Huguely, V left a golf outing he drank at all day, visibly intoxicated according to fellow attendees. It was the beginning of the end of a rancorous binge drinking track record for the prodigal son of George and Marta (Sanson Murphy) Huguely.
It was the gruesome end for star athlete Yeardley Reynolds Love.
Yeardley said ITS OVER to the heir of Huguely’s family’s century old lumber business and spent the last weeks of her life in fear George would make good on his threats.
Sources inside the circle of Love and her family have stated that the most recent threats and public observation of the couple occurred at Huguely’s former frat, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Following this incident, Yeardley left campus and stayed at her Cockeysville home where her Mother, Sharon Donnelly Love, begged her to file a police report.
Yeardley refused as she did not want it to interrupt the last weeks of both teams winning seasons. She believed because the last scene was so public Huguely would have no choice but to back off for fear of compromising his status on the UVA mens team.
For anyone unsure about the locker room brethren, as reported by NY Daily News:
A former Virginia student who was friends with both Love and Huguely described a disturbing incident in which Huguely recently reportedly attacked Love, then had no recollection of it the next day, which precipitated their final breakup. “He was really messed up and punched a window of a car on the way over to her apartment that night,” the friend said, speaking on the condition of anonymity out of consideration for Love’s family. The friend said Huguely had been seen breaking bottles at another party before Love’s death and had told people he was going to her apartment to get Love back.
D K E
While Huguely is not listed as an active brother on DKE roster, this Falls newsletter touts an impressive Rush week which rounds out the Dekes with 14 Varsity Athletes; 12 of them from the men’s Lacrosse team. The DKE roster has not been updated to reflect active brothers since 2008 and an email request to alumni affairs director Ian Graham has not been returned. The DKE facebook account has been deleted.
By all accounts, in retrospect, Yeardley’s murder was a predictable incident. Preventable.
Not inasmuch as it could have been foreseen per se, but Generation George was a time bomb.
Incidents abound from his days in Palm Beach where he jumped ship after an argument with Generation G4 whereby he swam to shore as well as his arrest for drunken swearing and THREATENING TO KILL A COP WITH A SIDE OF RACIAL SLUR in November 2008.
There are 8 UVA Men’s Lacrosse members that have had alcohol related arrests in the last two years.
Nationally ranked 2008 Team Captain Will Barrow stunned the entire lacrosse community when he committed suicide two weeks after Huguely’s Rockbridge County arrest.
Ryan Nizolek, #24, was arrested in High School for smuggling steroids into the US from Mexico on a family vacation and brought them to school in a Rolaids bottle.
As the news broke of Yeardley’s murder I have been inundated with emails and texts from several UVA students and their family members that have been admonished not to speak publicly, not to accept new facebook friends and not to answer any questions from the media on or off campus.
The paradox of telling the grieving and concerned matriculation to effectively zip it, after doing just that may have cost Yeardley Love her life, is absurd.
A witness who observed the last physical confrontation between Love and Huguely email excerpt to blinkoncrime.com provided on the condition of anonymity:
…”You have to understand.. He is a big dude with a bigger personality. If anyone has ever told him no, I am not aware of it. It was obvious she did not want him near her. She told him that, and it took 3 of us to hold him back. She was a little thing and she put on a good face, but I walked away feeling like that was not over. I said to lax(xx) that asshole is going to get himself killed or kill somebody. He was nicer on the turf for f*cks sake, I didn’t get it…..”
We are all obsessed about our last year in the game. Everyone parties like rock stars because half of us have more money than rock stars. Well, our parents do.
That is bullshit about him not being a Deke, btw. He beat up a fellow brother in his sleep drunk off his ass one night because he was sleeping on the couch he wanted to sit on, or go to bed on or whatever- He was booted and his friends wanted to stay. That pissed him off royally. His Dad partied with us once in a while. I remember wishing he was my Dad, and then I saw those two go at it. I would still have been cool with a Dad that is that loaded, but not if it meant Huge was my bro.
It wasn’t so much that he was raging all the time. It was weird. It was more like he was 2 diff people. You know what I mean? Like a mood swing on crack. DON’T publish I said he was on crack. Roids for sure and there was mention of an 8 the day of the murder. It was almost like he felt like he was insulted when he was around better players than him. He loved the sport but he had no respect for anyone if they were better in the X.
Do I think anyone intervening could have stopped a murder? I am not sure if that is a fair question or a set up.
My Mom asked me the same thing. I told her I did not get it. There is tons of Hoo Pumpers everywhere, especially this season. I never saw him without some chick, so I don’t get that part. He was a big clamper I heard though, if he didn’t have something cookin. It was not like he could not **** anyone he wanted. He was always like .. Give and Go Bro, everytime I saw him and I had a date. Tell me if you don’t know the lingo but I think you might. I heard ya got skills.
Lol, I am aware that only happens in college before you say something lecture-like.
I really wish I knew that nobody knew what was going on with him. We woulda pulled that scared straight shit on him. Like his version, shop at target instead of Abercrombie for the rest of his life no beach houses. That mighta been harsh of me to say before now. We just hate what he did to his girl, and our last year. I worked my ass off, we all did, and it should have been our thing to remember. Instead, it is fu***** lockdown.
I have reviewed UVA Athletic Director Craig Littlepage quotes on the matter.
Frankly, as an editorial, that verbiage would not have flown from any coach I have ever had, or respected, regardless of the sport.
“They never told me, nothing was reported to me” is the equivalent of ignorance of the law, which is no defense.
How do 8 arrests and a suicide, among other “not so documentable” infractions NOT constitute a red flag, or an intervention?
Safety does not come with a price tag. It comes from accountability and awareness. Huguely posted bond following his arrest on November 15, 2008.
Somebody had to know he was incarcerated. He had a public defender in that case so the question is– Who posted it and how was the fact he was off campus for a few days prior to the Thanksgiving break missed by his coaches?
At the time of this writing, the Virginia Commonwealth has issued an order sealing the search warrants in this case retroactively.
While the justification of that request by Charlottesville Police has not been released, it is an unusual move in a case that has not even seen its first bond hearing or an indictment.
Could it mean that Huguely is connected to the murder of Morgan Harrington?
Virginia State Police, who maintains jurisdiction in the Harrington case is emphatic it is not.
..”It was a Lacrosse player who discovered the purse. However, there is no evidence to indicate any connection between Morgan or the Love homicide. .. There is no connection between these two homicides, so I am not going to even entertain the additional questions. We are not identifying the individual who found the purse…” Corrine Geller, PR Manager VSP to blinkoncrime.com
Morgan’s purse was located by an unidentified male lacrosse player on the way to boarding the bus to an exhibition match in Annapolis, MD.
We have a player accused of first degree murder that by his own statements has had violent encounters with others he has not remembered.
We have players with land connections to the area of North Garden as well an individual who has personally preformed site survey work on Blandemar and Anchorage Farm.
Have all the Lacrosse players been questioned about the circumstances of finding the posession of a missing and murdered woman who was last seen on the UVA campus?
The cases may be may be unrelated.
The Harrington’s buried their daughter Morgan.
The Love family is burying their daughter Yeardley.
Isn’t it time for a little disclosure as to whether or not these lingering questions have been asked and answered?
Yeardley Love, will receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish posthumously with her class from the University of Virginia.
Love’s family and friends begin receiving those wishing to pay their respects today where she will also be laid to rest tomorrow, in Maryland.
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The house for sale in Blandemar Farms at 3035 Blandemar Road (asking $2,750,000) is owned by the former head of UVIMCO which is the investment arm of UVA. The owner ran UVA’s endowment from 2.5 billion to 5.1 billion before it cratered to 4.4 billion (or less, depending on how you value the assets). Just very curious.
Re: Blink’s reply to post 47:
Ya, that conflict of interest TOTALLY freaks me out. Is there no motion anyone could file on behalf of that knowledge? Just wondering.
Must be an elected judge, huh?
George says:
May 18, 2010 at 10:10 pm
The house for sale in Blandemar Farms at 3035 Blandemar Road (asking $2,750,000) is owned by the former head of UVIMCO which is the investment arm of UVA. The owner ran UVA’s endowment from 2.5 billion to 5.1 billion before it cratered to 4.4 billion (or less, depending on how you value the assets). Just very curious.
George, I’m glad that you found that connection. When all of the North Garden discussion first came about not long after Rader’s comments, I looked at the development wing of UVa, after stumbling upon it, and was shocked/ not shocked by the number of names within that department with the same names of folks being discussed on BOC. While admittedly, I can get drawn into conspiracy theories pretty easily, this really does make you wonder about the depth of the connections; OR, at least about knowledge of the layout of the Blandemar/ Anchorage property line. Is it possible that UVA has used the Hendricks folks’ design/decor business for some of it’s interior design needs around campus? The Hendricks are also mentioned as investors in Southwest Seafood of Florida; I wonder if there is any connection with this business in Central Virginia, namely UVA and Boar’s Head? I’m thinking delivery drivers that may have made knowledge of these areas, know the Hendricks, and could have made deliveries to events at the Blandemar home that is closest to Anchorage or to the one that George has referenced, assuming that they could be different residences.
With the epiphany regarding the outdoor event at Anchorage uncovered by Blink and her editors (NICE JOB, BY THE WAY!), there has to be some sort of connection between those two tracts and someone that was in attendance at the Bass shindig the following week.
I’m envisioning at least a few people that regularly contribute on this site with a living area in their home not too dissimilar from the one that Jake Gyllenhaal’s character created in the Zodiac film as he became obsessed with that case; and, I’m hoping that all of these tangents connect into one BIG RED DOT in those particular Blinksters’ homes and in this case.
Saramom- thank you for your thoughts on the earlier UVA attack- I wonder about everything Sara- right now, nothing has been ruled out in at least Morgan’s murder,- not a hate crime or ect-
IIRC, I read early on that Morgan may have had a ring on that was a band of colors of the rainbow- if a group of hateful people saw this- they could have taken offense, right?
I find it very disturbing that there seems to have been earlier attacks on campus. We say we must learn from the past, but if this earlier attack had not thoroughly been investigated- and prosecuted- than the campus couldn’t have made more changes regarding students and visitor safety issues- and warnings- or maybe they did, but it just wasn’t enough?
Can any local tell us, were these attackers ever found, and were they students- I think this would be a question on every one’s minds- as it could speak to a greater problem in mindset at the campus (regarding violence) than we had earlier thought.
In regards to the judge- I find it sad that people often hide behind the guise of “let’s not taint the jury pool” when dealing with situations such as this. I hope she has a very good reason for sealing them, and I believe if there is a conflict of interest- the matter at hand should be given to another judge to rule upon-
JMHO
I totally agree, I don’t know how she did not recuse the second Lawrence’s name hit the docket.
I would like to have seen the written arguments/briefs submitted- did anyone include the fact that she was a former law partner in the defense team’s firm?
B
Thought I would post Virginia Code § 17.1-208:
§ 17.1-208. Records, etc., open to inspection; copies; exception.
Except as otherwise provided by law, any records and papers of every circuit court that are maintained by the clerk of the circuit court shall be open to inspection by any person and the clerk shall, when requested, furnish copies thereof, except in cases in which it is otherwise specially provided. The certificate of the clerk to such copies shall, if the paper copied be recorded in a bound volume, contain the name and number of the volume and the page or folio at which the recordation of the paper begins and may charge a fee therefor pursuant to § 17.1-275. No person shall be permitted to use the clerk’s office for the purpose of making copies of records in such manner, or to such extent, as will interfere with the business of the office or with its reasonable use by the general public.
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Probably just coincidence, but everything is being put off until after UVA graduation.
Regarding recusal:
I suspect that the judge disclosed her prior position and no one raised an objection.
I think recusal is a closer call than you imply.
Here are some situations that the Virginia Ethics Advisory Committee Opinion 01-8 suggests do not necessarily require recusal:
Although the Committee does not intend their citation as an endorsement, some examples of situations that do not necessarily require recusal nevertheless may be helpful. 2 A judge is not required to recuse himself or herself simply because, while a prosecutor, the judge prosecuted the defendant before him. Davis, 21 Va. App. at 592. The mere fact that a fellow judge’s spouse appears before the judge does not necessarily require disqualification. State of Washington Ethics Advisory Opinion 84-3. This is true even when such a judge was the best man at the wedding of the lawyer and the fellow judge. Delaware JPC 1992-2. A judge need not recuse himself or herself simply because, through prior judicial hearings, the judge is familiar with a party and his legal difficulties. Deahl v. Winchester Dept. of Social Services, 224 Va. 664, 672-73 (1983). There is no requirement that a judge recuse himself from a case because the defendant is an attorney who regularly practiced before the judge. Stamper v. Commonwealth, 228 Va. 707, 713-14 (1985).
http://www.courts.state.va.us/agencies/jirc/opinions/2001/01_08.html
I think the situation is more problematic if the judge has some sort of continuing business relationship with the attorney.
Very Interesting, I also have a feeling they will be adding an additional attorney to this team, of a high profile variety, so it may buffer the situation somewhat.
What is bothering me, is the unilateral approach here with no notice and a deferred ruling.
In terms of procedure under statute, where no notice was even provided, I would think ruling on at least the motion to seal and order to seal, should have been ruled on immediately.
B
starbucks,
thanks for that info regarding recusal-
IMO, this is why many people don’t trust our justice system- if it is not considered to be a conflict of interest for a judge to rule on a husband’s case- if the law doesn’t find offense with this, I do. I think in the best interests of herself, and her husband, she should have recused herself- so that no question of impropriety arose-
I feel the same way in regards to this judge, and her rulings on the seals- in order to protect herself,Yeardley George, the case and her community- she should not have ruled in this case. JMHO
As you know, I agree that it is difficult to understand the justification for sealing the “sealing order,” or the delay in the judge’s ruling.
The defense, however, did not ask the court to seal the documents (did not take a position on that issue), so it is difficult to see a bias in favor of the defense in the judge’s decision.
True, I am not implying there is in this case, I am suggesting the potential for conflict is high, and on it’s merit, I don’.t see how they were able to bypass notification in the first place.
B
Well, we both know that the court didn’t follow the proper procedures for sealing court records (public notice, hearing, etc.)
The court obvioulsy wants to delay releasing some detail(s) in the sealed documents for some reason. All the press can do is pursue the matter in court. It’s difficult for the press to make arguments for the release of sealed records when they can’t even see the order sealing the documents. It will all get sorted out eventually, but, for now, the strategy is delay, delay, delay.
I don’t believe protecting the jury pool is the sole reason for sealing the records. There seems to be something else going on here.
Exactly.
Nor do I, how could one even argue protecting the jury pool pre-bond and post release?
B
I want to add . . .
While the defense states that they did not make the motion to have the records sealed, I find it really strange that we do not know who did make the request. The Clerk of the Court hired an attorney to argue the opposing side. Why the Clerk of the Court? What was the Commonwealth’s position? Who did make the motion to seal the records? Did the judge seal the records sue sponte? It’s all a big mystery.
I think you got your answer, wouldn’t the request have to have been made sua sponte then from a direct contact with LE? Otherwise the Commonwealth would have a position that supported the clerk, why an independent counsel?
B
Starbucks and Blink, I’m trying to keep up but have to look up some of these words. Can the family of either party request that the records be sealed? Or would the police, if it’s in the interest of the investigation? Whatever the case, I hope they’re not doing anything that will give George Huguely the upper hand.
Why wouldn’t LE work through the Commonwealth’s Attorney? All we know is the opposition to yesterday’s motion was argued by the Clerk of the Court. We don’t know if the Commonwealth had a position initially or not because everything is sealed. Funny how we know the defense’s position (no position), but not whether the Commonwealth had a position, or the nature of that position.
I have never heard of sua sponte, and at first glance thought of an exotic pasta dish or cheap champagne. Then, wiki’d the term, to this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sua_sponte. That didn’t yield a whole lot that I could understand, but led to another link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_appearance, that mentioned civil law. It’s all smoke and mirrors to me, but I wonder if this has to do with a potential civil procedure, and was initiated by an attorney in the state of Maryland?
No, in VA, and it simply means without prompt from another party, the reverse of ex parte, it would be the judge motioning herself.
B
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May 19, 2010 at 8:47 pm
…. but I wonder if this has to do with a potential civil procedure, and was initiated by an attorney in the state of Maryland? ….
Edited to add…. “or a school in Virginia?”
“No, in VA, and it simply means without prompt from another party, the reverse of ex parte, it would be the judge motioning herself.
B”
Now I’m even more confused. So, judge motioning self. Does this mean this judge will not likely to be sitting when this case is brought to trial? I plead legal ignorance, but am intrigued.
Sorry, another afterthought. Is she simply trying to ensure that she doesn’t see/hear any more so that she can remain impartial? She’s not the jury, but foreknowledge would make it difficult to make fair rulings to include/exclude certain testimony or allow/deny certain motions?
At the risk of being oversimplistic, sua sponte means that the judge issues a ruling or makes a decision on a specific issue without a request (by motion or otherwise) by either party in an action.
I only practice civil litigation, as opposed to criminal, but I have had several cases in front of Judge Higgins. In my experience, she often takes motions under advisement and delays a final ruling while conducting research, etc. Given her relative inexperience on the bench, this is not a bad practice in my opinion. My pure speculation in this case is that the Court is protecting an ongoing investigation and is using its powers to do so.
As for the conflict issue, the Charlottesville bar is not particularly large and sitting judges would be hard pressed if they had to recuse themselves from every case involving past business relationships. There is no reason to think a judge cannot be objective in a case that he/she was never involved in as an advocate.
P.S. One doesn’t “motion”; a party “moves” the Court by means of a motion. Just fyi for future writing:)
dda says:
May 19, 2010 at 10:05 pm
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This makes sense….sounds like she’s taking precautions to protect the integrity of the investigation/trial. Thank you for this insight.
Hi Blink,
I was just wondering about a post I had submitted on May 18 at 11:52 am.
I know you have been incredibly busy (I love the new article by the way!), but I am just checking to make sure I didn’t do anything wrong by submitting that post. It was based on something which had been brought to my attention by a 3rd party, and I thought you might find it interesting.
Peace.
I just hunted it down and posted, you hit spam, sorry.
B
Really sweet story in reference to Yeardly and her teammates, prior to and after her murder:
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=23739
Wonder what Blink will say about this athlete-involved assault and battery, death threats and plea deals…did I mention that the perp is female?
http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12509453
Warning signs? Lock her up and throw away the key?
Or will this story be ignored because nobody is missing/dead?
You don’t get invited back to my places, do you? Why the tone?
What I will say, is that the crime was not aggravated assault under TN code, so that would fit the reduction in charges.
The sister that beat up the girlfriend is no longer in athlete or a student on that campus.
The sister that is, should be expelled, no questions asked.
The new girlfriend who got her head punched in, should dump the dude because that girl is the mother of his kid and she is going to haunt his house forever. I certainly hope those charges come with a restraining order.
Why in the world would you think I would differentiate between men and women and violence?
B
New article with a few new details about Huguely and his relationship with Yeardley:
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/crime/article/friends_saw_multiple_sides_of_uvas_huguely/56464/
B, should I post it on the new Morgan thread, too?
Please do, acho. Nothing new, except confirmation of The Country Club where the golf outing occurred.
Would be interested to know what other players and their Dad’s were there.
B
Blink,
Regarding the Cavalier story and comments by Yorke; Did you by any chance have a look see at her site ?
http://www.uvavictimsofrape.com/
Very interesting reading, backstory and much more.
Keep up the great spirit !
acho, thank you for bringing us that article- it seems that everyone had on blinders when it came to GH. What a tragedy. And the last thing Yeardley said regarding GH- my goodness how heartwrenching!
wisertime, thanks for the article- I can’t get it to display but will try again later-
But, wisertime, IMO You need to go back and read all these posts-
The same questions need to be asked and answered in that case also- such as what warning signs? IMO it doesn’t matter the gender- if this woman deserves it- she should be locked up and the key should be with held the same as any other violent killer-
Sparkling- thanks for the link-
Nothing new, but more confirmation, from WaPo. Would like to hear witness to drinking at the golf course.
http://tinyurl.com/237p6tx
I would like to know what the heck is going on. Why is Hugely hearing not going to happen on June 10th?? Why? Who is pulling strings?
He is scheduled for 1PM on 6/10- who said that was not going to happen?
B
Concerned Mom says:
June 7, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I would like to know what the heck is going on. Why is Hugely hearing not going to happen on June 10th?? Why? Who is pulling strings?
He is scheduled for 1PM on 6/10- who said that was not going to happen?
B
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One of the local radio stations reported that this afternoon. I heard it at 2:30 PM on either WINA AM 1070 or WCHV which is AM 1260. They said the hearing would not occur on the 10th and did not provide any further info.
Blink,
Here is the link. It was WCHV. I think it is very fishy that it just states the hearing will not occur with NO reason given. Why??
http://www.wina.com/Local-News/3077192?contentId=6238821
Huguely Preliminary Hearing Pushed Back
There will be no court hearing this week for a local murder suspect. A preliminary hearing had been scheduled for Thursday in the case of George Huguely (pictured). Huguely is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the May 3rd death of Yeardley Love. Both were fourth-year students and members of the UVA lacrosse teams. Following Huguely’s initial court appearance, a preliminary hearing was put on the calendar for June 10th. But that will not occur and a new date will be set later.
Copyright 2010 NewsRadio 1070 WINA Charlottesville
I checked the docket after I read your comment, it is unchanged.
That said, appears we are in for an announcement.
B
Huguely preliminary hearing rescheduled for October 7, 2010.
No one is saying why.
Hearing on sealed Order next Tuesday.
Re: Sealed Order:
Apparently, Tuesday means today.
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=12613106
starbucks, I appreciate both your dogged pursuit of this important update and your insights.
I am all over this, and I feel 0% better about it.
B
Judge Partially Unseals Love Case File
A judge has partially unsealed the case file in the Yeardley Love murder case. Former UVA lacrosse player George Huguely is accused of killing Love last month.
A judge had sealed the case file, as well as the order that explains why the file is sealed. At the request of attorneys for several media outlets Judge Cheryl Higgins decided to unseal that order but with various lines blacked out.
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=12613711
I read that the court documents were partially unsealed and that the orders sealed were the warrants for the search of the apartments of George Huguely & Yeardley Love, a search in Albemarle County and 2 vehicle searches in city. The commonwealth had requested them sealed.
Is this because the drug stings/arrests going on in and around Cville?
Chapman said in court today that he expects to have the redactions completed by the end of the day. Roman Lifson, who is representing the media outlets, said in court that viewing the redacted orders is better than nothing.
A hearing on the motion to unseal the actual warrants is tentatively scheduled for July 1.
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/crime/article/order_sealing_lacrosse_documents_to_be_released/57025/
Ok, now I am even more confused. That article says Judge Cheryl Higgins ruled today, but it states Albemarle County. She is Charlottesville Circuit- Just reporter error?
B
But looky here: Judge Agrees To Unseal Orders In UVA Murder
http://www.wric.com/global/story.asp?s=12614203
Could this be why there is the hearing change?????
Judge has agreed to unseal orders. I read this on WRIC (Richmond) website.
OK I seriously don’t get what’s going on here! His preliminary hearing won’t be until OCTOBER?!?!
http://ht.ly/1VPLC
Something is wrong.
Either the reporters in this jurisdiction do not understand due process, or I do not understand VA statute in that we are missing an a bond hearing and an arraignment/preliminary hearing. Has the clerk held them in his backyard and sealed them right quick as well?
My ass this kid is not tied to another case. Yep, I am pissed. I don’t like wool in my eyes.
B
Re: Judge Higgins
She sits on both courts, both in the 16th Judicial district:
http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/Charlottesville/home.html
http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/Albemarle/home.html
Thank you starbucks, I can tell this is going to require a great deal of time on westlaw and lexisnexis for me, this jurisdiction has alot of practices I have not seen before. Rotating judges is common, but not so much in multiple counties, simultaneously.
B
Technically, Charlottesville is not a county, rather, an independent city that is not part of any county. Virgina has most of the country’s indpendent cities (about 40 of them), other examples are Baltimore and Saint Louis. Some Virginia independent cities are not large enough to have their own circuit court; therefore, circuit court cases are heard in a nearby jurisdiction. In this case Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville are in the same Judicial Circuit and the judges hear cases in both jurisdictions.
From June 10th to October 7th with NO explanation whatsoever. I want to know why. This is ridiculous. What the heck is going on in here?
They searched two different vehicles (most likely Hugeley’s and Yeardley’s?), one location in Charlottesville, AND one location in Albemarle County. UVA grounds are located in Charlottesville, not in Albemarle County.
Where the heck did they search a location in Albemarle??
B. I think I have some insight into this. I believe it has to do with the fact that Charlottesville is a City. The same situation exists in the City of Fairfax (which uses the Fairfax County Courts) and the City of Falls Church (which shares court proceedings with Arlington County.)There is a courthouse in the City of Falls Church but the Judge and District Attorney are part of Arlington County’s Court System. Each jurisdiction has it’s own Police Departments and in the case of Falls Church; there is a Courthouse but the sitting Judges are from Arlington County. Towns, such as Vienna also have their own laws, ordinances and police departments but use the County’s Courts. In the case of Vienna, that is the Fairfax County Courthouse. Hope that helps.
Thanks Katie, yes it does.
B
Definitely seems like they are protecting another investigation(s) that somehow overlaps.
I know this may be way off…But is it possible that the additional search warrants were for a vechile and property that are related to Morgan’s case? I am getting the feeling I’m in the twilight zone!!!
Between GH and JVS I’m just lost. I can’t help but to feel like both of these murderers are being given some sort of special treatment. Aruba is still backing JVS and I won’t be shocked if he receives a light sentance in Peru. As far as GH….the public wants answers and I can’t even imagine what the Love’s think about this. I haven’t got a clue about what is going on in this case. Blink, I will wait until your time is freed up and hope that you can shed some light on all this.
How you keep up with all of this on top of everything else you do, is beyond me! But thank you so much for all that you do!!!
Landon is turning out to be quit the school:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/opinion/09dowd.html
And B, what do you make of this exchange:
“A hearing on an expected motion to unseal the warrants is tentatively scheduled for July 1, which is longer than the three days that Lifson requested and shorter than the month that Chapman requested.
Lifson said in court that his clients don’t want the case to drag on.
. . . .
Chapman said he needed more time to gather witnesses because the media’s motion affects many different kinds of search warrants.”
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/warrants_unsealed_in_slaying_of_uva_student/57045/
“many different kinds of search warrents”???
I’m really curious about what they are hiding in that fourth Order.
And, sorry if I spammed your site today.
Don’t you be sorry, I am with you like a dog on a chew toy.
In the first order of business in a murder case, there is procedural error by the Clerk- hands down.
I had a conversation about this earlier this evening, when a trusted colleague told me it was a prosecutorial strategy. My response was- if that is true, then why aren’t Huguely’s attorneys screaming for a speedy trial?
I am going to be straight up- I have had several conversations with media sources that tell me there is a push NOT to report on this case- why?
B
Re:…I am going to be straight up- I have had several conversations with media sources that tell me there is a push NOT to report on this case- why?
B
I think it comes down to three little yet VERY BIG letters- U-V-A.
You know why . . .
This case will probably never go to trial – too much potential for collateral damage to some powerful interests.
The University doesn’t want a trial or the publicity one would entail. It doesn’t want its coaches, administrators, students, and alumni testifying under oath about things that should not become public record. The School doesn’t want the media focus on its sports programs, its Greek system, and perhaps, its fund raising.
The Huguely’s want a deal.
Love’s family doesn’t appear to want any media attention — they will be “taken care of” in return for their cooperation.
Landon doesn’t want any more negative publicity.
So, delay everything beyond the public’s attention span and sweep it under the rug . . .
Oh blah dee, oh blah dah . . .live goes on , , ,
I completely agree with your thinking on this, however, if there is a drug investigation going on as well, how is that going to be possible?
B
By “taken care of,” I mean in the context of settling a civil claim(s).
If the authorities are conducting a drug investigation, the main targets may not be connected with the University. Students are usually users and small suppliers.
Depending on the scope of any drug arrests associated with university students, these cases are less likely to garner the same type of national media coverage as a trial of George Huguely.
A Huguely trial will undoubtedly become a national media event.
There is no doubt in my mind if this heads to trial that the Commonwealth will seek a gag order toot-sweet.
B
Please tell me that Cville and or campus police did not forget to take the T-shirt she was wearing into custody when they searched the crime scene and now cannot find it anywhere. Tell me that effin is not so.
redrock says:
July 8, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Please tell me that Cville and or campus police did not forget to take the T-shirt she was wearing into custody when they searched the crime scene and now cannot find it anywhere. Tell me that effin is not so.
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Redrock –
Yes they DID forget the shirt!!! But Love’s parents had it and returned it to them. How something like that happens…..I HAVE NO IDEA!!!!
I just read about the missing shirt-
http://www.wfls.com/News/FLS/2010/072010/07082010/1278619700
Unbelieveable! Re: the missing shirt. OMG How is that even possible!