Pantagraph.com | News | SA Yoder still considering Beaman retrial

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7777777 wrote on Jun 14, 2008 9:18 PM:

" Doesnt somebody owe this man for being held in prison for something he didnt do? "

Greed wrote on Jun 14, 2008 6:34 PM:

" Well, remember they prosecuted Peggy Ann Milton, And Lost!!!

So, who gets stuck with this one? "

BackfromGAafter5yrsSameB-N wrote on Jun 14, 2008 1:17 PM:

" floyd: The Pantagraph did not post my earlier comment because it must have given too much information about "John Doe." Rest assured that he is not a prominent person from the area, though. I guess that is all I am allowed to say on here, even though I know who he is. There are actually two other suspects, but I cannot go into detail because The Pantagraph won't post this if I do. So I guess we need to refer to John Doe as John AND Jon Doe or something, to be fully correct. "

hmmmmm wrote on Jun 14, 2008 11:38 AM:

" dr. evil, because there is a rift in the state's attorney's office. The first assistant is not going to handle a case that is difficult to prove that is high profile. Either they got caught red-handed with evidence or they confessed. And neither Beaman nor Pelo fall into that category. So apparently they go to messman. "

blackhawk wrote on Jun 14, 2008 11:18 AM:

" By all means.....Lets let an innocent man rot in jail because we're just too busy. "

michelle24 wrote on Jun 14, 2008 11:04 AM:

" Thanks! I appreciate your respectful responses! :) "

bkr0521 wrote on Jun 14, 2008 9:10 AM:

" To oppressed in illinois: What they reported yesterday was that Yoder wasn't going to appeal the Illinois Supreme Court decision. Although, yesterday's article did sound like the County was going to retry because they were talking about Beaman getting bail until the second trial. Other Yoder changed his mind or someone spoke out of school at the SA'a office when the Pantagraph asked what is next. "

The Peanut Gallery wrote on Jun 14, 2008 8:21 AM:

" michelle24 -

"... Did I read wrong? "

Mr. Yoder allowed the deadline to seek review of the Illinois Supreme Court's decision [where, one might ask, does one appeal a decision of the Supreme Court?] but the case still pends. Beaman now stands charged with Jennifer Lockmiller's murder, as if there never was a first trial and conviction. "

oppressed in illinois wrote on Jun 14, 2008 7:07 AM:

" whats up Pantagraph? Yesterday you guys reported that Yoder wasn't going to retry him. Are you just trying to fill your pages? "

tatbtime wrote on Jun 14, 2008 6:57 AM:

" On or Off the Pot People! "

floyd wrote on Jun 14, 2008 6:56 AM:

" How about they tell us about John Doe who is a more likely suspect or is/was he a prominent son/person around town? "

greed wrote on Jun 14, 2008 6:25 AM:

" Why? The Illinois Supreme Court already indicated there was misconduct in the original prosecution of Beaman. Too bad prosecutors are immune from civil or criminal charges for wrongdoing. Should Yoder waste taxpayers money to make us think otherwise? Look for the real murderer. "

dancinggirl wrote on Jun 14, 2008 5:52 AM:

" it's interesting how everyone with no knowledge about the court system makes dumb remarks. this case was appealed to the appellate court. they AFFFIRMED his conviction. then there was a post conviction hearing and the prosecutors won that. so only after the case goes through at least two other courts, does it reach the supreme court. the supreme court is not the almighty. just remember the justices who are on the supreme court - they are elected like anybody else. some of them are no smarter than the average joe. "

dr. evil wrote on Jun 14, 2008 5:46 AM:

" wha???? Mark messman was working on this case and Pelo? what does his first assistant do? maybe mark should do MR. yoder's job instead "

jim4 wrote on Jun 14, 2008 1:33 AM:

" To Michelle ... The deadline passed for Yoder to appeal the Illinois Supreme Court's decision that threw out Beaman's conviction. Beaman can still be retried. In my opinion it would be a waste of time. The evidence just isn't there. "

Marsh wrote on Jun 14, 2008 12:13 AM:

" What are they thinking about? The argued for years that the conviction should be upheld and that the right guy was convicted. Wouldn't it be kind of hypocritical to now say there is not enough evidence to retry the case? "

isunormalil wrote on Jun 13, 2008 10:29 PM:

" I want my taxes back if he waste my money. I also would like him fired! "

The Cats wrote on Jun 13, 2008 8:55 PM:

" To Woo...again you say the court system. That is factually incorrect and it was pointed out in a previous post of yours. The problem was in the States Attorneys office. As to the rest of the post...LOL. "

cats55ire wrote on Jun 13, 2008 8:41 PM:

" Woo-
1) pls. read background information about the specifc law enforcement units involved in this case.
2) pls. realize that the fact that you/your family and me/my family sleep at night SAFELY is because local law enforcement officers are "out there" protecting neighborhoods/picking up morons who are breaking the law. I'm not completely sure about this, but I THINK lots of jerks committing crimes actually work at night while we're sleeping!!!!
Overall, I think Bloomington, Normal, ISU and McLean County officers do pretty well. I respect your opinion--these are just my thoughts!
PS I'm thinking MANY police officers will make it to heaven in front of lots of other people because they were brave and willing to get some jerk morons "off the streets" at the cost of being hurt or in some cases killed! "

michelle24 wrote on Jun 13, 2008 7:52 PM:

" I thought Yoder passed the deadline to pursue this. Did I read wrong? "

tim50 wrote on Jun 13, 2008 7:35 PM:

" Someone should read a little more this crime ocurred in the Town of Normal "

woo wrote on Jun 13, 2008 6:00 PM:

" I guess the fact that they though it out and said they violated his rights tells a little about the honesty of the Mclean count court system!! They lie and twist and hide and what ever they need to do to get a conviction. Its not about putting the right person in jail, its about putting another knotch in ur belt loop. I hope the Blm. police and Mclean County do a lot of praying cause they will have a lot of explaining to do when their time comes to get in those gates of heaven for all the corrept things they do. Soooo sad. Shame on all of you. I wonder how they go home and sleep at night. "

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