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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Guilty Verdict In Violent University District Arrest

posted by on February 13 at 11:36 AM

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After several days of deliberations, a jury has found Mark Hays guilty of obstruction and assaulting an officer during an incident in the University District last November. Hays could face one to three months in jail.

Court records do not indicate whether Hays’ attorney was allowed to submit video of Hays’ violent arrest—captured by a patrol car’s camera— during trial.

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1

Hays is HOT!

Posted by jhell | February 13, 2008 12:01 PM
2

All this from Jay walking? I'm not sure who is the dumber player in this drama.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn | February 13, 2008 12:05 PM
3

Did his lawyer suck?

Posted by DOUG. | February 13, 2008 12:15 PM
4

Still waiting for Slog to acknowledge the string of violent robberies and beatings in the U District this past month.

Posted by Gomez | February 13, 2008 12:25 PM
5

Everybody wish him good luck in the upcoming civil trial against the cops that beat him.

Posted by Greg | February 13, 2008 1:56 PM
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“Court records do not indicate whether Hays’ attorney was allowed to submit video of Hays’ violent arrest—captured by a patrol car’s camera— during trial.”

Gee… Do you suppose that its possible that his attorney determined that the tape would only incriminate his client further and thus never requested it?... (Or are we obligated to assume this punk is innocent even after being found guilty by a jury of his peers?...)

Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me | February 13, 2008 1:57 PM
7

A “Reporter” would probably contact his attorney and ask if he attempted to submit the video or not.

Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me | February 13, 2008 1:59 PM
8

DUR! Thanks, YGBKM. I NEVER would have thought of THAT!

Posted by Jonah S | February 13, 2008 2:25 PM
9

Seriously, this guy must've had a crappy lawyer. This incident happened less than 3 months ago. Did he/she do any discovery or interviews with the cops or bystanders?

Posted by DOUG. | February 13, 2008 3:13 PM
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I can tell you that the video was played for the jury multiple times. There was only witness that came forward besides the suspects and added nothing to the night's events besides what was on the video already. Bottom line is: if you witness something like this and are bothered by it--COME FORWARD AND TESTIFY! The fact that there were apparent "witnesses" to the event and no one came forward with a statement ruined Hays' case.

Posted by tough call | February 13, 2008 3:24 PM
11

i was dismissed from the jury during voir dire. fwiw, his lawyer was pretty young and admitted to the bar in the last 3 years (i looked it up). the prosecutor seemed pretty experienced and polished.

Posted by red | February 13, 2008 4:47 PM
12

Wait -- you mean, the Stranger was wrong about a "police brutality" case again? Shocking.

I think if you end up getting charged with assaulting a cop, the last thing you want to do is get the Stranger on the case. At that point it's pretty much guaranteed you'll get convicted.

Posted by Bax | February 13, 2008 8:02 PM

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