Slog - Comments on Velazquez Seeks to Further Delay DUI Trial http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri City Attorney Tom Carr and several members of his staff are seeking to avoid a deposition by lawyers for Venus Velazquez, a onetime city council candidate who was arrested and charged with DUI just weeks before the 2007 election. In court documents, Velazquez claims Carr failed to recuse himself adequately from her case--a promise he made when Velazquez was arrested in late October 2007 because he had endorsed Velazquez's opponent, Bruce Harrell. (Harrell won the race). However, Velazquez points out that Carr's assistant Ruth Bowman sent an email from Carr's account responding to a Seattle P-I records request about the... Copyright 2008 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:59:07 -0800 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:33:33 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Psot She's ridiculous. I am so glad her stupid actions during the campaign and refusal to own up to her mistakes saved us from having this loser on our city council.

]]> Psot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1109934 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1109934 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:58:43 -0800 Comment by snarky Sounds like she's pulling a Larry Craig: "I am not a drunk, I never have been a drunk."

]]> snarky http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1109985 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1109985 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:28:42 -0800 Comment by six shooter In most cases, a defendant should Delay, delay, delay...

She lost the race. She's not a public figure right now. Leave her alone.

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1109986 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1109986 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:31:02 -0800 Comment by Banna Also known as the R. Kelly defense.

]]> Banna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1109999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1109999 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:45:44 -0800 Comment by kk Maybe she should have been elected. She's acting like an incumbent. Well, at least she's acting like Jane Hague.

]]> kk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110010 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110010 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:05:20 -0800 Comment by Sam Six shooter, but it's likely she may be a candidate or be in the public spotlight in the future. And just because she lost doesn't mean all of the sudden she's some anonymous bystander.

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110020 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110020 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:24:09 -0800 Comment by Editor's Note Erica,
don't you read the Stranger?
Jackass binge drinking is a celebrated lifestyle....and the source of 90 percent of your advertising.

]]> Editor's Note http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110047 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110047 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:38:16 -0800 Comment by John Leave her alone. She's attempting the best defense she's got, and we'd be crazy for not doing the same if we were ever in trouble with the law.

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110054 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110054 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:42:54 -0800 Comment by Greg @8: Giving the best defense you've got, when you know that you've got jack, is unethical. That's not something anybody should be applauding.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110178 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110178 City Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:31:19 -0800 Comment by Slog Officiating Board @5 GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL!

]]> Slog Officiating Board http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110245 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110245 City Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:48:51 -0800 Comment by Joe M Some call it obfuscation and delay; I call it fully availing yourself of your legal protections.

Besides, I say it's just a matter of time before Harrell blows a 0.12 on his way home one night.

]]> Joe M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110264 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110264 City Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:06:34 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Oh come on, it's not like they found all DUI cases back then suffered from improper testing and inaccurate measurements.

Oh. Wait. They did.

Especially for women who weren't about 5'10".

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110294 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/velazquez_seeks_to_further_delay_dui_tri#c1110294 City Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:33:33 -0800