Bad news in Emerald City this morning, at least for those two guys who'd planned to videotape Bobby Geiger's lawn sign vandalism trial and put it up on YouTube. Ace Criminal Defense Attorney Bernard Allen (Boss Godfrey's uncle-in-law) apparently worked out a plea deal at the last minute, and plead his client Little Bobbie Geiger to a criminal infraction. The court trial has now been called off, and removed from the South Ogden Justice Court docket; so there will therefore be no YouTube video memorializing this now-aborted event. Ace Crime Reporter Schwbke provides the essential facts:
The prosecutor dismissed a misdemeanor criminal trespassing charge and reduced a criminal mischief charge against Geiger to an infraction resulting in the $50 fine.Yes, gentle readers, that's it. Those are the essential facts. The rest of this morning's story (600+ words) is Schwebke fluff and spin -- something of a "man bites dog" story angle, we suppose.
For those readers who'd like to read a masterpiece of denial, victim blaming and outright lying about the operative facts, read Scott Schwebke's truly odd write-up. Ace reporter Schwebke has definitely outdone himself this morning, with classic Godfreyite spin.
As we said, there's also some good news to report. If any gentle reader ever finds the need to hire criminal defense counsel, call Bernie Allen first. Not only does he work for free, he'll pay half the fine if you're convicted, and get the prosecuting attorney to chip in the other half to boot. That, folks is what we call great client-friendly lawyering!
Although the court went light on the sentencing, it's interesting that Geiger didn't get the outright dismissal for which he'd apparently been holding out. Despite all the spin, what's important is that Geiger has "copped a plea," and has now suffered a criminal conviction for at least one of his acts of lawn sign vandalism. We suppose, of course, that this will elevate his status among the Godfreyite lemmings: Little Bobby has now taken a small-caliber bullet for The Boss.
Whether Bobby will learn anything from this is anybody's guess. From the sound of it though, he obviously has no remorse. And while he didn't get clipped in the pocketbook (like all good Godfreyites, Geiger constantly relies upon the kindness of strangers), we'd imagine the anxiety of awaiting final disposition of this matter probably represents a penalty of some indirect sort.
The lawn sign wars last act of the ongoing Boss Godfrey melodrama thusly draws its final curtain.
And what say our gentle readers about all this?
