New Attorney Moves to Withdraw School Shooter’s Guilty Plea:
Kenny Bartley’s new attorney has made some changes about withdrawing his guilty plea.
Kenneth Bartley Jr.’s new attorney has taken the next step toward withdrawing his client’s guilty plea.
Bruce Poston has amended a motion filed by Bartley’s old attorney explaining why the plea should be withdrawn.
Included in the motion, arguments made previously that Bartley Jr.’s parents didn’t consent to the plea.
And new arguments that Bartley didn’t know lesser convictions could carry lesser punishments.
Poston also argues that Bartley Jr.’s former attorney Mike Hatmaker pressured Bartley Jr. to accept the last-minute deal without consulting with anyone, especially his parents.
What lesser charge? Jaywalking? Truancy? Leaving a flaming bag of dog crap on someone’s doorstep? He killed a man for crying out loud. And personally, I don’t think his parents should be consulted as far as a plea agreement goes. He made the choice to shoot and kill Ken Bruce so then he alone should make the choice of whether or not he wants to take a plea.
The way I see it either the sentence will stand or they’ll go back to trial and Bartley will be convicted and sentenced to even more time.
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