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HIS TIE, AND REALLY CHEERFUL TO EVERYBODY. AND I WILL
THANK YOU.
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FAMILY. THE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT ON THE
PROBATION REPORT.
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HONOR.
THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER: NO, THANK YOU, YOUR
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MR. SPEREDELOZZI.
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THE COURT: HE MAY. MR. DOMINGUEZ, SPEAK FROM
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FROM THEIR FAMILY UNFAIRLY. AND ONE OF THEM IS ME,
BECAUSE I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
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I'M A VICTIM OF A SMALL MAN'S BIG EGO, A EGO SO
BIG HE ALLOWED EACH WITNESS TO GET UP ON THE STAND AND
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COACHED THEM IN THEIR LIES, IN THEIR STORIES.
WITH SUCH A BIG EGO THAT HE WOULD DO THAT.
A GUY
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THIS TRIAL WAS FAR FROM FAIR. I DID NOT GET A
MY FIRST TRIAL WAS FAIR THAT IS WHY I DID
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NOT GET CONVICTED. THIS TRIAL WAS FAR FROM IT.
ALMOST DISGUSTS ME TO SIT HERE IN THIS COURTROOM AND SEE
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YOU KNOW, I'M INNOCENT.
BEING DELIVERED HERE TODAY FOR ANYBODY.
THERE IS NO JUSTICE
NOT FOR THE
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WITH. NOTHING.
I NEVER TOUCHED THAT LITTLE KID. HE'S A LITTLE
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KID. THERE IS NO WAY I COULD EVEN YOU KNOW, I COULD
EVEN FATHOM JUST TOUCHING THAT KID OR BEATING UP A
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3 AND FATHER, OF COURSE. THEY LOST THEIR SON AND I
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WRONG PERSON.
ALL OF MOISES' BEST FRIENDS CAME AND TESTIFIED
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DO THAT FOR THE PERSON THAT KILLED MOISES.
FRIENDS CAME AND TESTIFIED FOR ME.
ALL OF HIS
ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE
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I DIDN'T DO THIS.
KID AND I NEVER SHOT HIM.
I NEVER TOUCHED THAT LITTLE
AND I HOPE IN YOUR GUYS'
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18 YOU KNOW, THE LORD UPSTAIRS KNOWS WHO DID IT 1
19 AND HE KNOWS I'VE BEEN JUDGED UNFAIRLY. AND, LIKE I
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21 TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT IT WASN'T MY
22 FAULT. IT WASN'T MY DOING.
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AND THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY, IS THAT I'VE BEEN
TREATED VERY UNFAIRLY THROUGHOUT THIS CASE, AND WHATEVER
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YOU KNOW, ALL YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT GOD
AND JESUS CHRIST, HE KNOWS WHO DID IT AND HE KNOWS I'M
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BASED ON LIES, AND IT WAS JUST MADE FOR ME TO LOSE
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TRIAL.
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MY LAWYER. AND HE DID A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING ME, BUT,
LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS -- PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED
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TO GET UP ON THE STAND AND LIE AND GET CAUGHT IN THEIR
LIES. LIE AFTER LIE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T SEE HOW
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AND LIKE I SAID, I HOPE YOU GUYS FORGIVE ME,
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AREN'T MAD AT ME, BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
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GO THROUGH THE PAPERWORK. IT SAYS WHO DID IT.
WHY I GOT ACCUSED OF IT IS BEYOND ME, BUT, LIKE
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AND ONE OF THEM IS MINE, AND THEY'RE BOTH BEING TAKEN
AWAY UNFAIRLY.
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LIKE I SAID, THIS TRIAL WAS A HIDEOUS TRIAL.
IT WAS NOT FAIR. A LOT OF STUFF WAS ALLOWED TO GO ON
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THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER WENT ON.
KNOW,
BUT, LIKE I SAID, YOU
I'M HERE TODAY TO GET SENTENCED, BUT THIS IS NOT
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AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND
ASK FOR MERCY OR ASK FOR FORGIVENESS FROM THE COURT, ,
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BECAUSE I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CASE. I'M NOT
HERE TO BEG FOR MERCY OR ANYTHING, BECAUSE I HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.
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I'M JUST HERE TO DECLARE MY INNOCENCE AND JUST
HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, THIS CASE
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10 OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST THANK MY LORD FOR DOING A
11 GREAT JOB AND ALSO BELIEVING IN ME. AND THAT'S IT, YOU 1
12 KNOW, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.
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THE COURT: MR. DOMINGUEZ.
MR. SPEREDELOZZI.
MR. SPEREDELOZZI:
THANK YOU.