Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Former Montgomery Co. teacher doing time for sexual abuse granted a new trial by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge David W. Lease.

A former Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school teacher convicted in 2017 of sexually abusing several current and former students has had the convictions against him vacated.

Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge David Lease tossed out the convictions after new attorneys for John Vigna argued that he had “ineffective assistance of counsel” during his first trial.

Lease made the decision earlier this month and ordered that Vigna should have a new trial in the case. Vigna was released pending his new trial on a $100,000 bond on July 12...

Former Montgomery Co. teacher doing time for sexual abuse granted a new trial - WTOP News

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2023 at 5:39 PM

    Maryland justice is a crap shoot
    Besides the legal technicalities
    A conviction can become moot
    By arguing ambiguous realities.

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    1. AnonymousJuly 20, 2023 at 3:00 PM

      100% true. It's why it's so dangerous to live there. Making excuses for criminals.

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