“War Machine” seems to be doing everything he can to make sure he’s not only convicted, but locked up for a long, long time. He’s got to be driving his lawyer nuts. This is a classic case of how just about everything you do can and will affect what happens in court.
When I think of local papers who don’t care about actually “reporting” local court news but would rather cut-and-paste from State’s Attorney press releases, I don’t normally think of the Daily Herald. They’re doing everything they can to change that, though. When catching up on my local crime news today, I first came across this article about a man in Geneva who, the paper says, admit to some fairly serious sex crimes and underage porn charges:
A Geneva man admitted Friday to videotaping sexual acts between him and a minor during a six-month period starting in late 2012.
Robert R. Schamne, 23, of the 1000 block of Manchester Course, pleaded guilty to child pornography and criminal sexual assault, according to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office.
Schamne, who must register for life as a sex offender, faces up to 45 years in prison. His next court date is Nov. 14, but it is not known if he will be sentenced then.
Schamne videotaped sexual acts between himself and the victim between November 2012 and April 2013, according to the state’s attorney.
Schamne remains in Kane County jail on $300,000 bail.
Ok, maybe I made that up. It seems like a reasonable inference, though. Why else would the McHenry County Sherrif’s Department be issuing press releases and posting them to the web page. Earlier today, Nygren’s office issued the following: PRESS RELEASE- SEX OFFENDER COMPLIANCE CHECK 11/21/2013 12:00:00 AM The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced today … Read More
Anybody who has done criminal defense work knows that cases tend to come in waves. The phone doesn’t ring for a few days, then BAM! Three or four new clients will call in a morning. It’s weird how that works, but that is the way it works. Probably because arrests come in waves, too. Noticeably … Read More
I’m always amused to read the internet comments about the McHenry County Justice system. Many of them think nobody gets harsh sentences. Like, the judges in Woodstock are just letting people go “for the hell-of-it.” Today a defendant took a deal for 45 years. I know what you’re thinking, too- the dumb prisons are probably … Read More
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