We’re about six weeks out from the trial of Thomas Lafoe for the murder of Jeff Norton. It appears the wheels of justice are starting to slowly turn. Someone is working late tonight as the last entry shown regarding witness subpoenas being returned was made around 8 pm.
Three Months From Now
Currently the case of Thomas Lafoe for the murder of Jeff Norton is quietly winding its way through the legal system. Nothing seems to be happening but three months from now we should be starting the trial. In the meantime, Judge Ley is adhering to her one murder trial a month limit, John Thor White [...]
Robert Waterhouse Execution Today
Robert Waterhouse, on Florida’s Death Row for more than 30 years, is scheduled for execution today at 6 pm. I first became aware of this case when I was researching out Thomas Lafoe’s new Regional Attorney in the case of Jeff Norton’s murder. Here is a link from the Associated Press describing the case. If [...]
Happy New Year!
There’s something about a new year. It’s fresh with promise, new beginnings, a chance to start over if you will. I’m hoping for better times for all of us. Growth is no longer an issue but no one can sell a house either. Anyone can tell you that’s not good. I think we’ll see a [...]
Justice for Jeff: Hopefully a June 2012 Trial
Something is definitely wrong when you can sit around having coffee after yet another pre-trial hearing and simply nod when someone says, “This is pretty decent for courthouse coffee.” Come to think of it, I never had coffee in a courthouse until I began going to hearings for Jeff. After the last fiasco with getting to [...]
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Thomas Lafoe Hearing November 2, 2011 Update
There’s something totally different about attending a court hearing in person as opposed to watching it on television. Take today, for example. We barely made it to the courthouse on time and I left my purse in the car to get through security only to find that the escalator was down. Using a combination of elevator and stairs, I made it in time even beating Judge Ley into the courtroom while SB was parking the car.
The courtroom was unusually full and the front row was full. I had to sit in the very back row next to a defendant and his wife. For some unknown reason, Judge Ley didn’t appear in the courtoom until 8:35 am.
Once the new defense attorney and the prosecutor got started, the people in front of me were talking and the lady across the aisle was having a conference with her attorney crouched next to her. All of this was going on at my ear level so I stood up so I could hear. I’m sure the bailiff thought I was nuts, perhaps even threatening. But I got what I came for.
Lafoe Has a New Attorney
The new regional counsel appointed for Thomas J Lafoe (aka Tom, Tommy, Butch) was posted on the Case Progress Docket late yesterday. The new attorney is JOHN THOR WHITE of St Petersburg, Fl. Admitted to the bar in 1973, he caused waves in Florida when he petitioned the Florida Supreme Court in 1988 protesting the fees [...]
Lafoe’s Hearing 10/6/2011
Today is not a good day for Jeff’s friends and family. Thomas (aka Butch, Tom or Tommy) Lafoe’s hearing was today. He didn’t just get a new lawyer. He got a “regional” lawyer appointed. (Insert your own string of three capital letters here.) So I did my little web search and see that four years ago Florida established Conflict Regional Counsel Offices to represent conflict matters — those cases where the Public Defender’s Office withdraws due to an ethical conflict.
