Court Warriors

SAMPLE EMAIL: This email was written by Ramon’s family and De-Bug members to Ramon’s attorney sharing with him their reasons of why the charges against Ramon should be dismissed.

To: Mr. Steve Avila From: Ramon’s family Re: Supporting your letter for dismissal//bail reduction Hello Mr. Avila, We are very pleased with your plan to request a dismissal on behalf of Ramon by his next court appearance on July 24, 2008. After having looked at the discovery material ourselves, as well as the results of your investigation, we feel the request is certainly warranted and timely.

Here are some thoughts we have that we feel may assist you in your advocacy to prove Ramon’s innocence and to support your letter for dismissal. While we are likely seeing the same major points that have already brought you to the decision to make the dismissal request, we thought we would list our observations for you to use at your discretion. We are fully confident in your ability to make the most compelling argument, and we are sharing our thoughts only to support your efforts on behalf of Ramon. We have prioritized our list, starting with the most convincing reasons why the charges against Ramon should be dismissed. Please do let us know if you have any questions, concerns or other ways we can be of assistance.

Enumerated Reasons Supporting the Dismissal of Charges Against Ramon: 1) Passed two polygraph tests – both supporting claim that he:

a) Did not shoot victim.

b) Was not at the scene at the crime.

2) DNA results support Ramon’s claim he was not at the scene.

3) Co-defendants admit they don’t know Ramon.

a) Sworn statement by co-defendant’s wife that she does not know Ramon.

4) Ramon was picked up due to a car description that is vague and varied:

a) Police reports describes a variety of very different vehicles that left the scene which may have been the getaway vehicle of suspects according to witnesses -- none which match Ramon’s vehicle.

b) Even the BOL had multiple vehicles, none of which describes Ramon’s Charger.

4) Only one singular witness statement connecting Ramon to the incident, and even that statement is problematic:

a) In the Statement of Facts, the Officer states that one witness made a statement that Ramon looked like the shooter, then another witness also made a similar statement. But the police report shows that there was only one 14