Comments on: Johnny Holmes and the Personal Moral Judgment http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/07/johnny-holmes-and-personal-moral.html the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: M. K. Gatewood http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/07/johnny-holmes-and-personal-moral.html/comment-page-1#comment-3437 M. K. Gatewood Wed, 21 May 2008 22:21:44 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=226#comment-3437 Well, as a Christian, I'd say all believers are ministers of God. As a Southern Baptist, if I were a Christian dog catcher or a Christian garbage hauler; yep, I'd be a minister of God. I guess it all depends upon your meaning of "minister of God", doesn't it. kg Well, as a Christian, I’d say all believers are ministers of God. As a Southern Baptist, if I were a Christian dog catcher or a Christian garbage hauler; yep, I’d be a minister of God. I guess it all depends upon your meaning of “minister of God”, doesn’t it. kg

]]> By: Mark Bennett http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/07/johnny-holmes-and-personal-moral.html/comment-page-1#comment-2175 Mark Bennett Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:27:29 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=226#comment-2175 M.K. You cite Romans 13 (the Bible's Theocracy Clause). Do you believe that, as a prosecutor, you are a minister of God? M.K.

You cite Romans 13 (the Bible’s Theocracy Clause). Do you believe that, as a prosecutor, you are a minister of God?

]]> By: M. K. Gatewood http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/07/johnny-holmes-and-personal-moral.html/comment-page-1#comment-2174 M. K. Gatewood Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:03:59 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=226#comment-2174 John Holmes philosophy re: death penalty, as a prosecutor, is correct. I am in year twelve as a felony prosecutor in Louisiana, have tried three death penalty cases. In two, the juries returned life sentences, in one, death. As long as death is a penalty set by our legislature, the responsible prosecutor will present the case for the community to decide. It is my job to seek justice; it is your job to seek mercy. I do not have a problem with a defense lawyer doing just that. I am "pretty confident" about the Sixth Commandment, also Romans Ch. 13. John Holmes philosophy re: death penalty, as a prosecutor, is correct. I am in year twelve as a felony prosecutor in Louisiana, have tried three death penalty cases. In two, the juries returned life sentences, in one, death. As long as death is a penalty set by our legislature, the responsible prosecutor will present the case for the community to decide. It is my job to seek justice; it is your job to seek mercy. I do not have a problem with a defense lawyer doing just that. I am “pretty confident” about the Sixth Commandment, also Romans Ch. 13.

]]> By: Anonymous http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2007/07/johnny-holmes-and-personal-moral.html/comment-page-1#comment-804 Anonymous Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:27:00 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/?p=226#comment-804 Three things I remember about this moral man. All reported by local media. He wore a wire and met privately to try to con the County Judge into admitting something illegal. Not so bad I guess, but the articles went on to state that he was a leader of a racist movement, as a member of the UT football team, to keep minorities off the team. Additionally, he publicly said he would not support anyone for DA in the ensuing election after he decided to retire, "unless some dang fool ran." He then supported Rosenthal, who we all know now is "beyond reproach," when things got tight for him, even though no dang fool had entered the race and the deadline for announcing had long passed. Three things I remember about this moral man. All reported by local media. He wore a wire and met privately to try to con the County Judge into admitting something illegal. Not so bad I guess, but the articles went on to state that he was a leader of a racist movement, as a member of the UT football team, to keep minorities off the team. Additionally, he publicly said he would not support anyone for DA in the ensuing election after he decided to retire, “unless some dang fool ran.” He then supported Rosenthal, who we all know now is “beyond reproach,” when things got tight for him, even though no dang fool had entered the race and the deadline for announcing had long passed.

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