The Political King
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Robby Owens, 2007: |
As the Republican Shelby County D.A., he is stripped of a capital murder case by Attorney General Troy King for espousing a position once held by Troy King. Owens called King’s move “purely political,” and points out that King had previously supported the position now held by Owens, “It dismays me, when the scenario he used as an example actually occurs, the attorney general doesn’t have the convictions to stand by what he knows is right. It’s in his brief, and he said it himself.” |
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Robby Owens, 2006: |
Helps organize 27 district attorneys across the state to endorse Democrat John Tyson Jr. for Attorney General over Troy King. AP: “Owens said he hoped he wasn’t ‘burning bridges’ with King because he considers him a friend.” |
At the Year-in-Review Banquet, we’ll seat him next to Tony Castaldo who can commiserate with his own tales of King’s machinations.
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That sucking sound is the lack of comment on Randall Houston’s Travails.
Comment by Anonymous — September 14, 2007 @ 9:17 am
I confess this is the first I have heard of “Randall Houston’s travails.”
But GIYF (Google is your friend) and the story I found is pretty remarkable.
Comment by Danny — September 14, 2007 @ 10:38 am
Considering national events, looks like open season on prosecutors. Imagine we’ll also see a lot more police/prosecutor misconduct defenses.
Comment by walt moffett — September 14, 2007 @ 11:44 am
Looks like Mike Nifong became Attorney General of Alabama.
Comment by Old Prosecutor — September 14, 2007 @ 12:17 pm
This is not the first tale I have heard about ‘unusual’ prose-
cution in that area, Danny. Will see a source tomorrow and ask
for a memory refresh–no mention of the AG in that one.
What was it that lost the election for Tyson? He was obviously
more experienced, competent and forward thinking–that program to
intervene early and keep kids from the jail track. King just
kept preaching law-and-order.
What’s in his background that makes the AG so super punishmen-
tarian? And hypocritical (Roy Johnson, Ala Power, etc. I also
see that he is still McCain’s state chair butattended an August fundraiser in Mountain Brook for Thompson, http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/487693,CST-EDT-novak29.article
Comment by Helen — September 15, 2007 @ 12:46 am
Best description of King: “Troy is a shiver looking for a spine to run down.” Joe Espy
Comment by Cliff — September 15, 2007 @ 7:29 am
Helen — Lack of statewide name identification, inability to put together a traditional democratic voting base, political infighting, and a crime victim making a commercial against him stopped the Tyson campaign.
Comment by Anonymous — September 15, 2007 @ 2:22 pm
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[…] It has been suggested that King’s takeover of the Gamble case was at least partially due to Robbie Owens, a fellow Republican, supporting and endorsing King’s 2006 opponent, Democrat John Tyson. […]
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Pingback by AG, DA’s Up Rhetoric » Doc’s Political Parlor — September 18, 2007 @ 11:06 am
[…] Attorney General Troy King demonstrates that politics can be personal with him (e.g. with Tony Castaldo and Robby Owens), but that doesn’t mean its smart. Continuing to goad district attorneys around the state by sending critical news releases naming individual DA’s who took a public stance opposing King on the Robbie Owens issue, well, it simply does not feel politically astute. […]
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