Had 20/20 @ our office today...

[Christi and Ian 24]

We had Legal Correspondent Jim Avila and a camera crew interviewing one of our attorneys for a piece on 20/20 today.

The case concerns a man named Kelle Jarka who has been convicted of murdering his wife...

For anyone interested, the link to the family's website regarding the case is here: http://jarkainnocent.org/

I don't have enough information about the case to judge whether he is actually guilty or innocent, but what I do know is that he got one of our very BEST trial attorneys, although based on the family's website, you would think that she was working with limited resources...

The family is trying to gather $$ to hire Mr. Jarka a private attorney, believing that the Public Defender doesn't have access to the same resources as a private attorney, which is just wrong...

Additionally, although I won't go into any specifics, due to a pending motion/sentencing and possible appeal, the family got at least one of the facts dead wrong (pardon the pun).

As a side note: I'm frequently amused, when I ask a client who their attorney is, and I get the response, "I don't have an attorney, I have a Public Defender...", as if we just pulled some guy off the sidewalk, stuck him in a suit and sent him into the courtroom with a briefcase...Newsflash - Public Defenders ARE attorneys with Law Degrees & Bar Cards & everything...!

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

You mean 60/30?

[Christi and Ian 24]

You mean 60/30?

Ha ha, you could say that..!

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

You mean 60/30?

Ha ha, you could say that..!

Could he!!, I did!

Edited October 30, 2009 by ={Rogue}=

[almaty 19]

cool..i saw mike wallace once at a Indian res. thankfully, not mine.. i was visited the res. for a meeting.. i sh!t my boxers full, when he eyed me with bad intent ....

[gospeedracer 0]

I think the family was disappointed at the lack of investigation in the Jarka case. (i.e. no questions asked of the Starbucks Manager that helped Kelle). We found out after the trial that she would have testified that Kelle was completely calm and wasn't acting nervous. Of course he went to Starbucks after he is accused of killing his wife. This is one small example of MANY where Mr. Jarka was not defended.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I just got a psychic hit. He's going to be found innocent.