WhatÂ’s Best for Alex and Derek King Defense Lawyers are Encouraging Boys Town
Pensacola, FL, October 31, 2002 — Alex and Derek King remain incarcerated at the Escambia County Jail after their verdict for second-degree murder without a weapon was overturned, while their lawyers prepare for mediation with the prosecution. On Thursday, November 7, James Stokes and Sharon Potter, attorneys for Alex and Derek King, will recommend that the State of Florida send Alex and Derek King to spend time as juveniles at Boys Town in Nebraska. A recent turn of events could have a negative effect on the results of mediation.
(PRWEB) November 2, 2002
In an apparent attempt to control the mediation process, a relative stranger from the King brothers past has reentered their lives with a high profile lawyer attempting to oust their current counsel. The boy’s “deadbeat mother,” Kelly Marino, who deserted them eight years ago, has filed paperwork to allow Jane Weintraub to replace current counsel of the brothers in a new trial.
Mrs. Weintraub, a Miami criminal lawyer, falsely took credit for Judge BellÂ’s decision to overturn the boysÂ’ verdict on October 17, 2002 during interviews on national television. She has guaranteed Mrs. Marino that she will be able to get Alex and Derek complete acquittals, free on bail pending a new trial.
In reality, Mrs. Weintraub did not assist Mr. Stokes preceding the motion for the King brothers new trial. Regarding a change in defense for the King brothers, Mr. Stokes sated, “I have my client, Alex’s best interest at heart. If for one minute I thought another attorney was in the child’s best interest, I would step aside.”
How can Mrs. Marino possibly believe she knows what the best interests of her sons would be after she willingly testified against her own son Alex, during the trial of Ricky Chavis? Mrs. Marino displayed similar concern for the boysÂ’ well being eight years ago, when she decided that it would be best if she walked out of her sonsÂ’ lives and has recently sold her story to the National Enquirer for several thousand dollars. During the past year she has seen the boys only four times while they have been incarcerated, has not written to her sons or offered them any financial assistance. Mrs. MarinoÂ’s judgment seems questionable once again, entrusting a person (Mrs. Weintraub) who has already proven in her recent interactions with the media to have questionable ethics.
Both Mr. Stokes and Mrs. Potter who stepped up to defend the boys pro bono feel that BoysTown is an excellent opportunity for them, to receive treatment and to start the healing process after the death of their father and a year of incarceration in isolation at the Escambia County Jail. Both attorneys feel this is the best possible option for the King brothers to grow into healthy, productive adults. Father Val J. Peter from BoysTown has been very generous in his offer to care for and treat Alex and Derek King.
Support groups for Alex and Derek began almost immediately on Internet chat groups and bulletin boards that evolved into a worldwide coalition. Its main goal is to bring justice to the King Brothers and a sense of what is right and proper back to the people of Florida and the country. All those hard working people have been working 24/7 for these efforts. The coalition involvement has resulted in a massive number of e-mails, and letters to the governor, legislators, and judges to protest this injustice. This coalition will not stop until justice is reached in the King Brothers case and Alex and Derek are released from the adult jail facility where they are being held. For more information, visit www. derekandalexking. org or http://home. triad. rr. com/seekjustice/ (http://home. triad. rr. com/seekjustice/). Please visit the King Brothers store at: www. cafepress. com/kingbrothers (http://www. cafepress. com/kingbrothers).
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Media Contact: Mary at 877-288-1410 or marys@derekandalexking. org
