1991
Arraignment
June 6, 1991
June 10, 1991
Proceedings
Sept 20-Oct 16, 1991
Supression Ruling
Bench Trial - Oct 22-24, 1991
Part One
Part Two
Judgement
Verdict Oct 29, 1991
This was Judge Mackey's first class-A felony trial, he'd only been on the bench for less than a year. He should have recused himself gracefully at the beginning and saved himself the embarrassment to come later. Whether or not the matter that ensued was handle properly or not - he was by far NOT impartial and was clearly blinded by his past, the media or his admiration of the little girl. The statements he makes in this decision prove his own confirmation bias. A wise man should have been aware of the charade that played out before him - and whether he liked the defendant or not - should have noted that he was not getting a fair trial Yet he played into the unbelievable tragedy from the beginning by having a clearly confused boy with IDD assess himself as being competent to waving his right to a jury trial.
Sentencing
Pre-Sentencing Investigation
Sentencing Nov 22, 1991
Post Convicton Relief
1992
PCR Brief
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Shortly after the trial it is discovered that Judge Mackey was the victim of sexual assault and Attorney Dean Stowers from the Rosenberg Law Firm is hired. For the next 10 years Stowers relentlessly pursues the goal of setting an Iowa precedence in this matter even against the warnings of Mr. Rosenberg and several judges. He ultimately sacrifices he own client's life for the sake of his own glory and loses everything, even a granted Habeas because of his tantrums and demands on the court.
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4-14-92 Letter to Stowers from Judge Mackey
7-22-92 Deposition of Judge John S Mackey
Filings on Post Conviction/Appeal and Recusal of Mackey
Motions for Appeal (91-1850) and Recusal Direction Filing
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Post Convicton Relief Hearing
July 2 and 10, 1992
PartThree
Part Four
Part One
Part Two
August 13, 1992
PCR Findings
Judge Schechtman
Mann vs State
91-1850
Appellant Brief and Argument
Mann vs Thalacker
August 28, 1997
Hearing
Judge Donald R. O'Brien
95-3008
4-27-95 Brief for Habeas Corpus
10-10-96 Petitioners Objection
1-23-97 Order/Recusal - Judge Mark Bennett
12-10-97 Petitioner's Supplemental Brief
9-10-99 Judgement / Habeas Corpus Granted
10-7-99 Appeals
11-29-99 Order (Appealability)
99-2000 99-3702 / Misc Filings
5-18-00 99-3702 / Appellants Reply & Cross-Apellee Brief
4-27-00 99-3702 / Motion(s) to Seal Brief
4-09-01 99-3701/3740 / Habeas Corpus Reversed
4-09-01 99-3702/3740 / Casetext
6-29-01 Petition for Certiorari
8-27-01 Habeas Corpus Judgement / Denied
Writ of Habeas Corpus
