Re: Bashara General Discussion Thread

[Chickenbutt]

Now all he has to do is admit to being involved in Jane's murder and all will be right with the world.

[CuriousPortlander]

Bashara's former attorney facing contempt of court charges
Posted: 10/11/2012 Last Updated: 25 minutes ago

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Griem is accused of giving evidence, police reports and witness statements to Bashara's family members in violation of a protective order issued by the court. Griem is also accused to issuing a subpoena for Joe Gentz medical records inappropriately.
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The hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in front of 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King. The judge could find Griem in contempt and hit him with a fine or even jail time.
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(BBM)

[CuriousPortlander]

I watched the David Griem hearing. Here are my notes:

• Judge discussed whether this was criminal or civil contempt

• David Griem wanted to "accept responsibility" (for civil contempt vs. entering guilty plea for criminal contempt)

• Judge stated that pleading responsibility for civil contempt waives right to hearing, which Griem agreed to

• Judge dismissed criminal contempt

• Griem read statement:

• he's particularly embarrassed to be in this situation

• admits he made a mistake, violating court order, although he didn't intend to violate it (didn't pay attention to details)

• did not intend for improper subpoenas to get out, but admitted to making mistake there as well

• sincerely apologized to court, prosecutors, Susan Reed and others

• Court accepts statement

• Judge not giving sanctions now; both sides need to work out whatever it was they agreed to in the judge's chambers earlier today. Will take 4-6 weeks to complete that.

• Monday Nov. 26th for sanctions hearing at 9 a.m.

[One Wonders]

I watched the David Griem hearing. Here are my notes:

• Judge discussed whether this was criminal or civil contempt

• David Griem wanted to "accept responsibility" (for civil contempt vs. entering guilty plea for criminal contempt)

• Judge stated that pleading responsibility for civil contempt waives right to hearing, which Griem agreed to

• Judge dismissed criminal contempt

• Griem read statement:

• he's particularly embarrassed to be in this situation

• admits he made a mistake, violating court order, although he didn't intend to violate it (didn't pay attention to details)

• did not intend for improper subpoenas to get out, but admitted to making mistake there as well

• sincerely apologized to court, prosecutors, Susan Reed and others

• Court accepts statement

• Judge not giving sanctions now; both sides need to work out whatever it was they agreed to in the judge's chambers earlier today. Will take 4-6 weeks to complete that.

• Monday Nov. 26th for sanctions hearing at 9 a.m.

Thanks for doing this CuriousPortlander. This case really baffles me as to why BB hasen't been arrested for his part in Jane's murder. I mean I know all the reasons people say it hasn't happened yet but something just dosen't smell right to me. And Griem? What a flipping loon and lier. He should be disbarred.

[Katie2]

BB sure must be charming or he has a lot of information on many people.

I agree with you One Wonders, something just doesn't smell right.
Even with Griem. We knew he was crazy letting BB do all that talking, but what ever possessed him to do those other things?

I bet that dungeon was a busy place. JMO

I am just hanging out waiting for something new in this case.

Thanks Darkman for the updates.

[One Wonders]

BB sure must be charming or he has a lot of information on many people.

I agree with you One Wonders, something just doesn't smell right.
Even with Griem. We knew he was crazy letting BB do all that talking, but what ever possessed him to do those other things?

I bet that dungeon was a busy place. JMO

I am just hanging out waiting for something new in this case.

Thanks Darkman for the updates.

BBM:
I know what you mean. I get tired of waiting for the hammer to come slamming down on that POS. If I were part of Jane's family I just don't know what I would do. I know I wouldn't be able to stand it.

[CuriousPortlander]

Joe Gentz to stand trial in January for murder of Grosse Pointe Park mother
Published On: Oct 16 2012 07:36:56 AM EDT Updated On: Oct 16 2012 10:36:57 AM EDT

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The handyman accused of murdering Grosse Pointe Park mother Jane Bashara will stand trial in January.

The date of Jan. 7 was set Tuesday when Joe Gentz was arraigned in Wayne County Circuit Court.

He had waived his preliminary hearing earlier this month and pleaded not-guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges.
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[snowbird]

Wow, I haven't been checking in so I am just reading that big Bob pleaded guilty. Didn't expect that, I thought that Gentz would plead guilty and they would charge Bob with the murder of his wife. I should check in more often.

[Katie2]

You could not make this stuff up. No one would believe you if you made a movie or wrote a book. BB is unbelievable!

[Darkman]

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Source: (Wayne County Prosecutor's Office)

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[Katie2]

Thanks Darkman!

[Darkman]

Hmmm ... Looks like not only laywers behave inappropriately on an occasion (example: Griem) ... but, from time to time, the judges as well...

Maybe as a punishment they will tell the judge: "To Bobby's dungeon you go! .. and no pay for you for time being!"

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October 26, 2012 at 5:17 pm

Reprimand 'insufficient' for Wayne County judge, high court says

By Lauren Abdel-Razzaq
The Detroit News

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a decision by the Judicial Tenure Committee to verbally reprimand a Wayne County Circuit Court judge who's accused of official misconduct, saying the sanction wasn't severe enough.

Judge Bruce U. Morrow is being investigated by the commission for inappropriate conduct while on the bench, according to a Supreme Court order issued Friday.

The commission and Morrow's camp had reached a deal to accept public censure. But the Supreme Court said in the order it rejects the recommendation "on the ground that the proposed discipline is insufficient in light of the facts presented to the Court."

Morrow, who is presiding over pretrial proceedings in the Robert Bashara solicitation-of-murder case, is under investigation for four incidents that occurred from 2006 to 2009, according to a report filed by the Judicial Tenure Commission.

In one, he is accused of improperly closing his courtroom during a hearing on a request for a new trial by convicted murderer Jean Pierre Orlewicz. He also allegedly excluded members of the victim's family from the post-conviction hearing and improperly ordered his court reporter not to prepare transcripts of the hearing.

In other incidents, he is accused of failing to impose a mandatory jail sentence for a drunken driver, removing an armed robbery defendant from lockup and bringing him into court with no security present, and failing to secure permission before reviewing a defendant's medical records.

According to documents filed with the court, two of the commission members felt public reprimand wasn't a severe enough sentence and urged suspension without pay for 60-90 days.

The Supreme Court is sending the matter back to the commission, which must present a new recommendation or status report within 42 days.

"Here, respondent's actions occurred on the bench, and as found by the Commission, were premeditated, constituted misconduct actually prejudicial to the administration of justice, and undermined the ability of the justice system to discover the truth of what occurred in a legal controversy," the Supreme Court order reads.

Marcia McBrien, spokeswoman for the Michigan Supreme Court, said the court has a policy of not commenting on pending cases.

Justices Michael Cavanaugh and Diane Hathaway agreed with the commission's decision to publicly censure Morrow. Seven justices sit on the Michigan Supreme Court.

Paul Fischer, a commission member who is authorized to speak on the case, could not be reached Friday.

Morrow's lawyer did not immediately return a request for comment.

Upon receiving a complaint about a judge, the Judicial Tenure Commission typically either decides to dismiss allegations or investigate.

The commission can choose to send a cautionary letter to the judge or ask for a letter of explanation, neither of which constitutes discipline. If conduct is more serious, an admonition is issued and the case can be sent to the Supreme Court for approval.

Judge Michael Talbot, now with the Michigan Court of Appeals, spent six years on the Judicial Tenure Commission. He says most cases end up being settled between the commission and the parties involved before reaching the High Court.

"A lot of this can be worked out," said Talbot. "Matters that are sent before the Supreme Court, it's a pretty rare occurrence."

The commission bases its decisions on a set of factors, including whether the misconduct occurred on or off the bench, whether it's spontaneous or premeditated behavior, and to what degree it undermines the justice system. Premeditated conduct occurring on the bench, which is what the order describes Morrow's conduct as, is considered a more serious offense.

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[Darkman]

Same subject matter:

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October 27, 2012 at 1:00 am

High court says sanctions against Judge Bruce U. Morrow insufficient

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[Darkman]

Michigan Supreme Court orders stronger punishment for Judge Bruce Morrow

1:19 PM, October 26, 2012

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or:

Michigan Supreme Court wants more than verbal reprimand of judge

October 27, 2012

By Dawson Bell
Detroit Free Press

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[CuriousPortlander]

Exclusive: Bob Bashara Expected to Be Charged in Wife's Murder
November 13th, 2012, 3:40 PM

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More trouble appears to await Bob Bashara, the Grosse Pointe Park businessman who has pleaded guilty for trying to put a hit on handyman Joe Gentz, the man accused of killing Bashara’s wife Jane.

Law enforcement sources tell Deadline Detroit that authorities plan to charge Bashara with the murder of his wife.

“I expect charges, absolutely,” said one source. “It’s not a question of if, but when.”

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Last month, Bashara pleaded guilty to solicitation of murder of Gentz. Prosecutors have argued that he should get anywhere from about seven to 11 years in prison. His attorney has reportedly argued that a more appropriate sentence would be four to seven years. Sentencing is set for Tuesday, but is likely to be delayed.

BBM

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[Darkman]

Wayne County Circuit Court records now available online for public viewing

By Gus Burns | [Only admins are allowed to see this link]
on November 13, 2012 at 2:43 PM, updated November 13, 2012 at 2:51 PM

DETROIT — Wayne County's 3rd Circuit Court has had a technological breakthrough.

Court records, at least certain details about cases — mostly scheduling, charges, party information and pleadings — are now available via the Internet.

This is much easier than calling or visiting a kiosk downtown for basic information about a case.

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Maria Miller, the director of communications for Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office, announced the system's launch Tuesday.

Any felony case that has been bound over to the Circuit Court from District Court should be accessible on the website, according to court officials. To see the documents contained in a court file, they must be viewed in person.

A statement on the website, "Documents filed by parties are not currently accessible online," leaves open a window of hope that someday filed documents may too be online.

Although you must pay for access, federal filing are currently available online on Public Access to Court Electronic Records, Revered to as Pacer.

District court filing must be viewed in person.

To explore what is available on the new online Wayne County Circuit Court Odyssey Public Access records system, I looked up Robert "Bob" Bashara.

Bashara's well known case involves the strangulation death of his wife, allegedly at the hands of Bashara's handyman, Joseph Gentz.

Bashara, who has been named a "person of interest" in his wife's death but never charged, was subsequently charged with soliciting a hit-man to kill Gentz in jail while he awaited trial.

After accepting the terms on the website, I selected Third Circuit Court criminal records.

Typing in Bashara's full name reveals a single case file, provides his name on record, birth date, filing, the charge of felony solicitation of murder and case file no.

Selecting the case file opens another screen with more information pertinent to the happenings in the case. Listed at 30 different dates, including the would-be trial date of Nov. 9, which the court cancelled on Oct. 11 when Bashara pleaded guilty to the charge.

His sentencing is now set for Dec. 10 before Judge Bruce U. Morrow.

This system, although a longtime coming, is undoubtedly a positive step toward increasing the ease of public information dissemination in Wayne County.

MLive Detroit has requested information related to the costs associated with implementing the new system.

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[Darkman]

Yup ... Sure thing! ... - as indicated in the above article Bob Bashara's sentencing was changed from Nov. 20, 2012 to Dec. 10, 2012

I did exactly what was suggested above .. and accessed Bashara's full file at the link provided in above post.

Here is BB's latest info, for example: (starting, say, from August 31, 2012)

08/31/2012 Motion
Motion for Modification of Release Decision and Memorandum in Support
09/13/2012 Motion Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Parties Present
09/07/2012 Reset by Court to 09/13/2012
Result: Continued
09/17/2012 Motion
FOR MODIFICATION OF RELEASE CONDITIONS IS DENIED. SIGNED AND FILED.
09/18/2012 CANCELED Motion Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered
MOTION RULED ON ON 9/17/2012
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered

10/11/2012 Pre-Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Parties Present
Result: Plea Entered and Accepted
10/11/2012 Plea of Guilty Accepted (Judicial Officer: Morrow, Bruce U. )
10/11/2012 Order For DNA Sample (Judicial Officer: Morrow, Bruce U. )
10/11/2012 Refer to Probation For Pre-Sentence Report (Judicial Officer: Morrow, Bruce U. )

11/09/2012 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered
pled guilty on 10/11/2012
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered

11/12/2012 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered
pled guilty on 10/11/12
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered

12/10/2012 Sentencing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.) 11/20/2012 Reset by Court to 12/10/2012

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Pretty useful tool!

[ellejay]

--thanks "portlander" ! and "darkman" for always bringing us the latest on el freako/sicko of michigan.

--i totally appreciate it!

--it makes me sick to think of what JANE'S kids/the families/friends are going through as the holidays approach---so many lives destroyed b/c of the unstoppable ego of BigBobbtheSlobb.

--i wish his plea deal would totally backfire on him and he's sentenced to the MAX!--is that possible? have they already agreed to the terms of the plea?

--thanks also for the recent pics "darkman" (kinda..) as much as i can't stomach looking at him, it helps that he's looking like the pathetic LOSER that he is.

[Darkman]

BB will probably get something among the lines what his lawyer is aking and what prosecuution is asking -- "Bashara faces a minimum of four years in prison. The prosecutor asked for a maximum of seven years in prison" -- BUT it's more like from between 4 and 7 (defense), i think, to 7 and 11 (prosecution), as it was reported at other sources.

... Could be anyhing in that frame .. up to the judge .. - could be min., could be max .. or the judge maybe will "meet them somewhere in between" :)

And it's not even for Jane's murder ... Charges for her murder can surely come any time in the future as well (while BB remains put in jail)

.. something like that ... :)

[CuriousPortlander]

The article link I posted above was updated to say:

Sentencing was set for Tuesday, but has been rescheduled for Dec. 10.

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[ellejay]

Yup ... Sure thing! ... - as indicated in the above article Bob Bashara's sentencing was changed from Nov. 20, 2012 to Dec. 10, 2012

I did exactly what was suggested above .. and accessed Bashara's full file at the link provided in above post.

Here is BB's latest info, for example: (starting, say, from August 31, 2012)

08/31/2012 Motion
Motion for Modification of Release Decision and Memorandum in Support
09/13/2012 Motion Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Parties Present
09/07/2012 Reset by Court to 09/13/2012
Result: Continued
09/17/2012 Motion
FOR MODIFICATION OF RELEASE CONDITIONS IS DENIED. SIGNED AND FILED.
09/18/2012 CANCELED Motion Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered
MOTION RULED ON ON 9/17/2012
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered

10/11/2012 Pre-Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Parties Present
Result: Plea Entered and Accepted
10/11/2012 Plea of Guilty Accepted (Judicial Officer: Morrow, Bruce U. )
10/11/2012 Order For DNA Sample (Judicial Officer: Morrow, Bruce U. )
10/11/2012 Refer to Probation For Pre-Sentence Report (Judicial Officer: Morrow, Bruce U. )

11/09/2012 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered
pled guilty on 10/11/2012
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered

11/12/2012 CANCELED Jury Trial (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.)
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered
pled guilty on 10/11/12
Case Disposed/Order Previously Entered

12/10/2012 Sentencing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Morrow, Bruce U.) 11/20/2012 Reset by Court to 12/10/2012

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Pretty useful tool!

--thanks.

--i'd been quite "out of the loop" on the case and had missed the motion for modification of bond...sept/13th.

--found this video clip on the hearing:

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September 13/2012-----Bob Bashara wants his bond lowered

--unbelievably, his new lawyer asked that the 15million dollar bond be lowered to---$50,000! so that the creep could live at home under house arrest and 'attend to his business dealings'.

--prosecutor lisa lindsay countered w/ --(P/P)---are you kidding me? the guy spends all day on the phone now as it is---including, spending time w/ his new girlfriend (she's from out-of-state, they met through the "bondage sex dungeon world") and goes by the 'screen name' of "obedient slave". she's allegedly "doing his bidding" according to lisaL.
( i would love it! if we got to hear those jailhouse calls (like we do in the florida cases..)

[Darkman]

LOL......

[Darkman]

Bashara sentencing delayed

By Mitch Hotts
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The sentencing date for Robert Bashara on charges of solicitation to murder Joe Gentz has been pushed back to Dec. 10 in Wayne County Circuit Court, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced today.

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The initial sentencing was scheduled for Tuesday. In announcing the postponement, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Maria Miller gave no explanation for the date change.

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[Darkman]

November 15, 2012 at 2:05 pm

Bashara sentencing delayed

By The Detroit News

Sentencing is rescheduled for Dec. 10 for Robert Bashara, who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hit man to kill his former handyman, the Wayne County prosecutor's office said Thursday.

Bashara, 54, of Grosse Pointe, admitted on Oct. 11 that he tried to hire someone to kill Joseph Gentz, who is charged with the murder of Bashara's wife, Jane.

Bashara, who was remains in the Wayne County jail, was scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 20.

Gentz told police Bashara paid him to kill his wife.

Jane Bashara's body was discovered on Jan. 25.

Gentz was charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, meaning prosecutors believe he had help.

Gentz's trial is scheduled for Jan. 7.

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[Darkman]

Bashara Sentencing Postponed Until Dec. 10

By Toni Stinson, the author, 3:45 pm

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Bob Bashara's sentencing hearing has been postponed from Tuesday, Nov. 20 to Dec. 10 at 8:30 a.m.

On Oct. 11, Bashara, a Grosse Pointe Park resident, appeared before Judge Bruce U. Morrow in Wayne County Circuit Court on a charge that he hired a hitman to kill Joe Gentz. Bashara pleaded guilty to solicitation of murder.

Under the terms of the plea agreement, Bashara could be sentenced up to 135 months in jail for the crime.

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Gentz is the handyman who is accused of first-degree murder in the strangulation death of Jane Bashara, Bob Bashara’s wife. Joe Gentz's trial is set for Jan. 7 in Wayne Country Circuit Court.

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