Former 'Guns and Ammo' editor charged in northern Arizona sl

[seamusTX]

The wheels of justice turn ever so slowly.

Arraignment is supposed to occur within a certain short period after indictment. Usually it's pretty routine. The defendant pleads not guilty. Maybe nobody remembered to go to the hearing or look it up later.

In many cases the defense attorney starts broadcasting a defense soon after the indictment, but not necessarily.

- Jim

[WildBill]

The wheels of justice turn ever so slowly.

Arraignment is supposed to occur within a certain short period after indictment. Usually it's pretty routine. The defendant pleads not guilty. Maybe nobody remembered to go to the hearing or look it up later.

In many cases the defense attorney starts broadcasting a defense soon after the indictment, but not necessarily.

- Jim

In California [not sure about AZ], arraignment is within 72 hours after arrest. California doesn't require grand jury indictment. It's just a formality where the judge tells you the charges and a plea is entered. It usually takes all of ten minutes. For felony charges they usually set a date for a preliminary hearing.

After the arraignment they usually waive the right to a "speedy trial". Then there are delays and postponements and continuances until the cows come home.

[seamusTX]

States differ in this regard. I think the only constant is that the suspect is supposed to have a bond hearing within a few days. Even that can take holidays and weekends into account.

A bond hearing isn't the same as arraignment. The arraignment was supposed to occur on May 21, which was about three weeks after the offense.

- Jim

[barstoolguru]

quote: Mohave County Sheriff's deputies responding to a neighbor's call about a shooting found the victim, 39-year-old James O'Neill, outside the house. O'Neill had been shot in the chest, according to police.

not sounding good

[hillfighter]

outside the house.

not sounding good

What difference does it matter if it was indoors or outdoors? Is there a defense for a woman protecting herself against a rapist at home that she loses when she is jogging in a park?

[seamusTX]

What in the world does this case have to do with rape?

The only real facts that are known is that one guy is dead and another guy is charged with killing him. No self-defense claim has been asserted or even hinted at.

- Jim

[Oldgringo]

What in the world does this case have to do with rape?
- Jim

I was kinda' wonderin' the same thing....

[Big Tuna]

What in the world does this case have to do with rape?
- Jim

I was kinda' wonderin' the same thing....

And what does it matter if he was found outside the house? They knew each other so it's not a stranger danger.

[seamusTX]

Last week a judge refused to lower Venola's $100,000 bond. Venola remains in jail.

He now has an attorney who is claiming the case was self defense. However, the deceased man was not armed.

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I don't understand why someone can't make $100,000 bond. Usually they let the suspect use his house as bail.

This story received no news coverage except in the local media after the incident. It was repeated on about a thousand gun boards (Google turns up 45,000 links). Normally I ignore gossip, but there isn't even any substantial gossip.

- Jim

[Heartland Patriot]

I got the August issue of Shooting Times recently. There is an article by Richard Venola in it on Yugoslavian Mausers. Is he writing articles from his jail cell? This whole thing seems pretty odd, indeed.

[seamusTX]

The lead time of print magazines is months. (I have written a few magazine articles, without a byline, unfortunately).

- Jim

[Heartland Patriot]

The lead time of print magazines is months. (I have written a few magazine articles, without a byline, unfortunately).

- Jim

I didn't know it would be months as in plural, I thought computers would make it faster...but I'll take your word, and experience, over my guesses. Thanks.

[WildBill]

The lead time of print magazines is months. (I have written a few magazine articles, without a byline, unfortunately).

- Jim

I didn't know it would be months as in plural, I thought computers would make it faster ... but I'll take your word, and experience, over my guesses. Thanks.

Computers make the writing and editing of the articles easier and faster, but planning the contents of a monthly magazine is a longer term effort. I suspect that the advertisements play a larger role than the actual articles. I haven't made a formal study, but it seems to me that more than 75% of a gun magazine consists of ads.

[seamusTX]

... planning the contents of a monthly magazine is a longer term effort. I suspect that the advertisements play a larger role than the actual articles....

This is correct.

They plan a year in advance. Let's say they're going to have an article about compact polymer pistols. They will solicit some of their known writers to write the articles, and they will solicit manufacturers to buy advertising in the same issue. Along the way someone also has to wheedle weapons for evaluation from the manufacturers. I don't know how that aspect works.

- Jim

[WildBill]

... planning the contents of a monthly magazine is a longer term effort. I suspect that the advertisements play a larger role than the actual articles....

This is correct.

They plan a year in advance. Let's say they're going to have an article about compact polymer pistols. They will solicit some of their known writers to write the articles, and they will solicit manufacturers to buy advertising in the same issue. Along the way someone also has to wheedle weapons for evaluation from the manufacturers. I don't know how that aspect works.

- Jim

I suppose it's very difficult to wheedle a weapon when the weapon is still only a model on the designer's computer.