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GUILTY! SMU prof to be sentenced
MU prof guilty of aggravated assault
Dallas: Jury agrees she hit cyclist deliberately; sentencing is today 07:38 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 By ROBERT THARP / The Dallas Morning News A Southern Methodist University law professor was convicted of aggravated assault Monday after jurors in her trial agreed that she used her car as a deadly weapon and intentionally struck a bicyclist riding at White Rock Lake last May. Jane Dolkart Jane Dolkart bowed her head and sobbed after the verdict was read, and bailiffs began taking her fingerprints. She was allowed to post a $2,500 bond until the jury decides her punishment today. The tenured labor and employment law professor faces probation to 20 years in prison for the second-degree felony charge. Witnesses said Ms. Dolkart was visibly upset and honking the horn of her Volkswagen Passat as she followed cyclist Tommy Thomas and a friend along West Lawther Drive near Mockingbird Lane in Lakewood. Mr. Thomas testified that he feared for his life when Ms. Dolkart's car struck the rear of his bicycle and dragged him under the car several feet. He suffered bruises and abrasions to his left forearm and a sore shoulder. A police officer who investigated the incident testified that Ms. Dolkart acknowledged "tapping" Mr. Thomas' bicycle because he was blocking her way as she drove to meet friends to ride her own bicycle at the lake about 10 a.m. on a Sunday. During the trial, Ms. Dolkart denied making that statement. Testifying in her defense, Ms. Dolkart said that she did not intend to hit the bike but that Mr. Thomas slowed suddenly as he pedaled in front of her. In closing arguments, attorney Mike Gibson said the incident was nothing more than an accident and disputed the argument that Ms. Dolkart's car was a deadly weapon. He said the victim's account of the collision was "exaggerated and full of mistakes." "If distracted driving was a crime, we'd have to build five courthouses because people do it every day," he said. Prosecutor Danny Oliphant said witness accounts and physical evidence from the accident proved that Ms. Dolkart's driving was deliberate. "It wasn't just an accident. It wasn't just a mistake. This was an intentional act," he said. |
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mrbubl writes:
MU prof guilty of aggravated assault Good. I think something right around one year would be fine. |
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Jim Smith wrote:
mrbubl writes: MU prof guilty of aggravated assault Good. I think something right around one year would be fine. And long-time suspension of driving priviledges. And anger management classes. And remedial driving classes before driving priveledges are restored. Austin |
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On 14 Jun 2005 09:41:59 -0700, "AustinMN" wrote:
Jim Smith wrote: mrbubl writes: MU prof guilty of aggravated assault Good. I think something right around one year would be fine. And long-time suspension of driving priviledges. And anger management classes. And remedial driving classes before driving priveledges are restored. Austin Damn, Austin, you're good. How about she's only allowed to drive this: http://www.twikeklub.ch/challenge98/...w23649_43t.jpg -B |
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AustinMN wrote: Jim Smith wrote: mrbubl writes: MU prof guilty of aggravated assault Good. I think something right around one year would be fine. They were probably having an affair and he dumped her. You know how vengeful we women can get when ignored. If that is the case, he was lucky he was not run over six or seven times. Women can get pretty evil. ;-) Think about it. Then say...ummmmmmmm Maggie |
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jj wrote:
:: On 14 Jun 2005 09:41:59 -0700, "AustinMN" :: wrote: :: ::: Jim Smith wrote: :::: mrbubl writes: ::::: MU prof guilty of aggravated assault ::: :::: Good. I think something right around one year would be fine. ::: ::: And long-time suspension of driving priviledges. And anger ::: management classes. And remedial driving classes before driving ::: priveledges are restored. ::: ::: Austin :: :: Damn, Austin, you're good. How about she's only allowed to drive :: this: :: :: http://www.twikeklub.ch/challenge98/...w23649_43t.jpg :: :: -B What? The bike or the go-cart thingie? |
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:11:38 -0500, Jim Smith wrote:
mrbubl writes: MU prof guilty of aggravated assault Good. I think something right around one year would be fine. Well, I don't know. This isn't the first time she ran down people in her car. -- David L. Johnson __o | Accept risk. Accept responsibility. Put a lawyer out of _`\(,_ | business. (_)/ (_) | |
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Little Meow wrote: Maggie wrote: They were probably having an affair and he dumped her. You know how vengeful we women can get when ignored. If that is the case, he was lucky he was not run over six or seven times. Women can get pretty evil. ;-) Think about it. Then say...ummmmmmmm Ok. I've thought about it and then I said "ummmmm." Now I am thinking that you speak from experience and I wonder how many paramours have met their untimely end beneath your spurned wheels? Oh dirty maggie mae they have taken her away And she'll never walk down lime street anymore Oh the judge he guilty found her That dirty no good robbin' maggie mae -Beatles |
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mrbubl wrote:
MU prof guilty of aggravated assault Dallas: Jury agrees she hit cyclist deliberately; sentencing is today snip In this city the search is one for a taxi driver who hit a little boy on his bike... http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=1&nid=28868 To be honest, I dislike riding with the cars and avoid it as much as possible. Yep, I'm a wussie. |
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Joe Canuck wrote: mrbubl wrote: MU prof guilty of aggravated assault Dallas: Jury agrees she hit cyclist deliberately; sentencing is today snip In this city the search is one for a taxi driver who hit a little boy on his bike... http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=1&nid=28868 To be honest, I dislike riding with the cars and avoid it as much as possible. Yep, I'm a wussie. I'd be dead for sure if I rode in traffic. I would feel sorry for the drivers trying to avoid me. Maggie |
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