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Haleighs father will testify against ex-wife, Misty Croslin
May 19, 2010 "Snip" http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/201...r-will-testify-against-ex-wife-misty-croslin/
Ronald Cummings is seeking a plea deal with a 15-year sentence on prescription drug-trafficking charges. In order to get this deal, he is willing to testify against Misty, and Tommy Croslin.
Shoemaker, said his client hopes to have the deal before his trial begins on July 19. Cummings faces five counts of drug trafficking.
Shoemaker said he has been working on the plea deal for more than a month .
If the deal is accepted, Ronald will face 15-year minimum and a 30-year maximum per charge, Shoemaker said.
Posted by: Marlaina Schiavo
Palatka Daily News online article reporting that Lindsy was in the courtroom yesterday during Tommy's hearing:
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2010/05/14/news/news01.txt
As Croslin walked through the courtroom, he mouthed I love you to his wife, who said she had not seen him since his arrest Jan. 20.
Lindsy Croslin, who was sitting with Croslins mother and father, felt the outcome of his case would be positive in that he will get less than the minimum.
Im just here to support my childrens father, she said.
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What the heck is up with that if she is divorcing him?
Please do not alter the names of anyone discussed in this case, except appropriate abbreviations.Derogatory name changes, or any kind of name change is not acceptable.
Shoey = name variation...
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IMO RC is no stranger to making deals and rolling on drug dealers to save himself. I believe he is a mid level drug dealer and has been for a very long time. Many of the woman in his life were mere mules IMO and the entire Croslin family entered his life and they were pathetic to him as users and abusers but he saw opportunity. Very Sad (IMO)
My point here is LE may have gotten themselves in a bind here because as I respect their unbelievable ability to keep every aspect of this case quiet and than the brilliant drug arrest to get them behind bars seperated, possibly off the drugs.. which would seem to surely make one of the weak come clean. I am starting to think that this could totally backfire.
I don't have answers and I do not have any idea of what happened that night but I do have life experience and I see a lot of drugs so I really have always believed this to be drug related in some way.
What if it was HaLeigh swallowing an Oxi and she had a seisure on the blanket. RC told Misty to contact her brother and handle it plus call 911 to report her missing. Hence the possible early 911 call.
Now RC is seeing an opportunity to accuse Misty of Drug Dealing out of the house. He could get witnesses as Misty was his mule IMO... Therefore when the truth comes out from ToC or MC - He can come right back and say I had no idea and who's Oxi was it? I mean the only problem with that is I am sure their are drug dealers that know RC was a drug dealer too but it might be hard to get one to come out and testify to that unless they are in jail -- uhmmmm..
Hey this could be all crazy talk but make no mistake RC is the leader of this gang! IMO He suplied and commanded and they did what he said and got their prizes at the end of their duties.
Why would you think that this is what Lindsy Croslin plans to do? It is so wonderful to hear that North Carolina takes care of it's people this way. Dishonest people will always find ways to "work" the system, be they poor or rich dishonest people.i've said it before and i'll say it again. i'm not sure how the laws work in florida, but in NC if she divorces him and he's in jail with no income to pay child support, lindsy would be eligible for all kinds of help from the state. she'd get more than enough food stamps to feed them, money for a roof over their head, free medical, dental and optometry (or in some cases a $3.00 copay) and she can even get a cell phone with abilities to call not just for emergencies but friends and family as well as texting. i seriously think the divorce is a farce that will benefit her and the kids and once he is out of prison, he can move back in with her and as long as the state doesn't find out about it, she will continue to receive benefits. that's how NC is anyway.
IMO, witnesses would not be enough. Ron is a co-defendant in some of those charges. Ron has an incentive to lie against Misty to help himself. Therefore, anything Ron does testify too, he needs credible evidence to confrim what he is saying is the truth. That is where Ron is going to have a huge problem. It would be hard to find a credible witness with absolutely no incentive to lie on Ron's behalf. Ron's family members would not be credible because they have an incentive to lie to help Ron. Even Misty's cell phone records would not be credible to prove Ron's statements. Because if Ron was there while Misty was on the phone, how can he prove that she used the phone and not him.
That is why I think that the negotation of any plea deal for Ron is what Ron and his attorney wants, not what the DA has agreed to or even entered into negotiations. IMO, Ron's attorney announced it solely for public relations spin.
Just like whatever Tommy told LE, they seemed to believe his story to the point of spending thousands of dollars to search the dock area. However, they did not arrest anyone on Tommy's story because they need proof to back up Tommy's story to prove it is not just another story.
My comments are in blue.
Shoey might be a poker player and thinks that he can bluff his way through the courtroom. IMO, he has his poker face on.:sick:
Yep, both are numbered 40 so it reads...
2010-05-13 40 ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE 07/19/2010 AND LAST CHANCE PLEA DAY 07/09/2010
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Originally Posted by grandmaj View Post
Please do not alter the names of anyone discussed in this case, except appropriate abbreviations.Derogatory name changes, or any kind of name change is not acceptable.
Shoey = name variation...
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Says to me that if Ron wants a plea, he better make it by 7/09.
Yep, both are numbered 40 so it reads...
2010-05-13 40 ORDER SETTING TRIAL DATE 07/19/2010 AND LAST CHANCE PLEA DAY 07/09/2010
In theory, a plea bargain may be negotiated at any time after arrest. In practice, however, the time to plead depends on the court and the jurisdiction -- some jurisdictions allow plea bargains only during certain phases of the criminal process. In many other places, however, plea bargains can be worked out virtually any time -- from shortly after the defendant is arrested (before the prosecutor files criminal charges) up to the time a verdict is reached -- even during trial itself. Also, if the trial results in a hung jury (the jurors are split and cannot make the unanimous decision required), the prosecution and defense may (and often do) negotiate a plea rather than go through yet another trial.
I went back and changed the name to Shoemaker. FWIW, I used Shoey just for a shortcut and not for derogatory reasons. Promise.