-IMPORTANT- THE FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JANUARY 22ND TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT. To fill out a Victim Statement to the court, follow these instructions: Download the PDF form here. Either print the form and fill it out manually, then re-scan it, or use an app that allows you to write on PDFs, […]
July 2, 2018
Ben Trane Trial – Pretrial Conference Transcript 11/27/2017
In this post, we will go over the certified pretrial transcript which was cause for much speculation during the hearing for a new trial. This isn’t a very long transcript so we’ll just highlight a few points and then post a link to the full transcript. Ben Trane refused to waive his right to a […]
June 30, 2018
Ben Trane Sentencing – Part 6 – Victim statements, Ben’s statement, and the sentencing
In this post, we will go over the last part of the sentencing. In this part of the transcripts, the victim statements are read. After they were read, Ben made his own statement and the judge delivered the sentence. We will go over the highlights below and post a link to the full transcript below […]
June 28, 2018
Ben Trane Sentencing – Part 5 – Denied New Trial
In this post, we will go over part 5 of the sentencing transcripts. This is where Parrish wraps up his argument for a new trial and the judge denies it. Parrish stated that they should have had more time to prepare for the expert witnesses. My offer of proof would be that the expert […]
June 27, 2018
Ben Trane Sentencing – Part 4 – Ben Testifies
In this post, we will review the next part of the sentencing where Ben Trane is called to the stand as a witness on his own behalf. For those of you who haven’t tuned in before, we welcome you to read Ben Trane’s testimony Part 1 and Part 2 from the trial to get a […]
June 27, 2018
Ben Trane Sentencing – Part 3
In this post, we will go over part 3 of Ben Trane’s sentencing. In this part, there’s quite a bit of back and forth between Parrish and the judge as to whether or not Ben Trane received effective counsel. He calls into question much that the attorney did with the little time that Ben Trane […]
June 26, 2018
Ben Trane Sentencing – Part 2 – Lisa Schaefer
In this part of the sentencing, we’re going to review the testimony of Ben Trane’s original lawyer, Lisa Schaefer. Parrish (Ben Trane’s new lawyer) attempts to grill Schaefer on how late they received a digital copy of the school records received a few weeks before the trial. While this did make this harder for […]
June 26, 2018
Ben Trial Transcripts and Motions – Index Page
What is the purpose of this page? On December 22nd, 2017, Ben Trane of Keokuk, IA was found guilty of child endangerment, sexual exploitation of a child by a counselor, and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. Since that time, a small but vocal part of the community have been trying to change the […]
June 26, 2018
Ben Trane Sentencing – Part 1
We’re going to start examining the motion for a new trial and sentencing for Ben Trane. This happened on the same day and it took the entire day so we’re going to have to break it up into several posts since the transcripts are 271 pages long. In each post, we’ll post the link to […]
June 23, 2018
Ben Trane Supporter Letters to the Judge
In this post, we’re going to go over the letters of support that were sent to the judge asking for leniency. We will be redacting the addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and mention of children’s names in these letters to protect the innocent. We will not be redacting the names of the people who wrote […]
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