Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Harr v. WRAL-5 News: Petition for Discretionary Review

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guiowen said...

Sidney,
Sorry but I cannot open your latest masterpiece.

July 30, 2019 at 6:53 AM
Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sid,

It has been 25 days since Independence Day.

There are 2 days until the end of July.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL

July 29, 2019 at 5:28 AM


Hey, Abe.

Even as the devil is at my back and closing, I do not rush a miracle. I may not win my self-imposed deadline, but I will be triumphant!

As I've always said regarding Mangum's case, the light at the end of the tunnel is not the headlamp of an oncoming locomotive... it's the end of the tunnel.

July 30, 2019 at 6:55 AM
Nifong Supporter said...


Dr. Caligari said...
Just keep alert and you'll soon realize signs that my approach seeking justice for Crystal will be successful.

Your approach seems to be:
1. Publish a long re-hash of arguments that have repeatedly been rejected by the courts.
2. ???
3. Mangum goes free.

I'm not expecting the results this time to be any different from your prior efforts.


July 24, 2019 at 8:12 AM


Hey, Dr. Caligari... ye of little faith.

Step 2. ???? is not a question, but rather an ingenious plan, of which you will soon become aware. Hah!

July 30, 2019 at 6:59 AM
Nifong Supporter said...


HEY, EVERYBODY... LISTEN UP!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

Per the sharlog, let me know if you prefer the posting once completed, or if the intermittent piecemeal is desired. I don't like going long periods without posting, but to post something to the quality I demand takes time. And producing sharlogs is very cumbersome, especially after all of these years.

Also, I would be interested in your comments on the NC Court of Appeals' one-sided opinion that was entered two weeks following its hearing. (Usual duration between hearing and entry of an opinion is two to three months or longer.)

As you were.

July 30, 2019 at 7:04 AM
Anonymous said...


Sid,

It has been 26 days since Independence Day.

There is one day until the end of July.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL

July 30, 2019 at 7:14 AM
Nifong Supporter said...


Hey, gui, mon ami.

When I click on the panel it works. Don't know what the problem might be. There was a little icon that came on for Flash that I had to click before it would work.

Let me know if you continue to have problems. Must run on an errand for Crystal now.

July 30, 2019 at 7:34 AM
Anonymous said...

It's 2019...IE no loner supports flash (it is automatically disabled in newer versions of both Chrome and IE ), MS Edge NEVER supported it, and Apple stopped years ago. As of this summer, you have to go into Chrome and change your settings EVERY TIME you want to use flash.

It's just too easy to exploit for security vulnerabilities.

Adobe is going to stop supporting and distributing its Flash plugin next year.

Face it Sid -- there's a reason why 95% of the websites that USED to use flash no longer do so.

I guess it's time for you to go back to Wake Technical....Or just start posting your comments and documents.

July 30, 2019 at 8:14 AM
guiowen said...

Sidney,
I had used firefox, and it didn't work. I decided to use Chrome, and it works.

July 30, 2019 at 9:48 AM
Anonymous said...

Sid,

The comments are the same - they will be denied because you refuse to follow the law, even when it is explained to you, and then cry discrimination and racism, when neither are present.

You refuse to listen/learn, and you want special treatment, but you aren't special. That's why your cases are denied, and that's why this will be denied.

July 30, 2019 at 9:55 AM
Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous guiowen said...
Sidney,
I had used firefox, and it didn't work. I decided to use Chrome, and it works.

July 30, 2019 at 9:48 AM


Hey, gui, mon ami.

I am glad you were able to get it by using Chrome. I was ready to just put everything on html. I enjoy the creativity associated with Flash posts... I think it makes things more interesting. However, I guess I must face the fact that Flash is becoming a dinosaur. Hate it because after learning how to use it, it's easy to create animated interactive mini-documentaries... sharlogs.

Guess the writing's on the wall, and ere long I'll have to get familiar with html5. But for now, I'll just keep adding on to this Flash document until completed.

Thanks for letting me know about Chrome v. Firefox.

July 30, 2019 at 11:16 AM
Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous Anonymous said...
It's 2019...IE no loner supports flash (it is automatically disabled in newer versions of both Chrome and IE ), MS Edge NEVER supported it, and Apple stopped years ago. As of this summer, you have to go into Chrome and change your settings EVERY TIME you want to use flash.

It's just too easy to exploit for security vulnerabilities.

Adobe is going to stop supporting and distributing its Flash plugin next year.

Face it Sid -- there's a reason why 95% of the websites that USED to use flash no longer do so.

I guess it's time for you to go back to Wake Technical....Or just start posting your comments and documents.

July 30, 2019 at 8:14 AM


Hey, Anony.

Thanks for the explanation. The demise of Flash has been rumored for quite some time, and I guess I need to come to grips that it's like a videotape cassette in a DVD world.

Don't have the time to attend classes at Wake Tech, but think I will get a book on html-5... I believe that's the program needed for animation.

However, what I think I might be able to do in the future is produce a shar-video by using Flash as a basis and then converting it to video...? What do you think. It's the interactive aspect of Flash that will be lost in the future.

Really hate it because I was interested in using Flash not only for my website, but I had planned on creating Flash video games.

Again, thanks for the info.

July 30, 2019 at 11:25 AM
Dr. Caligari said...

Dr. Harr:

I have previously pointed out to you that Rule 56 is a federal rule which has no application in state court. You nonetheless continue to cite it. (You also rely on the Seventh Amendment, which likewise doesn't apply to the states.) Most important, you don't understand what the term "on the merits" means.

Another swing, another miss.

July 30, 2019 at 11:36 AM
Anonymous said...

Also, I would be interested in your comments on the NC Court of Appeals' one-sided opinion that was entered two weeks following its hearing. (Usual duration between hearing and entry of an opinion is two to three months or longer.)

This lawsuit was identical to an earlier lawsuit you filed against WRAL and lost. As a result, the lawsuit was frivolous. Frivolous lawsuits do not require any deliberation.

You are lucky you were not sanctioned.

July 30, 2019 at 11:49 AM
Anonymous said...


Sid,

It has been 27 days since Independence Day.

Today is the last day of July.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL

July 31, 2019 at 4:29 AM
Anonymous said...


Sid,

It has been 27 days since Independence Day.

Today is the last day of July.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL

July 31, 2019 at 4:30 AM
Anonymous said...


Sid,

It has been 28 days since Independence Day.

Yesterday was the last day of July.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL.

August 1, 2019 at 4:00 AM
Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sid,

It has been 27 days since Independence Day.

Today is the last day of July.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL

July 31, 2019 at 4:30 AM


Hey, Abe.

Well, I did not make good on my prediction regarding Crystal Mangum's relief and release by the end of July 2019. Again.

Because you took the time to do the countdown, I believe that you and others on this site deserve an explanation as to why I believed that my ends would be achieved by the end of July. Ergo, after posting my html-version of my Petition for Discretionary Review, I will produce a shar-video and accompanying html-document about the reasons why my predictions were made and why they failed.

Keep in mind that the NC Court of Appeals ruling has not yet been filed.

August 1, 2019 at 4:03 AM
Anonymous said...

Why produce a "shar-video" that half the people who bother to visit this site can't watch? Just post the document your reasons as a blog, like you did when you started this site...That's what "Blogger" was created for, after all.

August 1, 2019 at 6:48 AM
Anonymous said...


Thus endeth the countdown, unless and until Sid makes another prediction.

Mangum will be released in approximately 2,657 days.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL

August 1, 2019 at 9:40 AM
Anonymous said...

Abe -- Of course, that doesn't include "time off for good behavior"

Were that to happen, I'm sure that Sid will be here, handing out "crying towels" to his haters while gloating over his "victory".

August 1, 2019 at 12:39 PM
Nifong Supporter said...


Dr. Caligari said...
Dr. Harr:

I have previously pointed out to you that Rule 56 is a federal rule which has no application in state court. You nonetheless continue to cite it. (You also rely on the Seventh Amendment, which likewise doesn't apply to the states.) Most important, you don't understand what the term "on the merits" means.

Another swing, another miss.

July 30, 2019 at 11:36 AM


Hey, Dr. Caligari.

I think you miss the point I am trying to make. I know that the Federal rule doesn't necessarily apply to a State case, however, the Federal Rule on Summary Judgment requires that a statement be made on record for why a motion is granted or denied in order to hold the judge accountable. The State Rule doesn't go that far, but that does not mean that it shouldn't. What that shows is a deficiency in the State Rule... a loophole for judges to make summary rulings to affect a desired outcome rather than a ruling based on facts and the truths of the case.

Also, I know the definition of merit. My position is that Judge Collins' summary ruling in my initial lawsuit was not based on merit. That is obvious by the brevity of his one-page/two-paragraph/four-sentence order.

The NC Court of Appeals did not even address this issue. Its ruling only took the defendants' position into consideration. That is not due process.

August 1, 2019 at 4:29 PM
Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thus endeth the countdown, unless and until Sid makes another prediction.

Mangum will be released in approximately 2,657 days.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL

August 1, 2019 at 9:40 AM


Hey, Abe.

I am still confident Crystal will be released soon.

After posting the html version of my Petition for Discretionary Review in my lawsuit against WRAL-5, I will post a shar-video about reasons why I believed Ms. Mangum would be released by the end of July 2019.

August 1, 2019 at 4:34 PM
Nifong Supporter said...


Anonymous said...
Abe -- Of course, that doesn't include "time off for good behavior"

Were that to happen, I'm sure that Sid will be here, handing out "crying towels" to his haters while gloating over his "victory".

August 1, 2019 at 12:39 PM


Hey, Anony.

First, I don't have a hyper-inflated ego that needs to be fed by declarations of a false victory. Fact is considering the evidentiary strengths of Crystal's innocence that I feel I have already failed her. Even were I to get her released tomorrow I would not feel victorious because she has spent more than half her sentence wrongly behind bars. This entire vindictive prosecution is nothing more than a fiasco... a cruel tragedy cobbled by unethical individuals totally lacking integrity. Regardless of the outcome, I cannot imagine cause for gloating by anyone.

August 1, 2019 at 4:46 PM
Dr. Caligari said...

I think you miss the point I am trying to make.

No, you are missing the point I am trying to make, which is that if you want to win a lawsuit, you have to address the law as it is, not as you wish it were.

I know that the Federal rule doesn't necessarily apply to a State case, however, the Federal Rule on Summary Judgment requires that a statement be made on record for why a motion is granted or denied in order to hold the judge accountable. The State Rule doesn't go that far, but that does not mean that it shouldn't.

Maybe it should, but it doesn't. You wrote your brief as if it were reversible error for the judge to not explain his reasons. You gave no other reason for reversal, and that's why you lost.

Also, I know the definition of merit. My position is that Judge Collins' summary ruling in my initial lawsuit was not based on merit. That is obvious by the brevity of his one-page/two-paragraph/four-sentence order.

You just showed that you don't know the definition of a dismissal "on the merits." Every order dismissing a case is a dismissal "on the merits," unless it explicitly says that it's a dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, or incorrect venue. The number of words used doesn't matter.

The NC Court of Appeals did not even address this issue. Its ruling only took the defendants' position into consideration. That is not due process.

They only took the defendants' position into consideration because only their position has any basis in the law.

August 1, 2019 at 8:57 PM
Anonymous said...

Sid,

I agree that you have failed Mangum. However I disagree with your claim that you don't have an inflated ego.

If it wasn't for your ego, you would have at least considered the merits of the State's case against Mangum, listened to what Mangum's lawyers (and everyone else involved in or with knowledge of the case) were saying, been mindful of the reality and gravity of Mangum's legal situation and the peril you were placing her in by pursuing your agenda.

Instead you arrogantly dismissed all facts, evidence and law that did not support your position, attacked everyone who disagreed with you as a turncoat, stupid, unethical and/or part of a huge conspiracy. And you made bold and wildly inaccurate proclamations mocking any and all who dared disagree with you and predicting Mangum's imminent release and exoneration.

This wasn't a game - a man died and Mangum was charged with murdering him. But, you have consistently acted like it was and used Mangum's plight to engage in self aggrandizement, and to advance your own agenda (at the expense of Mangum's interests).

With competent representation and the support of her friends and family, I believe Mangum would have been convicted of a less serious charge. She would likely be out of prison by now (or close to it) and could have been well on her way to getting her life turned around and on the right track. As it stands now, she is almost certainly looking at an additional 7+ years in prison and I question whether she will come out of it with anything but an incorrect belief that she is a victim and a massive chip on her shoulder.

I think both of you should reflect on your behavior over the past 10+ years, take responsibility for your actions and make changes. What both of you are doing has gotten you no where and, in fact, has made your situations worse.

Abe Froman
Chicago, IL

August 2, 2019 at 6:20 AM
guiowen said...

Abe,
Don't be so hard on Sidney.
Think of it this way: Crystal is a very fragile person. She needs to feel that someone has her best interest at heart. Sidney goes to see her every week, explains what he is doing, and promises she will soon be exonerated and set free. This buoys her spirit.
Of course it would be better if Sid actually got her out, but at least she gets to feel someone is trying.

August 2, 2019 at 9:40 AM
Anonymous said...

Abe,

Don't forget, based on the letters Sid posted (and then took down) from Mangum's lawyer, she was offered a manslaughter plea and rejected it. She could have been home now.

She had competent legal counsel, they couldn't overcome Sid.

August 2, 2019 at 10:36 AM
kenhyderal said...

@ Anonymous 10:36 In the broken US Justice System innocence is irrelevant. "This is the age of the plea bargain. Most people adjudicated in the criminal-justice system today waive the right to a trial and the host of protections that go along with one, including the right to appeal. Instead, they plead guilty. The vast majority of felony convictions are now the result of plea bargains—some 94 percent at the state level, and some 97 percent at the federal level. Estimates for misdemeanor convictions run even higher. These are astonishing statistics, and they reveal a stark new truth about the American criminal-justice system: Very few cases go to trial. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy acknowledged this reality in 2012, writing for the majority in Missouri v. Frye, a case that helped establish the right to competent counsel for defendants who are offered a plea bargain. Quoting a law-review article, Kennedy wrote, “ ‘Horse trading [between prosecutor and defense counsel] determines who goes to jail and for how long. That is what plea bargaining is. It is not some adjunct to the criminal justice system; it is the criminal justice system"------ Emily Joffe The Atlantic Magazine Sept 2017.

August 4, 2019 at 8:33 PM

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