Banales

On Dec. 1st when Banales dismissed the indictments he also refused to allow any of Guerra's massive accumulation of evidence to be introduced into the record.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

Banales may feel he has achieved justice in his own personal battle of wills with Guerra, but for Guerra supporters around the country and the families of abused and neglected prisoners in GEO prisons across the country if they will ever be allowed their day in court.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

Later in the procedural hearing to recuse Banales, Guerra had a shouting match with the judge, who pointedly left Banales in charge.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

With his new ruling on Dec. 10th Banales is in effect attempting to confiscate those records.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

That same afternoon Banales would summarily dismiss the all charges, including those against Cheney and Gonzales, thus preventing the nature of those charges from even being heard in open court.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

Banales, who had already thrown out Guerra original set of indictments on technicalities, has now barred Guerra from in any way working on the case which appears to be the only criminal charges likely to be filed against any high ranking member of the Bush administration.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

Throughout the month-long hyper-public ordeal, Guerra's outspoken and often outrageous demeanor has made him a target in the press and been the main justification for Banales 'dismantling of the case.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

With his case completely dismissed, and dismantled, and his records confiscated; having his outrage at the corruption he hoped to challenge turned into a weapon against him, an unsupportive national liberal media who first championed then shunned his case without first looking into its merits, and even having his own home foreclosure become fodder for public derision, one hopes Banales will accept that he has achieved his goal in publicly destroying Juan Guerra.

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

Christopher Sherman's AP article for the Houston Chronicle explains that "Banales said the only reason he did not hold Guerra in contempt was to deny the prosecutor 'any dignity whatsoever' after the disrespect he showed the court."

Cheney Prison Abuse Investigation Officially Dismantled 2008

It's particularly painful for Banales who gets up at 4: 30 a.m.

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