When does a trial actually happen in Pennsylvania?

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Kangaroo Court (single) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

April 23, 2012 a pre-trial was schedule for the foursome we have been following: the widow of Raymond Zachry, Darlene Miller Zachry a/k/a/Zachery, her sister Annetta Frackman and friends Lisa and William “Bill” Werneke in the case of a forged will of Raymond Marc Zachry, and insurance fraud.

A group of supporters of Raymond Zachry accompanied his mother, Shirley Sanservino to this pre-trial since Ray’s mother had been assured that at this pre-trial there would be a determination of either a hearing or Zachery/Zachry would agree to a “plea deal“.

The group gathered at 8:30 AM to be certain that they would be in the right place at the right time and afforded a seat in court room 8 of Montgomery County Pennsylvania criminal court.

Zachry/Zachery arrived as well as William “Bill” Werneke.  Each was given an extension by the court due to a letter from the attorney of Werneke and Zachry/Zachery was on hold until the court suddenly discovered a “sealed letter” from her attorney and dismissed her to leave.

Many telephone calls later, and searching the criminal docket the following is the entry into docket sheet for April 23, 2012:

Pre-Trial Conference 04/23/2012 9:00 am Courtroom 8 Judge Joseph A. Smyth Scheduled

 03/29/2012 Montgomery County Court

Administration: Hearing Notice

Pre-Trial Conferences Scheduled
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 Judge Smyth – Courtroom #8

April 23 to April 25, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

Notices Sent First Class Mail

DA/PD Sent Inter-office Mail

________________________________________________________

04/23/2012 04/23/2012 Smyth, Joseph A.

Order to Relist for Pre-Trial Conference

Gradel, John Neumann

  4/23/2012 Orally in Open Crt Record

Sobel, Jonathan J.

04/23/2012 Orally in Open Crt Record

This time there were five witnesses in the court room, two telephone calls to attorney Jonathan Sobel to verify that he was still the attorney of record for Darlene Zachery/Zachry to verify that he still represented her as an attorney – he was definitely a no-show.

How could the above court record happen without the attorney and prosecutor actually being in court?

Only in Pennsylvania, the home of Keystone Kops, illusionary court hearings and attorneys who do not show, yet hold arguments on a case.

Stay tuned folks there will be more to come of this ridiculous Kangaroo Court.

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