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MissFit29 · 03-15-2009, 11:17 PM

I believe Marvin Maple's first hearing in Tennessee is on March 17, which is Tuesday this week.
I'm not familiar with the legal process, so what would we expect to see happen? Testimony from people involved? Will they determine if his case goes to the jury?
I'm also curious if Christi (Jennifer) and Bobby (Johnathan) will make public statements at this time.

Apostapler · 03-16-2009, 03:07 AM

Gosh I hope they do! Everyone on here is dying to hear why they won't see their parents.

crochetbuff · 03-16-2009, 04:56 PM

ALERT: Maple kidnapping case continued to May 12

http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news...iewStory=15928

MissFit29 · 03-16-2009, 07:24 PM

I hope they really take their time and find the best resolution for this case. I think the Baskins probably don't even care about Maple's jail time - they want the time with their children more.

TracyLynnS · 03-16-2009, 08:03 PM

Oh brother. 73 year old kidnapping grandpa is under house arrest. Whoopdie fricken doo, on that btw, and his defense attorney had the hearing postponed until May 12 because he needs more time "to do an investigation"?

WTH does a defense atty need to investigate? I guess that sounds better than "I need more time to prepare a believable defense for this guilty old geezer."

I betcha they just keep getting contiuances and delay this thing until old grandpa dies, and the public will never find out what really happened.

alfiechat · 03-16-2009, 08:43 PM

"I betcha they just keep getting contiuances and delay this thing until old grandpa dies, and the public will never find out what really happened."

--- That would not surprise me in the least.

mozartpc27 · 03-16-2009, 09:05 PM

If Christ and Bobbi Baskin, the putative "victims" of this kidnapping, don't think of Marvin Maples as a kidnapper, do think of him as their father, and resent the insistence of outsiders that they should accept their birth parents as their parents without question, it's going to be hard to prosecute Marvin Maples, the way it's hard to prosecute any criminal when the victim doesn't want to see a prosecution. I'm not sure a trial is in the best interest of everyone involved here.

UM117 · 03-16-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TracyLynnS

Oh brother. 73 year old kidnapping grandpa is under house arrest. Whoopdie fricken doo, on that btw, and his defense attorney had the hearing postponed until May 12 because he needs more time "to do an investigation"?

WTH does a defense atty need to investigate? I guess that sounds better than "I need more time to prepare a believable defense for this guilty old geezer."

I betcha they just keep getting contiuances and delay this thing until old grandpa dies, and the public will never find out what really happened.

Continuances happen all the time, its fairly common

03-15-2009, 11:17 PM	#1
MissFit29 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 526	Marvin Maple hearing this week I believe Marvin Maple's first hearing in Tennessee is on March 17, which is Tuesday this week. I'm not familiar with the legal process, so what would we expect to see happen? Testimony from people involved? Will they determine if his case goes to the jury? I'm also curious if Christi (Jennifer) and Bobby (Johnathan) will make public statements at this time.

03-16-2009, 04:56 PM	#3
crochetbuff Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 16, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 545	ALERT: Maple kidnapping case continued to May 12 ALERT: Maple kidnapping case continued to May 12 http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news...iewStory=15928

03-16-2009, 09:05 PM	#7
mozartpc27 Vigilante Logician Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 925	If Christ and Bobbi Baskin, the putative "victims" of this kidnapping, don't think of Marvin Maples as a kidnapper, do think of him as their father, and resent the insistence of outsiders that they should accept their birth parents as their parents without question, it's going to be hard to prosecute Marvin Maples, the way it's hard to prosecute any criminal when the victim doesn't want to see a prosecution. I'm not sure a trial is in the best interest of everyone involved here.
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03-16-2009, 03:07 AM	#2
Apostapler Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 06, 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 872	Gosh I hope they do! Everyone on here is dying to hear why they won't see their parents.

03-16-2009, 07:24 PM	#4
MissFit29 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 526	I hope they really take their time and find the best resolution for this case. I think the Baskins probably don't even care about Maple's jail time - they want the time with their children more.

03-16-2009, 08:03 PM	#5
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Oh brother. 73 year old kidnapping grandpa is under house arrest. Whoopdie fricken doo, on that btw, and his defense attorney had the hearing postponed until May 12 because he needs more time "to do an investigation"? WTH does a defense atty need to investigate? I guess that sounds better than "I need more time to prepare a believable defense for this guilty old geezer." I betcha they just keep getting contiuances and delay this thing until old grandpa dies, and the public will never find out what really happened.

03-16-2009, 08:43 PM	#6
alfiechat Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 23, 2007 Location: pittsburgh,PA Posts: 198	"I betcha they just keep getting contiuances and delay this thing until old grandpa dies, and the public will never find out what really happened." --- That would not surprise me in the least.