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May 18, 2005 Dear Mr. Southwick, I wanted to send you a quick note regarding what happened in Court this morning. I will be mailing out the package of financial information to the Judge today also (and sending you a copy). In that letter I will also expand on what I say here. My summer vacation dates with Domenic are June 10th to July 23rd. I accompany him on the flights, so I am also ticketed departing early on June 9th and returning on July 24th. The two potential trial dates of June 8 or June 15th are both devastating to the family. If we go on June 15th, I would have already picked up Dom, he would be here. He and my mom would probably be at the trial. If I was found guilty and sentenced to start a jail sentence in that vacation time frame – I would have to send Dom back to Colorado (and most likely alone because I could not afford to accompany him). It would be devastating. If we go on the 8th, everything would be up in the air? It could mean a last minute flight cancellation and no summer vacation at all. My former spouse usually has summer plans to travel when Domenic is with me – it could turn into a real mess for him. I genuinely wish I did not have to write this or to put you or the Judge in this position. I certainly have no ‘right’ to have my personal affairs taken into consideration and as you have said so well on many occasions, “I know what the consequences might be when I do my activity.” I have no ill will whatever happens; you both have a job to do. But I have to make a plea for ‘mercy’ in how this is handled. I wish there was something I could offer you in exchange for your consideration, but I’m afraid I cannot just plead ‘guilty’. I had thought I could agree to some type of pre-trial detention to get any type of sentence with over in advance – but that probably isn’t possible either without pleading guilty. I just wish something could happen with the schedule. Sincerely yours, John Murtari 315-635-1968, x-211 |
