Summary
I must take exception to the way District Attorney Mike Ramos and Deputy District Attorney Doug Poston have been excoriated in The Sun recently. DDA Poston offered probation to two tribal members in a 2006 murder conspiracy, and The Sun has implied that DA Ramos is beholden to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
I have practiced criminal defense in San Bernardino for eight years, and have known Mr. Poston for this time. Although I have had my share of arguments and very serious ideological battles with him (and derivatively, Mr. Ramos), I have never known him to take "marching orders" to go easy on a defendant for the benefit of the Ramos campaign.See the full content of this document
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Defending Ramos, Poston
One of the good qualities of the DA's Office is the fact that Mr. Ramos does not micromanage his staff. He gives his senior deputies the discretion to prosecute cases as they see fit. These deputies have risen through the ranks and have earned Mr. Ramos' trust. They know their cases' strengths and weaknesses, and they deal with their cases accordingly....
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