Why Judge Rangel, Why?
Like many of you out there, the summons of the Mayor and the City Manager in to an El Paso County Court over a criminal case involving a defendant who is represented by Theresa Caballero left me scratching my head wondering one thing.
Why?
There has got to be a reason that Judge Rangel agreed to summon the Mayor and City Manager to court. I can’t figure out what it is, but there has to be a reason.
No one does something for no reason, especially someone as smart as a judge.
I’ve done my best to try to try to puzzle this together and here’s what I’ve boiled things down to: (again, this is my opinion only)
Theory #1- Judge Rangel might have felt that it was the right thing to do in the interest of justice. (Don’t laugh, it could happen…)
Theory #2 – Judge Rangel might have been intimidated by Caballero.
Theory #3 – Judge Rangel might have figured that if she didn’t allow it to happen that Caballero would try to use that in a possible appeal. No judge likes to have their cases turned over.
Theory #4 – Perhaps there is a personal friendship or other connection between the two that perhaps could have come in to play. Judge Rangel did receive a couple of modest campaign donations from Stuart Leeds and a woman who works for Doris Sipes, who has been Caballero’s Attorney in the past.
Why?
There has got to be a reason that Judge Rangel agreed to summon the Mayor and City Manager to court. I can’t figure out what it is, but there has to be a reason.
No one does something for no reason, especially someone as smart as a judge.
I’ve done my best to try to try to puzzle this together and here’s what I’ve boiled things down to: (again, this is my opinion only)
Theory #1- Judge Rangel might have felt that it was the right thing to do in the interest of justice. (Don’t laugh, it could happen…)
Theory #2 – Judge Rangel might have been intimidated by Caballero.
Theory #3 – Judge Rangel might have figured that if she didn’t allow it to happen that Caballero would try to use that in a possible appeal. No judge likes to have their cases turned over.
Theory #4 – Perhaps there is a personal friendship or other connection between the two that perhaps could have come in to play. Judge Rangel did receive a couple of modest campaign donations from Stuart Leeds and a woman who works for Doris Sipes, who has been Caballero’s Attorney in the past.
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