He's a defense attorney.
Edit: he's now getting heckled for insinuating Sandusky is innocent. He's a defense attorney.
Every defense attorney I know says the same thing, or some variation thereof, about almost all of their clients.
Im all seriousness, I'm amazed he hasn't eaten a shotgun yet.
I was surprised as well that this didn't happen, as he destroyed many lives directly and many more indirectly. But, he is a sociopath, so the immense pain he inflicted probably doesn't register with him as a human being.
he's only vaguely aware that he did something wrong. Psychology of such people is they think they're loving needy kids. Personally, I'm glad he's being put away, but I'm just as mad at those who DID know better who sat on their hands. F them, too.
flamebaiting this thread - fuck you too.
Listening to Sandusky's defense attorneys. Tops don't spin this much.
List of charges and corresponding verdicts:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/06/jerry_sandusky_verdict_complet.html
From Amendola, paraphrasing:
"The judge was marvelous, the prosecution did a great job, but we're going to appeal"
*shakes head*
Interesting to hear that the threat of his step-son being brought in as a rebuttal witness for the prosecution is the only reason Sandusky didn't testify on his own behalf.
Goodbye Jerry. It will take a long time to wash this stain out.
Depends on who is in the audience. I'd probably be thrilled if I was or had a direct relationship to one of the victims.
I was surprised they didn't boo Amendola more.
Root in hell for who? The Sun Devils? The Demon Deacons?
Forgive me for being ignorant, as the I just don't know anything about the legal system, but can someone clarify what the difference between a life sentence is and sentencing someone for a very long time, like 442 years in this case?
A life sentence is a specific penalty, while these penalties are cumulative (i.e. 48 maximum 10 year sentences = 48 x 10 = 480 years). If he had three first-degree murder convictions, he could have been sentenced to three life sentences.
In practice, a theoretical maximum like this is rarely handed out. Much of the time will be served concurrently, which means he's effectively serving multiple sentenced punishments at the same time. Regardless, he'll die as an inmate somewhere.
Sentences with big-ass numbers are the result of multiple guilty verdicts like this case. You can't sentence someone to 442 years by finding them guilty on one charge, but you can sentence them to life if the crime is serious enough.
That makes a lot more sense. Thanks fellas.
Here is the complete breakdown of charges and verdicts.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/06/jerry_sandusky_verdi…
Ummm....I posted that link on the first page.
Sorry.
Is a trainwreck. I think he just breached attorney/client confidentiality.
How ironic if he gets 409 years instead of max 442???
He's the type of dude who would "drop the soap"
If his family continued to fight for him, then I don't have any problem with them suffering. If it was my Dad, I would never have supported him during this case. They just brought on more pain and suffering for the victims.
After the verdict was read, Joe Amendola (possibly unknowingly) asks if he is talking to someone cute live on CNN. The part is found within the first 30 seconds or so. I am dumbfounded by his thought process.
P.S. Link below. I don't know how to embed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SfrY1JUwwv8
Kinda fitting that he's Sandusky's lawyer.
I guess in 1996, Amedola (who was 49 at the time) ended up getting a 16 year old girl pregnant.
OH HAPPY DAY
get this creep off my planet
Sandusky wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot stick
Can anybody explain to me how he's acquitted of involuntary sexual intercourse with the only victim that a 3rd party actually witnessed? McQuary described it pretty defintively, yet they acquitted on that count?
Yes, 45 of 48 isn't good enough in my mind.
My guess would be that the jury didn't find McQuery to be a credible witness. The fact that the jury asked to hear his testimony and the testimony of Dranov (was that his name?), who McQuery had supposedly told a different story to, would seem to support that.
They never found the boy directly involved, so he wasn't there to testify, and I don't believe McQary saw intercourse; he heard what sounded to him like sexual intercourse, so I don't really have a problem with the jury's decision on this one. To me, it shows they did carefully consider the evidence. And they did find him guilty on one or two other counts related to this incident.
Edit: He was found guilty on more than two counts involving the assault McQeary witnessed.
In reviewing the comments on the trial, it does seem that McQueary witnessed more than I initially thought, but either McQueary didn't keep his story straight through the years, or someone else has done a good job of muddying the waters and making is seem as though his accounts were inconsistant. This may also play an important role in trials against the AD and president, because everything hinges upon what McQueary told them and how believable McQuary is.
Verdict is in and justice has worked according to the jury's decision. Glad to hear the case has been decided before the next season begins. May the whole thing be over before the end of the summer. Then let him be forgotten for his past deeds of virtue as a football coach, because he will live on forever in infamy for his deeds of sick perversion and cruelty.
Now, let's begin to move on live for better things like Bo and all the other Michigan coaches would want!
I guess I am one of those ppl to think that the cover-up extended into the university and coaching staff. I think people will look @ this and say, well, we got the bad guy. I think that will be the PSU response for one. I want to see the PSU ADs (or whomever) on trial, see another jury where 1/2 of them have a connection the university. See how that plays out next. I see a whole coaching staff that perhaps knowingly sat silent along with the ADs. Could some of these kids been spared?
If this ends with Sandusky getting convicted and nothing more. It's not good enough for me.
I agree that the cover-up probably extended to many people through the school. As an outsider, you wonder why Spanier and Curly kept quiet in 2001 and continued to keep a child rapist on campus. Sandusky was already retired by then so JoePa's image probably would not have been tarnished in the slightest had Sandusky been arrested and convicted a decade ago...unless Sandusky had dirt on JoePa and PSU that the higher ups didn't want revealed to the public. I can't think of any other reason why they would all continue to keep quiet for so long and STILL deny the accusations once they got caught.
Spanier and Curly's trials are probably next and I will rejoice if they are found guilty on all their charges as well.