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Balanced Justice Network - Changing the System
Protest Videos and Miami-Dade State Attorney
This is a protest video. Rejection of a 5-year plea deal leads to a Life sentence in Miami-Dade. The founder of Balanced Justice Network exposes the injustice in this case. Her son has already served 22 years in a she said, he said case with no gangs, no drugs, no weapons and no serious injury.
Trial Penalty Cruelty Is An Outrage in State Attorney's Office Fernandez Rundle
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This is not a sex video. This is a protest video. Rejection of a 5-year plea deal leads to a Life sentence in Miami-Dade. The founder of Balanced Justice – Network – Changing the System exposes the injustice in this case. Her son has already served 22 years in a she said, he said case with no gangs, no drugs, no weapons and no serious injury.
Missing 5-Year Plea Deal and State Attorney Fernandez Rundle in Miami
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A man in his late 20s rejects a 5-year plea deal by prosecutors of Miami-Dade believing innocent people don’t take plea deals. Big Mistake! He goes to trial and is sentence to Life. In Florida a Life sentence is a death sentence. There is no possibility of probation and parole does not exist. By August 2024 he will have served 23 years. It’s a she said, he said case. No drugs, no gangs, no weapons, no serious injury, no trafficking. In this episode we learn about the missing plea deal.
Closing Argument by Rundle Prosecutors Use Racial Trigger Words to Convince Jury
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In 2001, the Miami-Dade prosecutors under the leadership of State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle offered a 5-year plea deal. The plea deal was rejected. Losing at trial led to a Life sentence. Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, speaks about “trial penalty,” the price paid for going to trial.
Trial Penalty: Plea Deal Tells the Story
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Reported by the American Bar Association in its 2023 Plea Bargain Task Force Report: “In general while some difference between the sentence offered prior to trial and the sentence received after trial is permissible, a substantial difference undermines the integrity of the criminal system and reflects a penalty for exercising one’s right to trial. This differential, often referred to as the trial penalty, should be eliminated.”
Bizarre Silence: Fernandez Rundle and Missing 5-Year Plea Deal
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In this video the Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, questions why the Miami-Dade State Attorney, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, will not acknowledge that Mitchell Finlay was offered a 5-year plea deal. He rejected the plea deal because he believed that innocent people don’t take plea deals. Mitchell Finlay has maintained his innocence for 22 years.
Human Rights & Civil Rights Violated & Plea Deals in Florida
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The Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, discusses how the plea deal system is flawed and constitutes a violation of one’s civil rights and human rights,
Non Transparency in Plea Deal Demands a Movement in Florida
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In this video the Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, discusses how non transparency in plea deals can lead to violations of one’s civil rights and human rights.
Trial Penalty: Plea Deal Tells the Story
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In this video the Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, proposes launching a Plea Deal Fairness Movement in Florida to protect the public from prosecutorial overreach where people are threatened with facing extreme sentences if they decide to go to trial.
This practice is referred to as “trial penalty” by the American Bar Association.
To Ignore Evil Is To Become Accomplice To It
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This famous quote by Martin Luther King is evoked by the Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network Evelyn Castillo-Bach and dedicated to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle urging her not to be an accomplice.
Fernandez Rundle: Don't Become an Accomplice & Acknowledge 5-Year Plea Deal
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In this Protest Video 11, the Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network urges Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle not to become an accomplice to wrongdoing.
Ethical Prosecutors Admit Mistakes
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Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, appeals to the ethical responsibility of prosecutors to correct mistakes made by them which leads to wrongful convictions and wrongful sentences.
Smart Justice & State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. Great Concept. Apply It Now!
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Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, questions the Smart Justice program promoted by Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
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Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network sends a Mother’s Day message to all mothers, especially those who have a loved one in prison or a child who has died.
The Thin Line: The Truth About the Criminal Justice System
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In this video Evelyn Castillo-Bach addresses how most people have no idea how the plea bargain system operates and how it does not serve the innocent.
The Truth About Plea Deals
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It’s important for journalists to show us the truth about plea deals and the power of prosecutors. Did you know that the majority of cases in our court system are resolved through plea bargains?”
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade Reject Ethical Solution to a Wrongful Life Sentence
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Executive Director Evelyn Castillo-Bach explains in details of how Miami-Dade prosecutors rejected an ethical solution to a wrongful Life sentence.
The Dark Side of a Promiscuous Lifestyle: How It Led to the Demise of My Son's Life
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In this video the Executive Director frankly discusses how Mitchell E. Finlay contributed to the demise of his life.
Arbitrariness of Plea Deals: Injustice in Miami-Dade County.
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In this video the Executive Director of Balanced Justice Network exposes how the Miami-Dade prosecutors recently offered a 20-year plea deal to 4 correctional officers who beat to death a sick prisoner.
Expose the Systemic Prosecutorial Misconduct in Katherine Fernandez Rundle's Office
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The founder of Balanced Justice addresses recent reports in the Miami Herald citing prosecutorial misconduct and efforts by the Miami Chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorney to hold prosecutors accountable.
Unveiling the Truth: Balancing Justice & Proportionality for State Attorney Fernandez Rundle
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In this video Balance Justice Network Founder and Executive Director Evelyn Castillo-Bach underscores the importance of balance and proportionality by comparing a Federal Case involving a police office in Hialeah, Florida.
The Ethical Responsibility of Prosecutors to Correct Injustice
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The founder of Balanced Justice Network poses the question to all prosecutors and to all of us as citizens: Do we think prosecutors have the ethical responsibility to correct injustice?
A Travesty of Justice: The Truth Behind My Son's Life Sentence
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A Travesty of Justice The Truth Behind My Son’s Life Sentence in Miami-Dade County
5-Year Plea Deal: Is Death the Fate?
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5-Year Plea Deal: Is Death the Fate? A Case of Injustice Inside Miami-Dade Prosecutors Unveiled
Should a Man Die in Prison for Rejecting a 5-Year Plea Deal?
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The founder of Balanced Justice Network – Changing the System challenges Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundleby posing a pivotal question.
The Shocking Truth: 14 Years of Prosecutorial Misconduct Revealed
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Unjust Sentencing: A Mother's Call for Criminal Justice Reform & Miami-Dade Prosecutors
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In this video, Evelyn Castillo-Bach, founder of Balanced Justice Network, questions how the prosecutors in Miami-Dade pursued and obtained a Life sentence after her son rejected a 5-year plea deal.
Is Justice Transparency Vital for Miami Dade Prosecutors?
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The founder of Balanced Justice – Network – Changing the System questions the commitment to transparency, ethics and accountability within the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office led by Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
From 5-Year Plea Deal to Life Sentence: A Mother's Fight for Justice & Miami Dade Prosecutors
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Evelyn is the founder of Balanced Justice Network. She is advocating for ethics and transparency within the Miami-Dade Prosecutor Office led by Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
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