| Author | Message | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1513 Registered: 6-2006 |
He died because he wrote the wrong number. | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1974 Registered: 2-2001 |
He = he? Number of digits in the number relevant? Format? Base (e. g. decimal)? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1514 Registered: 6-2006 |
He = he?no Number of digits in the number relevant?yesish Format?yes Base (e. g. decimal)?yesish | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1975 Registered: 2-2001 |
Profession of dead he relevant? Of wrong-number he? Was the number written in the wrong base (e. g. written in octal instead of decimal or hex instead of decimal or decimal instead of hex etc.)? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1977 Registered: 2-2001 |
Forgot to ask: Notation relevant (e. g. scientific vs. plain-old)? Or method of marking decimals (e. g. with period or comma)? | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 285 Registered: 10-2003 |
Is it relevant how he died? Shot? Stabbed? Poisoned? Suicide? Disease? Natural causes? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1516 Registered: 6-2006 |
Profession of dead he relevant?no Of wrong-number he?yes Was the number written in the wrong base (e. g. written in octal instead of decimal or hex instead of decimal or decimal instead of hex etc.)?no. I guess bases aren't really all that relevant, although it couldn't be any other base than good ol' base 10 Forgot to ask: Notation relevant (e. g. scientific vs. plain-old)?not particularly. it's plain old. Or method of marking decimals (e. g. with period or comma)?no Is it relevant how he died? yes Shot?no Stabbed?no Poisoned?yopeishly possible Suicide?no Disease?no Natural causes?no | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 550 Registered: 4-2007 |
was the first he=human? adult/child? male? was the second he=human? adult/child? male? was the number a phone number? maybe number to poison control? an emergency number? fire? police? was it an alarm code? was it his cell phone number? a number where he would be staying? was the number written for someone else? a babysitter maybe? was the death an accident? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1978 Registered: 2-2001 |
Does the number represent a quantity of something? An address? Zip code? Phone number? SSN? Date? A measurement of some kind? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1517 Registered: 6-2006 |
was the first he=human? adult/child? male? was the second he=human? adult/child? male? yes to all was the number a phone number?no maybe number to poison control? no an emergency number? fire? police? no was it an alarm code? no was it his cell phone number?no a number where he would be staying? no was the number written for someone else?someone other than who? it was not intended for the person who wrote it. a babysitter maybe?no was the death an accident?no Does the number represent a quantity of something?no An address?no Zip code?no Phone number?no SSN?no Date?yes A measurement of some kind?no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1980 Registered: 2-2001 |
Ah, US vs. European method of date formatting relevant (MM/DD/YYYY vs. DD/MM/YYYY)? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 363 Registered: 6-2007 |
was the second he in the field of medicine? is the exact date relevant? did he-1 die on the date that he-2 wrote? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1520 Registered: 6-2006 |
Ah, US vs. European method of date formatting relevant (MM/DD/YYYY vs. DD/MM/YYYY)?no was the second he in the field of medicine?no is the exact date relevant? no did he-1 die on the date that he-2 wrote?no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1990 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was dead-he executed? Murdered? Accidental death? Were any penguins involved? Was it just a mistake on the part of wrong-number-he? Was the date written earlier than it should've been? Later? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1521 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was dead-he executed?yes Murdered?no Accidental death?no Were any penguins involved?uhh...no.... Was it just a mistake on the part of wrong-number-he?yes Was the date written earlier than it should've been?no Later?yes | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1995 Registered: 2-2001 |
A pardon? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1524 Registered: 6-2006 |
A pardon?no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1997 Registered: 2-2001 |
You're sure about the penguins? Did the wrong date lead to dead-he being convicted? Was dead-he guilty of whatever he was being executed for? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1527 Registered: 6-2006 |
You're sure about the penguins?I'm sure! Is this a joke I should understand? I feel like I'm being dense!! :-) Did the wrong date lead to dead-he being convicted?noish Was dead-he guilty of whatever he was being executed for?mostly irrel. more likely no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 1998 Registered: 2-2001 |
No, you shouldn't understand it - I'm just weird. (: Is it relevant why he's being executed? By whom? Which country? Was the date on a receipt? In an appointment book? On a form of some kind? On a letter? Relevant when (i. e. what year) this is set in? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1529 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is it relevant why he's being executed?noish By whom?noish Which country?not really, the US Was the date on a receipt?no In an appointment book?no On a form of some kind?yes On a letter?no Relevant when (i. e. what year) this is set in?yesish | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 1392 Registered: 8-2006 |
Electric chair relevant? Firing range? Off with his head? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 376 Registered: 6-2007 |
was dead man sentenced to death? capital punishment? if not for the wrong number would he have been executed on another day? or not executed at all? did he die as aresult of the execution? was the date hand written? month relevant? day of the week relevant? day of the month relevant? year relevant? any characteristics of the written date relevant? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1533 Registered: 6-2006 |
Electric chair relevant?only as a pssible method of executin Firing range? Off with his head?these unlikely was dead man sentenced to death?yes capital punishment?yes if not for the wrong number would he have been executed on another day?possibly or not executed at all?possibly did he die as aresult of the execution?yes was the date hand written?irrel month relevant?no day of the week relevant?no day of the month relevant?yes year relevant?no any characteristics of the written date relevant?no | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 289 Registered: 5-2007 |
Was the date as written... ...the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...before the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...after the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...the day the execution actually took place? ...before the day the execution actually took place? ...after the day the execution actually took place? Was the date that was supposed to be written... ...the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...before the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...after the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...the day the execution actually took place? ...before the day the execution actually took place? ...after the day the execution actually took place? | ||
| Pbzeppelin (Pbzeppelin)
New member Username: Pbzeppelin Post Number: 2 Registered: 8-2007 |
was the date his DOB? if so by putting his DOB as later - did he seem technically younger than he actually was? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1534 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was the date as written... ...the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...before the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...after the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...the day the execution actually took place? ...before the day the execution actually took place? ...after the day the execution actually took place? none of these Was the date that was supposed to be written... ...the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...before the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...after the day the execution was supposed to happen? ...the day the execution actually took place? ...before the day the execution actually took place? ...after the day the execution actually took place? none of these was the date his DOB? no if so by putting his DOB as later - did he seem technically younger than he actually was?so no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2001 Registered: 2-2001 |
Did wrong-date-he work for the government? DNA relevant? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1536 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did wrong-date-he work for the government?yes DNA relevant?no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2004 Registered: 2-2001 |
Department of corrections? County clerk? Justice Dept.? Was the date supposed to be the current date at the time it was written? Was it a date about the executed guy (e. g. birth date, arrest date, trial date etc.)? Was it written before he was convicted? Before he was arrested? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1539 Registered: 6-2006 |
Department of corrections?no County clerk?no Justice Dept.?no Was the date supposed to be the current date at the time it was written?no Was it a date about the executed guy (e. g. birth date, arrest date, trial date etc.)?yes Was it written before he was convicted?no Before he was arrested?no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2007 Registered: 2-2001 |
Relevant that capital punishment was banned in the US for a time? Was he elected? Appointed? Just hired? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1542 Registered: 6-2006 |
Relevant that capital punishment was banned in the US for a time?no Was he elected? Appointed?this Just hired? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2011 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was the date related to his execution? His appeal? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1548 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was the date related to his execution?no His appeal?yes | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2014 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was this the court clerk or something? His appeal ended up being scheduled after his execution? Thus he lost out on a chance to be exonerated? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1551 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was this the court clerk or something?no His appeal ended up being scheduled after his execution?no Thus he lost out on a chance to be exonerated?but yes | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2018 Registered: 2-2001 |
D. A.? Public defender? Was it the date of his appeal? Was it written on the paperwork requesting the appeal (I don't even know if there is such a thing, but the guv'mint really really likes paperwork)? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1552 Registered: 6-2006 |
D. A.?no Public defender?no Was it the date of his appeal?yope Was it written on the paperwork requesting the appeal (I don't even know if there is such a thing, but the guv'mint really really likes paperwork)?no | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 590 Registered: 4-2007 |
does it have anything to do with the statute of limitations? did he commit a crime a certain date, but it was recorded as a later date? if this, could he have been exonerated if the correct date had been entered because the time for any legal action to take place had already really passed? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1553 Registered: 6-2006 |
does it have anything to do with the statute of limitations? no did he commit a crime a certain date, but it was recorded as a later date?no if this, could he have been exonerated if the correct date had been entered because the time for any legal action to take place had already really passed?no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 404 Registered: 6-2007 |
did anything relevant occur on the written date? would the correct date have been the date he should appear in court? for an appeal? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1555 Registered: 6-2006 |
did anything relevant occur on the written date?no would the correct date have been the date he should appear in court?noish for an appeal?noish or yope | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2020 Registered: 2-2001 |
Related to his appeal...earliest date he could appeal? Had he been sentenced already when the date was written? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1556 Registered: 6-2006 |
Related to his appeal...earliest date he could appeal?no... Had he been sentenced already when the date was written?possibly, let's say yes | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 418 Registered: 6-2007 |
was the day of the month 2 digits? did he reverse 2 digits when he wrote the date? was he convicted of murder? are degrees of murder relevant? in terms of exoneration? is more than one crime relevant? more than 1 criminal? another person in the field of justice? law? another person? people? juror? lawyer? | ||
| Taffetapunk (Taffetapunk)
New member Username: Taffetapunk Post Number: 2 Registered: 8-2007 |
Hiya. Nice headscratcher of a puzzle! Is the age of the dead-he relevant? Like, being tried as an adult and being eligible for the death penalty? Does the day of the week have anything to do with the Sabbath? Like, the U.S. justice system does not carry out executions on the Sabbath. | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1559 Registered: 6-2006 |
was the day of the month 2 digits?yes did he reverse 2 digits when he wrote the date?no was he convicted of murder? irrel are degrees of murder relevant?no in terms of exoneration? no is more than one crime relevant? no more than 1 criminal? no another person in the field of justice?no law? no another person? people? juror? lawyer? none Hiya. Nice headscratcher of a puzzle! Is the age of the dead-he relevant?no Like, being tried as an adult and being eligible for the death penalty? no Does the day of the week have anything to do with the Sabbath?no Like, the U.S. justice system does not carry out executions on the Sabbath.I didn't know that. How about that. | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 433 Registered: 6-2007 |
was the day of the month the only thing that needed to be changed to make the correct date? was the written day 1 thru 15? was it written by law enforcement? sheriff? cop? FBI? we determined that the writer of the wrong date is not somone in the branch of justice, right? is it someone appointed by the executive branch? legislative? was the significant wrong-date document reviewed by the court? by a judge? would the deceased have known what the correct date should be? was the document reviewed by anyone before the execution? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1564 Registered: 6-2006 |
was the day of the month the only thing that needed to be changed to make the correct date?yes was the written day 1 thru 15?no was it written by law enforcement? sheriff? cop? FBI? none we determined that the writer of the wrong date is not somone in the branch of justice, right?yes is it someone appointed by the executive branch?this I believe legislative? was the significant wrong-date document reviewed by the court?yes by a judge?yes would the deceased have known what the correct date should be? no was the document reviewed by anyone before the execution?yes | ||
| Christine (Christine)
New member Username: Christine Post Number: 6 Registered: 8-2007 |
Was the date non-existent? Or non-existent that year (ie: February 29)? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1568 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was the date non-existent?no Or non-existent that year (ie: February 29)?no | ||
| Christine (Christine)
New member Username: Christine Post Number: 11 Registered: 8-2007 |
Was the date between 15 and 20? 20 and 25? 25 and 30? 31? The position was appointed by the executive branch? So was it: US Supreme Court Justice? Secretary of State? Secretary of the Treasury? Secretary of Defense? Secretary of the Army/Navy/Air Force? (Is this related to the military at all?) Attorney General? Secretary of Agriculture/Commerce/Labor/Health and Human Services? Surgeon General (hm.. date an expiration date of an antidote would be funny)? Secretary of Transportation or Housing or Energy (power outage of electric chair =P )? Secretary of Education? Secretary of Homeland Security? US Attorney? US District Judge? Judge of the US court of appeal? National Security advisor? White House Counsel? Director of the Central Intelligence Agency? Commission on Civil Rights? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1572 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was the date between 15 and 20? 20 and 25? 25 and 30? 31? Which date? The date written or the date that should have been written? The date written was 27, the date it should have been is 24 The position was appointed by the executive branch?yes So was it: US District Judge?this, or could be a state court system equivalent | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2029 Registered: 2-2001 |
Now I'm puzzled; I assumed that a judge would be considered part of the Justice System... Is legislation/court decision about the death penalty relevant? Any other law that went into effect before he was executed? Did the incorrect date mean that he was not eligible for something that would've otherwise saved him? That evidence exonerating him couldn't be used? Wouldn't be found in time? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1575 Registered: 6-2006 |
Now I'm puzzled; I assumed that a judge would be considered part of the Justice System...yes, well, I debated on how to answer that question before. I think the question was worded Justice Dept, which technically is the cabinet department which is different from the judicial branch of the government... Is legislation/court decision about the death penalty relevant?no Any other law that went into effect before he was executed?no Did the incorrect date mean that he was not eligible for something that would've otherwise saved him?yes That evidence exonerating him couldn't be used?yope? possibly, but not necessarily Wouldn't be found in time?no | ||
| Christine (Christine)
New member Username: Christine Post Number: 34 Registered: 8-2007 |
Was one date on a weekend, or one just before and one just after a weekend? Was he actually guilty of the crime? Did the Judge knowingly write the wrong date? Did the Judge later know the date he wrote caused the man's death? Did the Judge later regret writing the wrong date? Was evidence found that cleared the man's name? The date was related to an "appeal" but was not actually the date of an appeal? Was it the date he could ask for an appeal? Anything to do with bail, or with good behavior? Does it matter how long after the written date the man was executed? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1583 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was one date on a weekend, or one just before and one just after a weekend? no Was he actually guilty of the crime? irrel, we'll say no. Did the Judge knowingly write the wrong date?no Did the Judge later know the date he wrote caused the man's death?irrel Did the Judge later regret writing the wrong date? irrel Was evidence found that cleared the man's name?possibly, but not necessarily The date was related to an "appeal" but was not actually the date of an appeal?yesish Was it the date he could ask for an appeal?noish Anything to do with bail, or with good behavior?no Does it matter how long after the written date the man was executed?no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2035 Registered: 2-2001 |
Relevant who represented the dead guy in court? Was someone supposed to take some action on the 24th but instead it didn't happen until the 27th? Did the dead guy get an appeal? Is it relevant which judge he would've had the appeal with? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1589 Registered: 6-2006 |
Relevant who represented the dead guy in court? no Was someone supposed to take some action on the 24th but instead it didn't happen until the 27th?yope Did the dead guy get an appeal?yope...please rephrase Is it relevant which judge he would've had the appeal with?no | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2037 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was an appeal date set for the dead guy? Was he executed before that date? Was what would've happened on the 27th too late because dead guy was already dead? I know that out here in Cafilnoria a death sentence generates an automatic appeal (as opposed to Texas where they just walk you straight from the courtroom to the execution chamber...); is that relevant here? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1590 Registered: 6-2006 |
Was an appeal date set for the dead guy?yope Was he executed before that date?no Was what would've happened on the 27th too late because dead guy was already dead?no I know that out here in Cafilnoria a death sentence generates an automatic appeal (as opposed to Texas where they just walk you straight from the courtroom to the execution chamber...); is that relevant here?noish | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 492 Registered: 6-2007 |
I keep seeing "Yopes" about the subject of appeal so... is any actual appeal,or refernce thereof, relevant? is any pursuit of appeal relevant? if so, by the one who was executed? or representation therof? is yope because there a relevant legal motion which is like but not exactly an appeal? is there a better name for what was planned on the intended date? if we are talking appeal.. is an appeal for a person other other than the executed one relevant? is there a relevant mistake or misprint in which one person believes he is referring to an appeal and another person is actually referring to something else? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1599 Registered: 6-2006 |
I keep seeing "Yopes" about the subject of appeal so... is any actual appeal,or refernce thereof, relevant? yes is any pursuit of appeal relevant? yes if so, by the one who was executed? yes or representation therof? this too is yope because there a relevant legal motion which is like but not exactly an appeal? no is there a better name for what was planned on the intended date? no, possibly FA if we are talking appeal.. is an appeal for a person other other than the executed one relevant? no is there a relevant mistake or misprint in which one person believes he is referring to an appeal and another person is actually referring to something else? no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 495 Registered: 6-2007 |
is the date of appeal at all a part of the puzzle? would an appeal be the relevant factor that would save the man's life according to the puzzle? or is there another potentially life-saving factor here? does date of appeal have any relationship to intended date in the puzzle? mistaken date? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1602 Registered: 6-2006 |
is the date of appeal at all a part of the puzzle? yes...ish!!! would an appeal be the relevant factor that would save the man's life according to the puzzle?yes or is there another potentially life-saving factor here?no does date of appeal have any relationship to intended date in the puzzle? mistaken date? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 498 Registered: 6-2007 |
is a stay of execution relevant? is the intended date a stay of execution? was an appeal date set? was the man executed on the wrong date? was the defendant going for an appeal due to mistrial a result of the wrong date? was the appeal because of the wrong date? was an appeal denied? was the judge who wrote the wrong date a judge from the higher court which was being appealed to? is there any more relevance to the days of the month other than being 3 days apart? if only the days were changed to 12 and 15 would the rest of the puzzle stikll work? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1605 Registered: 6-2006 |
is a stay of execution relevant?no is the intended date a stay of execution?no was an appeal date set? yope was the man executed on the wrong date?no was the defendant going for an appeal due to mistrial a result of the wrong date? no was the appeal because of the wrong date? no was an appeal denied? yes was the judge who wrote the wrong date a judge from the higher court which was being appealed to? no is there any more relevance to the days of the month other than being 3 days apart? no if only the days were changed to 12 and 15 would the rest of the puzzle stikll work?yes | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 519 Registered: 6-2007 |
are any other days critical in relation to the known dates (24 & or 27)? i.e. 1 week before, 1 week after, etc. relevant why the appeal was denied? was it denied because of the wrong date? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1610 Registered: 6-2006 |
are any other days critical in relation to the known dates (24 & or 27)?yes i.e. 1 week before, 1 week after, etc. but not these relevant why the appeal was denied? yes was it denied because of the wrong date? yes | ||
| Obaone (Obaone)
New member Username: Obaone Post Number: 1 Registered: 9-2007 |
Did something relavent happen between the 24th and 27th? Was it a birthday? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1613 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did something relavent happen between the 24th and 27th?yes Was it a birthday?no | ||
| Obaone (Obaone)
New member Username: Obaone Post Number: 3 Registered: 9-2007 |
Did someone die? Get fired? quit? Was there a change in law? or policy that is relevant? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1614 Registered: 6-2006 |
Did someone die?do you mean did someone die between those dates? no. Get fired?no quit?no Was there a change in law?no or policy that is relevant?no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 526 Registered: 6-2007 |
was there a court action between those dates? legal motion? punitive action? something on the 25th? 26th? is deadline for appeal relevant? was the intended or written date a deadline for starting appeal process? was the deadline between the 24th and 27th? | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1617 Registered: 6-2006 |
was there a court action between those dates? yes legal motion?yesish punitive action?no something on the 25th? 26th?this is deadline for appeal relevant? YES!!! was the intended or written date a deadline for starting appeal process? YES!!! was the deadline between the 24th and 27th?no | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 534 Registered: 6-2007 |
May I attempt to $p0iL now? :o) A man was found guilty of murder, and sentenced to death. He then requested an appeal. The judge accidently wrote that the deadline for starting appeal process was on the 27th. actually it was the 24th. They filed for appeal on the 26th, 2 days too late, so the appeal was denied. Without appeal he lost his chance to be exonerated, the lower court's decision was affirmed, Thus he was executed. | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1621 Registered: 6-2006 |
May I attempt to $p0iL now? :o) of course A man was found guilty of murder, and sentenced to death. He then requested an appeal. The judge accidently wrote that the deadline for starting appeal process was on the 27th. actually it was the 24th. They filed for appeal on the 26th, 2 days too late, so the appeal was denied. Without appeal he lost his chance to be exonerated, the lower court's decision was affirmed, Thus he was executed.Exactly! That's a SPOILER I based this puzzle on an actual case, the only difference being that the real case did not involve the death penalty. But hey, this is a lateral puzzle! Someone had to die!!! Here's the short article about the real case: Ohio inmate Keith Bowles may spend the rest of his life in prison just because a federal judge miscalculated Bowles' deadline for appealing his case. Bowles was convicted of murder in 1999, and his federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus was denied in 2004. However, the federal judge wrote "Feb. 27" as the deadline for appealing (mistakenly, because federal rules gave Bowles only until Feb. 24). Bowles' Feb. 26 appeal was dismissed as too late by the U.S. Court of Appeals and, in June 2007, by the U.S. Supreme Court. [New York Times, 6-17-07] |
