Ethan Ralph's December 16th, 2020 Revenge Porn Arrest & Trial - Trial outcome: Ralph pled No Contest, was found guilty and has a 1yr suspended sentence (not probation).

[Spectre_06]

When do you guys think we will see the results of this hearing?

Something should appear on the court calendar/docket by COB if not sooner. It depends on what happens during the hearing, obviously. I don't think we'll have any type of sentencing in any case, but we may have a plea or decision by the presiding officer.

 

[JustSomeDong]

Killstream t shirt with a suit jacket over it.

We need to crowdfund a 5XL version of Russel Greer's new red sequined pimptux.

 

[Spectre_06]

Gunt tweeted about an hour ago. The hearing could have started late, there could have been a recess, or something similar. I don't think he's out of court yet, because unless he plead or the charges were dropped (I don't think the latter happened) I don't see this having been a 20-minute deal. Not much beyond a gif and retweeting some groyper.

 

[Haru Okumura]

Ralph is attending a adjudicatory hearing, not a trial.

What you've cited is an administrative code for the Virginia Department of Health's commission on water quality testing. Why this manual has such amazing SEO I will never know, and it got me too at first. I do not think it applies more generally, since most bodies have their own idiosyncratic definitions of common terms.

Virginia's Office of the Attorney General suggests an adjudicatory hearing and a trial are one and the same:



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A Virginia attorney is even more specific about this nomenclature:



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The weirdest part is that the site you're looking at the documents on says "for trial" (i.e. this hearing is being continued to set a trial), whereas the one I'm viewing them on just says "trial" (i.e. this hearing has been continued to serve as the trial). I do not like this contradictory ambiguity.

That aside, based solely on the docket, it's pretty confusing what's going on. Several other defendants before the court today have gotten continuances, but at least one has had a final disposition entered. Everybody before Ethan has had their files updated as of over an hour ago (all "Adjudicatory" hearing types with continuance code "Trial" again), but nothing at or after him has been updated, so something is happening to him in there for sure.

Academics please respond.

A sufficiently long continuance, if provided, will mean that the covid restrictions get relaxed and one of our members can sit in the gallery to watch the whole thing, so that's probably for the best.

 

[Spectre_06]

What you've cited is an administrative code for the Virginia Department of Health's commission on water quality testing. Why this manual has such amazing SEO I will never know, and it got me too at first. I do not think it applies more generally, since most bodies have their own idiosyncratic definitions of common terms.

Virginia's Office of the Attorney General suggests an adjudicatory hearing and a trial are one and the same:

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Site (archive)

A Virginia attorney is even more specific about this nomenclature:

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Site (archive)

The weirdest part is that the site you're looking at the documents on says "for trial" (i.e. this hearing is being continued to set a trial), whereas the one I'm viewing them on just says "trial" (i.e. this hearing has been continued to serve as the trial). I do not like this contradictory ambiguity.

That aside, based solely on the docket, it's pretty confusing what's going on. Several other defendants before the court today have gotten continuances, but at least one has had a final disposition entered. Everybody before Ethan has had their files updated as of over an hour ago (all "Adjudicatory" hearing types with continuance code "Trial" again), but nothing at or after him has been updated, so something is happening to him in there for sure.

Academics please respond.

A sufficiently long continuance, if provided, will mean that the covid restrictions get relaxed and one of our members can sit in the gallery to watch the whole thing, so that's probably for the best.

Correct. Another law office provides the following after arraignment:

As I said, it's possible we get a ruling on the evidence today but it could be continued to a future date, more than likely sooner rather than later. Ralph does have the option to plead out at this point, but I think he will lose the right to plead nolo contendere or give an Alford plea.

Also keep in mind that his attorney specializes in mitigating sentencing using things such as addiction and what-not. She doesn't specialize in getting them off scot-free.

 

[WhimsicalTrolli]

"CHAIN GANG GANG LETS GO!

Tyrone with 3 muffinginis says "What are you doing fat boy"

Coming soon?

 

[Spectre_06]

One minute ago:

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Thank you mod who put the tweet and archive up. Since I'm looking at it incognito for some fucking reason I couldn't get either.

 

[Barbarus]

One minute ago:

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Man who filmed himself thumbing girls butthole and sends to a livestream to be viewed by thousands of people, gets taken to court over it , attempts to assault female police officers, gets mad at any small joke calls other people fucking stupid.
there are shades of fucking stupid, Ralph is like the darkest fucking shade of prison BBC on that shade scale

 

[Spectre_06]

 

[ScrappyLobsterchu]

So did the court decided it didn't have jurisdiction? What court did it transfer it to?

 

[beautiful person]

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Thank you mod who put the tweet and archive up. Since I'm looking at it incognito for some fucking reason I couldn't get either.

I'm wondering if he's referring to the Vickers and if all their game playing earlier fucked up their case.

But it looks like the case is just being transferred somewhere else.

 

[MaskedHussar11]

So did the court decided it didn't have jurisdiction? What court did it transfer it to?

See Nulls post. This was just to see if it should even go to proper Court in the first place. This ruling means he is actually going to be tried now.

 

[Vetti]

Samantha Upton. Smash or pass, chat?

 

[Spectre_06]

Samantha Upton. Smash or pass, chat?
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Would give the most disappointing 8 seconds of her life.

 

[Return The Slab]

This is extra funny. Ralphs biggest enemy is himself.

 

[mindlessobserver]

See Nulls post. This was just to see if it should even go to proper Court in the first place. This ruling means he is actually going to be tried now.

Oh goody. this restarts the clock on my end, if they transferred this to circuit court for a jury trial. He also should have just taken the plea deal in traffic court rather then take this up the chain. Arrogant fool.

 

[#KillAllPedos]

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Ralph is attending a adjudicatory hearing, not a trial.

Government website explaining what this means in Virginia.

Title 12. Health

law.lis.virginia.gov

A general definition of adjudication.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/adjudication

It looks like section you linked applies to Department of Health regulations for swimming pools, or something like that. Is there a section that defines it in criminal proceedings?

But in general when you see the word “adjudicate,” it means an administrative process is taking place, rather than a legal one. What could that mean here?

I don’t have an answer, but it could be that Ralph has plead guilty, and the remaining portion is a bench trial on sentencing. This is from the VA Circuit Court Clerk’s criminal manual:

A trial conducted by the judge without a jury is called a “bench trial.” A defendant, who voluntarily pleads guilty to a criminal offense, thereby waiving his/her right to a jury trial, will be tried by the judge without a jury. ... A bench trial in which the defendant has pleaded not guilty begins with the calling of the case and the hearing of motions ... After the Commonwealth rests, both sides present closing arguments. The court renders a decision in the case as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. This process is called adjudication.

http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/resources/manuals/cc_manual_criminal/chapter_05.pdf

It may be that VA logs sentencing hearings as “adjudicatory,” since apparently it categorizes bench verdicts as “adjudication.” Another possibility is that Ralph plead guilty, and the court has used that to make an “adjudication of guilt” of a probation violation. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title19.2/chapter18/section19.2-303.2/

Either way, looks like no jury trial today.

 

[MaskedHussar11]

Samantha Upton. Smash or pass, chat?
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Damn, since when did they let horses take the bar?

I'd think about a pass, but since she represents people like Ralph, she probably has an itchy trigger finger on the pepper spray. Best not to risk it.

 

[Spectre_06]

The court says it was transferred to Richmond Juvenile Court with the next hearing being 10 February at 0845. Since it's a domestic charge (boyfriend-girlfriend, living together) that's where it goes now.

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Source: Spoke to the clerk of the court who informed me of what's going on.

 

[mindlessobserver]

So did the court decided it didn't have jurisdiction? What court did it transfer it to?

Probably the circuit court. If I was placing bets, I would assume Ralph requested trial by Jury, and since he is a repeat offender on probation, a guilty verdict here could lead to knock on effects that could in theory put him away for years. So the judge agreed to the request and transferred the case. Not a good play on Ralphs part though, since a guilty verdict by a Jury instead of the Traffic Court judge will almost certainly result in prison time. This could all be needless supposition though.