"Gordon R. Dickson - Computors Don't Argue" - читать интересную книгу автора (Dickson Gordon R)

explained his situation to me, I nearly fell out of my chair.
It wasn't a matter of my not convincing him. It took less than
three minutes to show him that my client should never have
been within the walls of the County Jail for a second. Butget
thisMcDivot couldn't do a thing about it.
The point is, my man had already been judged guilty
according to the computerized records. In the absence of a trial
recordof course there never was one (but that's something I'm
not free to explain to you now)the judge has to go by what
records are available. And in the case of an adjudged prisoner,
McDivot's only legal choice was whether to sentence to life


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imprisonment, or execution.
The death of the kidnap victim, according to the statute,
made the death penalty mandatory. Under the new laws
governing length of time for appeal, which has been shortened
because of the new system of computerizing records, to force an
elimination of unfair delay and mental anguish to those
condemned, I have five days in which to file an appeal, and ten
to have it acted on.
Needless to say, I am not going to monkey with an appeal.
I'm going directly to the Governor for a pardonafter which we
will get this farce reversed. McDivot has already written the
Governor, also, explaining that his sentence was ridiculous, but
that he had no choice. Between the two of us, we ought to have
a pardon in short order.
Then, I'll make the fur fly . . .
And we'll get in some fishing.
Best,
Mike
OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS
June 17,1966
Mr. Michael R. Reynolds
49 Water Street
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
In reply to your query about the request for pardon for
Walter A. Child (A. Walter), may I inform you that the
Governor is still on his trip with the Midwest Governors
Committee, examining the Wall in Berlin. He should be back
next Friday.
I will bring your request and letters to his attention the
minute he returns.
Very truly yours,
Clara B. Jilks