Charges against Tramel dropped

Charges of cheating and making false claims of an academic degree have been dropped against former Sneads City Manager Jerry Tramel.

[Savage]

This man should not have been charged for anything! I know without a doubt who started this against him. Pug, I hope he visits you while you are sitting in jail! Mr.Councilman ( I want sat your name or they will delete my blog)that got put up to do this, Good Luck! This man would not have fought two years with 4 Attorneys unless he has really got some solid proof! He did no wrong, but could have gave Sneads a couple of dollars and they would have dropped the garbage, But he fought!! If he can afford 4 Attorneys, he can afford to fight you and he will win. If I was you I couldn't sleep at night, knowing what inmates do to little boys like you! It's coming!! Council Members can be sued for any amount!! So can Attorneys - Town Clerks - Police!

[FirstAmendmentFa n]

For over two years, former Sneads City Manager Jerry G. Tramel Ph.D. who is a graduate of Canterbury University, has fought to clear his name and confirm the bona fides of his credentials. Justice was finally done on August 26 in the 14th Judicial Circuit Court when Judge William L. Wright dismissed all charges against him after the Prosecution was forced to admit that his degrees were perfectly legal.

This stunning victory took just 27 minutes during which every facet of the State’s case against Dr. Tramel collapsed. Dr. Tramel had been dismissed from his job as Sneads City Manager, a post that does not require a degree, when it was correctly pointed out that his degrees from Canterbury University did not have accreditation recognized by the US Department of Education. Such accreditation is voluntary and is not possible anyway because the Secretary of Education is prevented by statute from accrediting foreign degrees, institutions or programs.

Judge William L. Wright described the case as “perplexing” while the State’s own Prosecutor, Gregory Wilson ASA, had to admit, in a quite damning comment on the case,“It doesn't make sense. It is not grammatically correct and doesn't statutorily illicit any facts on the information. So the State is hard pressed to deny his Motion to Dismiss.”

Gregory Wilson ASA placed the blame for the debacle squarely on the shoulders of his ‘predecessors’. Under previous State Attorney Steve Meadows, Deputy Chief Investigator Robbie Wester and Mark Sims ASA prepared the original case based on incorrect conclusions drawn from a fundamentally flawed investigation. None of these people still work in the Office of the State Attorney.

The core of the case revolved around Florida Statute 817.567, under which Dr. Tramel had been charged. It had been previously struck down as an unconstitutional violation of First Amendment rights in Samuel Bartow Strang, III v. Michael Satz, 884 F.Supp.504; 1995 U.S. Dist and Saavedra v. State of Florida 1995 U.S. Dist, Florida 13th Circuit, Case no. 95-7194. In both cases Court injunctions prevent the State Attorney from prosecuting. The problem with the unconstitutionality of Florida Statute 817.567 had been discussed in Florida Senate Bill CS/SB 96 by Senator Grant in 1996.

[The Follow Up Writer]

I agree with all. Mr.Tramel should not have been charged with any crime. Everyone in Jackson County knows it was a political plot. If the previous State Attorney would press charges,Sneads and The Police Chief will give him there support and they will try to prosecute Mr.Tramel. Well, they forgot to think of the pull Tramel has in Jackson County and Sneads! It backfired- The State Attorney loss-Sneads loss there charges against Tramel and it looks like one darn good lawsuit!
What a bunch of idiots. This Pug person doesn't realize Tramel can sue him at any time(no time limits.) Sneads thinks there time for prosecution ran out-Wrong, it is from the date of the end of charges!
I am glad. Mr.Tramel is a well educated man and Sneads is just to stupid for a man like him.