Probation Officer

Deborah Clem

Ms. Deborah Clem was Clinton’s juvenile probation officer.  He was placed on probation, or what is known as deferred prosecution for the theft of a flute.  You will notice in Ms. Clem’s testimony she wasn’t even sure who stole the flute!   It was never decided, so they just prosecuted everyone!   Since Clinton refused to talk to the cops and Clinton’s step sister claim that the other youth stole the flute. (The other youth was the only one that was the only one of the three that was actually in the band class.  So the other youth was the only one in a position to actually have access to the instrument)   The other youth’s name just happens to be Clint as well.  (Clint Strickland)

Due to the circumstances the prosecution could not convict or as it is known in a juvenile court, adjudicate Clinton.   They dealt with it as a deferred prosecution.  This is basically the prosecution saying “Hey we have no case, so you be a good boy for 6 months and it will all go away.”   

A key element to focus on though, is how Ms. Clems clearly lied when questioned by the prosecution.  She states that Clinton is the worst kid she ever had on her case load.  Yet when she was cross examined by Clinton’s attorney Ian,  you read how Ms. Clems contradicts herself.  She talks about how nice Clinton was.  She even admits that Clinton and her met at a grocery store after Clinton was released from TYC,  Clinton approached her and was nothing but polite. 

The only violent referral that Clinton had as a juvenile was the fight he was charged with assault in.  One fight that got carried away.   Yet, she states Clinton is the worst and the only ONE that comes close is another guy that is already on death row!?  That clearly makes no sense! 

So you will see, as with the others that testified for the prosecution,  they started out saying whatever the prosecution wanted them to say, though as soon as Clint’s lawyer starts digging in, during cross examination, the truth starts to unveil.

She makes it seem as if Clinton was “Hell on Earth,”  yet her first dealings with Clinton was for a crime that they didn’t even know who actually committed.   Then it wasn’t until four years later, that she actually saw him again.   This time it was for joy riding in a friend of the families car and for taking property from his mother.  (The owner of the car didn’t even want to press charges)   Then he had another charge of burglary of a habitation.  The victim of this crime was not called by the prosecution, as she was not convinced that Clinton was the one that broke into her home.  Two other juveniles and one adult were also charged with this offense. 

The burglary of a building offense that is discussed was a neighborhood beer store.

Statements From Clinton

I only met with Ms. Clems a few times as a child.   I never really did like her, nor did anyone else, as she was always really snobby.  Though, I still treated her in a respectful manner.  I just assumed that it was her job to act a certain way, so to try to intimidate the youth to end criminal behavior.  After my trial, I realized it was the content of her character! 

When I saw Ms. Clems at the grocery store where I greeted her, she had a black eye from another juvenile probationer hitting her!  She tried to make it seem as if I was the worst she had to deal with.  I was always nice to her, and she had other kids who tried to beat her up!

Another kid she had on her caseload raped his neighbors daughter and stabbed his own sister.  Yet, I was the worse? 

Every prosecutor tries to get every witness to say that the person on trial is dangerous and manipulative.  They try to make the defendant appear to be a sociopath.  As there is no treatment or cure for someone who is a sociopath.  A sociopath is a cold hearted person who thinks of no one other than themselves.   The prosecution paints them image to tell the jury there is no choice but to kill the defendant.   To convince them, they are not killing a human, they are killing a monster. 

This is the image, that Ms. Clems who works for the prosecution, tried to paint me as.  As a probation officer she is an element of the prosecutors office.  She is an employee of the State. 

So one cannot be surprised at her support of the prosecution.  You will see in Ms. Clems testimony how the prosecutor refused to ask any questions after my attorneys were finished.  The prosecutors knew he had no play.  Ms. Clems is now a teacher. 

In Ms. Clems testimony she discusses the case of assault on Wendell.  You will read how it states that I supposedly exposed myself for the intent to gratify a desire.  To indicate that was the purpose would be to say that I was attracted to guys.  Something that is FAR from the truth.  (To each his own, but I love the ladies)

That is just the way that the law is written.  The only reason that I agreed to their terms in pleading to the offense as well as the burglary to a building as well as habitation is because I was told by my lawyer at the time, that if it was taken to trial I could have gotten ten years.   So it scared me into pleading to the charges.  They told me I could be home in six months from TYC, however as soon as I got to TYC, they set my minimal length of stay at one year, with the maximum being until I turned 21.  Had I known, that I would at least had to do a year, I would have refused to plea out.  I was also told that it would all be off of my record.  The only charge I was truly concerned with was the sexual charge.  As it was simply a baseless false charge. 

I remember standing in the courtroom the day of the plea.  When the judge read the charge and asked how I would plea, my heart started to race, and I told my lawyer “Man, I didn’t do that!”  He responded with “Then plead not guilty, but they could certify you as an adult and give you ten years.”  So I got scared into pleading out to it.  As due to me being 14, the judge could certify me as an adult.  

During the alleged offense, at one point while the other youth was on the ground, I did sit on his head to prevent him from getting up.  Due to his size, I had no desire to let him get a hold of me.  During the fight because I only had on boxer shorts, my penis slipped out between the slit of my boxers.  Any guy that wears boxers has had this happen at one point or another.  When this happened another guy in the room started laughing and stated “Man, put your D*** up!”  This caused me to look down and everyone else to look as well.  I fixed myself and seen that Wendell himself had looked, so I started to make fun of him and said (To write it in an appropriate manner) “Basically, why was he looking at my private area, and that I bet he wanted to perform oral sex on me.”   I of course, did use more vulgar language.  I am sure you get the point.  Due to that happening, I was charged with indecency of a child under 17 with exposure.  NOT by contact but by exposure.  It was labeled as “a child,” due to Wendell being under the age of 17.  It didn’t matter that I as well was under 17.  Had Wendell been 17 or up it would have only been indecent exposure.  The laws are written in specific ways. 

If a women flashes her breasts in public it is considered indecent exposure, if she exposes her breasts in public and someone under 17 sees, she can be charged with indecency with a child.  I explain that to show the law has a title that can be misleading and not a true representative of the facts.  Sadly after this event took place, all the doctors and etc focused in on it.   So it was something that I had to combat for years,  due to the way that the laws govern TYC are written.  I refused to admit that I had committed that offense.  As long as I refused, I was told by my caseworker I would not be allowed to be released on parole.   This is why I stayed locked up for 2 and ½ years on a one year sentence.  I refused to admit guilt to it, to the parole board, or to my caseworker.  Since I was not allowed to go home, I chose to not follow the program and act up, breaking the rules.  I had a girlfriend waiting for me at home.  My Mom was buying a 1990 model Jaguar that was being sold by a bank after they reposessed it. This would have been my first car for when I came home.  So I had all the reason in the world to go home!  Yet I chose to not work the program as I was not going to stand in front of a group of people and admit to an offense that was sexually based, when I knew it to not be true. 

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