Breaking News: Scully gets Probation for his role in Ramirez Murder!

Unbelievable. Judge Baldwin sentenced Brian Scully to Probation for his role in murdering Luis Ramirez! For those of you who recall the testimony, the reason many said Piekarsky and Donchak received only 6 months was because they said Scully was the actual Kicker. He was the guy who kicked him since the key witness said the kicker wore white tennis shoes. He was the only person who wore white tennis shoes. Scully acknowledged the kick but said he missed. (yeah, right). Now, he gets PROBATION!!! Justice for Luis has truly been denied! This is Shameful!!
republican herald reports:
Baldwin decides Scully's punishment for Ramirez death
Schuylkill County President Judge William E. Baldwin has made a determination in the juvenile case against Shenandoah Valley student Brian Scully, 18, for his involvement in the beating death of an illegal Mexican immigrant.

Baldwin decided Monday the teen will be on probation until age 21, will remain under house arrest until Baldwin says otherwise and will be subject to alcohol monitoring until age 21. Scully must also perform 400 hours of community service and pay $1,147 in restitution.

Scully was one of several youths involved in a street fight July 12, 2008, in which Luis Ramirez Zavala was severely beaten and kicked in the head. Ramirez died July 14 from his injuries.

Shenandoah teens Brandon Piekarsky, 17, and Derrick Donchak, 19, were found guilty in May of simple assault, the least serious of the charges they faced, in connection with the death. Piekarsky had been charged with third-degree murder.

Although he was charged as a juvenile, hearings in Scully's case have been mostly open to the public due to the severity of the crime. Under Pennsylvania law, because he was charged as a juvenile, the maximum penalty Scully faced was confinement to a juvenile detention facility until age 21.

Ramirez Murder Instigator Gets Hand-Slap - Charged as a Juvenile

Brian Scully admitted his guilt in the Luis Ramirez murder. He said in court, “If I could take it back, I would. I admit to what I did ... to get this off my chest.” However, the accomodating prosecutors in Schuylkill County only charged him as a juvenile instead of as an adult. The good ole boy judge Baldwin found the teen Delinquent instead of guilty. The most serious penalty he could impose, IF he imposes it, will be confinement to a juvenile detention center and any penalty he imposes will not last beyond Scully’s 21st birthday, when the jurisdiction of juvenile court will end under state law.

Luis Ramirez will NOT receive justice. In fact, as if to add insult to injury, Baldwin ruled Scully’s actions, would have constituted aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation, hindering apprehension, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and underage drinking IF the D.A. had properly tried Scully (who is older than Piekarsky) as an adult (not that a Schuylkill County jury would have convicted him). For these heinous crimes, Scully will only receive 90 days evaluation, a mere handslap.

The response from the accomodating Schuylkill district attorney was so typical of his previous response to this murder. He expressed "satisfaction" with the result of Monday’s hearing. “(my boy) Brian took responsibility for his actions. He admitted to the charges,” Goodman said. “I believe it’s an appropriate resolution.”

Scully was taken away immediately after the hearing. Then adding more insult to injury, Baldwin said Scully would be allowed to return to the county for his June 1 graduation at Shenandoah Valley High School.

What a travesty of Justice!

References:

RAMIREZ BEATING CASE Teenager faces evaluation Judge calls Brian Scully an ‘instigator’ in episode