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Supremes refuse to hear Ramos, Compean case, Border Patrol agents still have chance to clear their names 
After serving two years in federal prison in solitary confinement for shooting a fleeing Mexican drug smuggler who had brought 750 pounds of marijuana into the U.S., Ramos and Compean were released from prison a month ago, with home confinement until March 20 ordered by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The former agents still carry the felony conviction, although President Bush commuted their sentences on the last full day of his presidency. As WND reported, Ramos' attorney, David Botsworth, said a petition for writ of certiorari was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court and docketed Dec. 11. "Of course, it's not a ruling on the merits and expresses no opinion on the underlying issues," Botsford told WND. "Statistically, it is very difficult to get into the Supreme Court. But we'll be going back into federal district court down the road on a motion to vacate and raising a host of issues. So it certainly is not over." |
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