Penfield, NY

Saturday, February 11, 2012

When the Constitution was signed having a jury decide guilt was to protect against public corruption. The decision of guilt was not given to a judge, but to a jury of the people. The accused was given the right to confront his accuser in front of that jury with the right to cross examine his accuser. That did not happen for Frank Langdon, partly in the interest of judicial economy. The District Attorney knew he did not have a case and the cost would be a burden on the defendant. With the county admitting violation of Franks Rights in a case they where they had no evidence Civil; Court seemed the answer; there both sides would be required to testify.

Frank Langdon was indicted for arson, but the matter ended "for failure to go forward." Frank Langdon was never cleared of the crime and the facts were never made public. The suit to collect damages in civil court was blocked by corrupt officials. Frank Langdon was found Guilty without Trial. That is why Frank Langdon never faced his accuser and was never given a chance to testify

I sent affidavits signed by Frank Langdon and myself, Grant Langdon to the Register Star newspaper and requested they allow me to purchase an ad so I could publish them. The affidavits are the first testimony to be offered to the public in the legal quicksand that engulfed my family for 24 years. They clearly show Frank Langdon did not set the fire and the arrest was not proper. There is no fairness unless the facts the paper know are made public. The paper should publish the affidavits the court would not allow to be admitted. Nothing was in the affidavits that is not true and could not be said before a jury of the people. The paper should publish the affidavits and let the peole decide.

Grant Langdon

Penfield, NY

585-388-4303