Piney Woods Justice

Was Valeria guilty?

Georgia Kimmey Season 1 Episode 7

March 2020 Valeria, a 54 year old mentally ill African-American who pleads guilty to aggregated theft of over 1.3 million, is sentenced in Conroe, TX to 70 years in the Texas State Penitentiary.  But was she really guilty?  Due to repeated, heated arguments with her second attorney on the case, she desperately changed her plea to guilty the day before jury selection.  The arguments continue as she files two grievances against him and he files two Motions to Withdraw.  It's not until her sentencing hearing when an outburst in the middle of court convinces the Judge to dismiss Mr. LeGrand from representing Valeria.  But is she competent to represent herself?  Exasperated with the entire proceeding, the Judge halts the hearing mid-way and  permits Valeria a few days grace to hire someone else.  Jim Squyres enters the fray as her third attorney, but only receives the hundreds of pages of State's evidence, comprised of detailed accounting records implicating a swindling scam concerning temp agencies and medical personnel, one day before sentencing resumes.  Completely ineffective at defending Valeria, she was doomed.  But who is the mystery man claiming to be Dennis Temple from Ghana?  He submitted bizarre videos of himself to the DA where he admits to masterminding the entire scheme, saying Valeria is actually his victim!  Stay tuned for the wildest ride ever!  Folks, I couldn't even make this stuff up.  You be the judge.