April 2016: A Letter to President Barack Obama

This hexagram represents of the Star of David and/or Shield of God.

I am choosing this symbol as the start of my letter because of its distinction and because it is a symbol of protection over the six directions circumferencing one's body.

So I begin with Greetings!

Dear President Barack Obama:

As your final term ends, a friend reminded me that I needed to write you.  I figure this letter/article may reach you before you leave your office in the White House.

I have a "non-violent" cousin in prison serving a life sentence for a crime that he did not commit in Augusta, Georgia. I am disappointed that Georgia has no "conviction review unit" like the one that Brooklyn, New York District Attorney Ken Thompson started in 2014.  

I am even more appalled by the insensitivity that people have toward prisoners.  They seem to forget that Jesus was the only perfect man to walk this Earth. I have been told repeatedly that charge stacking for Black men is nothing new.  

When did we, the Blacks, become so complacent about our "brothas" locked up on phony charges? Meanwhile, Wall Street bankers are legally robbing people everyday and are never getting locked up.

This certified letter just got refused  on April 15, 2016 that I sent to my cousin at Telfair State Prison.  I am hoping that means that he will be released soon because all my other certified letters were successfully delivered to him in the past.

Some people may make me out to be the "bad guy" for bringing attention to this matter. However, the FBI has been investigating Michael Christopher Blocker's burglary turned rape case since January 2016 or even as early as December 2015.

Augusta, Georgia's chief judge Overstreet who is retiring soon is probably biased against burglars since he has had his home burglarized a few times between 2008 and 2010 according to media reports such as  http://onlineathens.com/stories/082010/bre_698045051.shtml#.VxOT7dQrJi0

I can only assume that all burglars including the unarmed ones like the one that he killed in 2010 may not get much leniency in Augusta, Georgia.  Now, don't misunderstand me,  I sympathize with all crime victims.  Let us face it - we have all been victims of crimes and wrongdoings at one time or another.  All crime is wrong.

While I do not condone my cousin's past history of being a non-violent repeat offender, my uncle taught him better, and all of that wisdom is what my cousin is drawing upon to persevere through the nightmare of arriving at a prison under the assumption he had a 20 year sentence only to find out he was railroaded into a one way ticket which equated to life without parole.

When the court system does a "magic trick" like that, it is a lesson for everyone to learn from.

Note: "Don't shoot!" This gun is NOT real.  It is a prop.  

This picture was taken in a photo booth prior to 2003.

I debated on including this old "modelling picture," but I decided to do so because "Westerns and outlaws" are a part of history and entertainment.  Even post conviction attorneys have shared with me that "burglary" is NOT a "deadly sin."  My cousin Michael Christopher Blocker WAS a burglar; never a RAPIST, never a KIDNAPPER, always NON-VIOLENT.

So Mr. President Barack Obama,  here are my requests before you leave office:

1) Can you see that EVERY state in the United States of America adds a "Conviction Review Unit" within their District Attorney's offices?  (The court systems currently don't have enough "checks and balances.")

2) Can you see that my cousin Michael Christopher Blocker is exonerated in the state of Georgia? (He should be innocent until proven guilty.  The State never proved him guilty by trial jury of anything in 2008.)

3)  And finally, can you keep me in mind for a job? As a full-time hair professional, my industry changes with the trends.  I need to plan for retirement at some point or another.

Well, thank you for an awesome 8 years of United States Presidency, and these 8 minutes of your time reading this "call to action."  May God bless you, your family, and these United States of America.

With the Kindest Regards,
Benita Blocker
#exonerateMichael

Michael Christopher Blocker's Reference cases:

• 2007RCCR00181 (Richmond County, Georgia)
• 2010-CV-2368 (Lowndes County, Georgia)
• 2011cv00201
• 2012cv00607
• (2013) CV 112-168
• April 2016 certified letter to Attorney General Olens, Tracking number: 7016 0600 0000 8008 0231

Blessed are the Homeless For They are Free

photo credit:  www.thestreetspirit.org

The first time that I saw a homeless man was in Grand Central Station in New York City, NY.  The gentleman was passed out on the stairway.  People were walking right by him getting on and off the trains.  In my mind,  I saw a man in need of help.  My first instinct was natural.  I was "concerned" for another human being.  I wondered if this man was dead or alive.  There were no mobile phones back then. I appeared to be the only one making such a fuss about a man being passed out.  Then a kind stranger said to me that the man was probably homeless and sleeping, and that it would be safer to leave him alone. I took this stranger's advice.  From that point on, I learned to ignore the homeless population.  It was the safe thing to do.

Now, twenty years later, I, like many of you, have also ignored the prison system because I felt only bad people were trapped in it.  It was the safe thing to do.

Now, it is the time of awakening. 

Ignoring mass incarceration is no longer the safe thing to do. 

People are being railroaded into mass incarceration for crimes that they did not commit on a regular basis regardless of educational background. The traps are constantly being reset.  Now, I have a cousin trapped in the system with a life sentence for crime(s) that he did not commit.  I am being told that it happens all the time.  How can modern day slavery be commonplace in 2016?  How can people turn a deaf ear to allow this injustice to continue?  Surely, people must see that this "organized criminal injustice system" becomes stronger every single time someone gets railroaded without any contest.  The court systems are out of control in towns such as Augusta, Georgia, USA with erroneous arrest dates on file, missing trial transcripts, and other corrupt malpractices.

Mass incarceration makes homelessness look like a "walk in the park" for at least, the homeless are

FREE.

#exonerateMichael

Release 

Michael C. Blocker.

It is the right thing to do.

Are the State prosecutors Guilty of Racketeering in Augusta, GA?

The Richmond County state prosecutors have used the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") to charge others, but are they guilty of violating this act themselves?

Victim: Michael C. Blocker

The Criminal enterprise includes but not limited to: 

Richmond County Judicial Court System and/or State of Georgia.

Criminal Activities Include but not limited to:

Robbery and/or Theft of a Trial by Jury

Robbery and/or Theft of the Right to Appeal

False Imprisonment of Michael C. Blocker

Statute of Limitations

According to www.gabar.org, the statute of limitations for Georgia RICO violations is five years from the time the prohibited conduct ceases.   Michael C. Blocker has been imprisoned since January 2007 and he is still under false imprisonment and/or unlawful detainment at the time of the publishing of this article.  Although, his 2008 trial was stolen and may be out of the statute of limitations, his January 2013 petition for appeal is NOT out of the statute of limitations.

Blocker versus Danforth 

CV 112-168

1-31-2013

Judge: J. Randal Hall

Original burglary case:

Offense date:  January 9, 2007

Arrest date: January 15, 2007

Last Appeal request: January 31, 2013

Because Michael C. Blocker was arrested about a week after the burglary and alleged rape, State Prosecutors have NO PROOF that Michael C. Blocker was "high on drugs," and they have NO Proof that a RAPE even occurred on January 9, 2007.

Reporter Sandy Hodson states in her Thursday, January 17, 2008 article that he (Michael C. Blocker) had been adamant from the time of his arrest that he did not rape the 75-year old cancer survivor in her Walton Way home.

BELIEVE ALL or NONE of the Story!

If Michael C. Blocker says that he was possibly high on drugs when he burglarized the Walton Way home, but He is adamant that HE DID NOT rape this woman, then the State has to accept his WHOLE statement as the truth or none of his statement.  They can not say that the defendant was "too high" to remember the "one minute rape."  There is NO PROOF that the defendant was "high on drugs" one week prior to his arrest.  There is NO PROOF that the defendant raped anyone.

#exonerateMichael

There are several articles on this blog with names of State prosecutors and attorneys, etc. that should be investigated for "RICO" violations surrounding the false imprisonment of Michael C. Blocker. 

FBI Augusta:  ANY STATUS?

Georgia Attorney General Olens:  ANY STATUS?

Reference articles:

Blocker versus Danforth Appeal document

Rapist gets life in prison, no parole by Sandy Hodson

Is Michael C. Blocker under False Imprisonment in Georgia?

Michael C. Blocker is being detained in a Georgia prison based what seems to be an unlawful guilty plea.

The Guilty Plea seems unlawful for the following reasons:

• The plea was involuntary.
• The plea was not knowingly.
• The plea was not intelligently.
•  Michael C. Blocker states that he was on medications during the trial that began on Tuesday, January 15, 2008.
•  Michael C. Blocker had ineffective assistance of counsel.
• AND The trial transcripts are missing!

Since the trial transcripts are missing, prisoner Michael C. Blocker's statements seem just as credible as those who prosecuted him.  He should have been presumed innocent until proven guilty especially since there was NO reported Rape DNA.

Furthermore:

• The State failed to get a trial conviction.
• The State can not try Michael C. Blocker again without risk of double jeopardy.
• The State's primary witness is now deceased without a trial transcript testimony.

Let us also recap recent media coverage of the prosecution team on the Michael C. Blocker "rape case":

Richard Roundtree and Ashley Wright

http://wjbf.com/2015/09/28/augusta-da-finds-no-evidence-to-prosecute-in-steroid-investigation/

Richard Roundtree (formerly Sergeant and Prosecutor)

http://wjbf.com/2015/10/28/9-rcso-deputies-polygraph-tests-come-back-deceptive-during-steroid-investigation/

Judge Daniel J. Craig (formerly District Attorney)

http://www.wfxg.com/story/25756355/judge-daniel-craig-reversed-remanded-by-appeals-court

Ronnie Strength (formerly Sheriff) and Richard Roundtree (current Sheriff)

http://citystink.blogspot.com/2012/03/sheriff-ronnie-strength-calls-it-quits.html

District Attorney Ashley Wright (formerly Assistant District Attorney)

http://metrospirit.com/so-what-did-donnie-smith-do/#.Voi_RLYrJi0

NOTE: This article hints at a romantic link to D.A. Ashley Wright.

I digress here.

The bottom line:  

• Michael C. Blocker was denied a change of venue in spite of his "high profile" case.
• Michael C. Blocker plead NOT GUILTY.
• No evidence has been presented to support a "Life Sentence without Parole" (LWOP Sentencing).
• Michael C. Blocker waited in Richmond County Jail for about a year for a fair trial that was stolen from him.
• Michael C. Blocker's family was quoted $30,000 to $50,000 by a private attorney to try his case.
• Michael C. Blocker had ineffective assistance of counsel on multiple habeas corpus filings as well.

This alleged False Imprisonment of Michael C. Blocker should be resolved as soon as possible.

#exonerateMichael 

Augusta, GA: Missing trial transcripts for 2007 rape trial?

Augusta Chronicle staff writer Sandy Hodson wrote in her 1/16/2008 article that "the prosecutor told the jury that DNA evidence would link Mr. Blocker to the rape."  However, was the DNA evidence ever presented during the trial?

Apparently, it was not presented on the first day of the trial because I believe Ms. Hodson would have stated such a vital piece of information in her article summarizing day one of the 2007 Walton Way rape and robbery trial.

The trial began on Tuesday, January 15, 2008, and continued on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 according to Ms. Hodson's article.

Link to Article "Victim of rape relays ordeal" during the Trial:
http://m.chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/01/16/met_180573.shtml#gsc.tab=0

But where are the trial transcripts?

Prisoner Michael Blocker ordered transcripts on 1/23/2008. He says no trial transcripts were included.

Then on 2/21/2010 Prisoner Michael Blocker sent a Pro Se Motion for Trial Transcripts; however, he has seen no trial transcripts. He seems to have received everything, but his trial transcripts.

A statement that I obtained from the court system says that Michael Blocker "chose to plead guilty after some hours of testimony at trial."  Is "some hours of testimony" equivalent to "two days of a trial?"

 Clearly, staff writer Ms. Hodson's article says:

• There was (at least) a second day to the trial. 
• Michael Blocker didn't remember any sexual contact with the woman.
• Michael Blocker pleaded not guilty.

So what compelling testimony happened in this two day trial that would make Michael Blocker plead guilty to rape and waive his right to trial?

Where are the Trial Transcripts for case#2007RCCR00181? and Why is there a sealed Envelope attached to this case on 12/20/2007?

#exonerateMichael

2007 Augusta, GA Rape: The Wrong Man Sentenced!

According to  reporter Lynnsey Gardner of WRDW-TV January 15, 2007 article, the suspect's father, the late Henry Blocker is quoted: 

"They've got the wrong man!  It's just not like Michael to do something like that to a 74-year-old woman.  When they do the DNA test, they should find Michael did not do it."

Then on February 15, 2007 as confirmed by Investigative Journalist Estelle Parsley of WRDW-TV who says they stand by their story that the Augusta, GA police records show a DNA match between Michael Blocker and the alleged rape victim.   The "two sentence" article is pictured above.  

To piggyback on the WRDW-TV story, I personally obtained the DNA report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations this week to discover additional details:

The DNA report reveals two facts:

1. "Internal" vaginal/cervical swab was tested from the alleged victim  AND "NO DNA MATCH to Michael Blocker" was reported.
2. "External" vaginal swab was tested from the alleged victim and there was a DNA Match found attached to Michael Blocker.

Conclusion:   Michael Blocker WAS present at the crime scene as a burglar NOT A RAPIST. Michael's father was right!  Michael Blocker is a repeat offender of burglary and other NON-VIOLENT crimes, but never classified as a violent man in his past.  Michael Blocker is NOT a rapist.

So why is Michael Blocker now serving a LIFE Sentence for rape along with burglary and kidnapping sentences?

The Augusta, GA Court System says:  Michael Blocker plead guilty to burglary, kidnapping, and rape charges after some hours of testimony at a trial.

Inmate Michael Blocker says: He waited almost a whole year in jail for a trial. He refused the plea deals offered.  He was given medications prior to his courtroom hearings making his mind unclear.  He trusted his public defender's oversight because the public defender was recommended by his family's attorney who withdrew from the case.  Michael Blocker thought that he was signing a plea deal for twenty years for burglary only.  When the judge announced 20 years plus 20 years plus a life sentence, he knew that got railroaded by the Augusta, GA court system.  He was tricked into signing guilty pleas for all three charges while under duress on January 16, 2008.  He has been fighting for exoneration of the rape and kidnapping charges ever since.

Consistently, Michael Blocker has requested transcripts, case records, written letters, etc. year after year since 2008.

The alleged rape victim died at age 80 (eighty) in 2013.  It is a shame that the victim's rapist may still be at large if a rape indeed occurred. 

Also, February 20, 2007, one month after the Walton Way rape story, a 63 year old Phinizy Road woman claimed that she was also raped, but the deputies said there was no evidence to support that.  

Since Michael Blocker was in police custody by February 2007 at the time of the second reported rape of an elderly woman, maybe the "real rapist" struck again?  Or maybe both women fabricated their stories?  Does any of this case make any sense? This was a simple burglary case that turned into something huge!  Why?  Consider this: 

How many people received career promotions over Michael Blocker's "high profile" case?

Something to think about . . .   #exonerateMichael

Michael Blocker is NOT a rapist.  I am currently seeking attorneys to exonerate Michael of rape and kidnapping charges.

I encourage the FBI to investigate how people are being railroaded in Augusta, Georgia for crimes they did not commit.

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