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Re-elect Armstrong
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Updated: Jul 29, 2012, 5:14 PM
Published: Jul 26, 2012, 5:15 PM

Dear Editor,
Gregg Armstrong has a lifetime experience as a law enforcement professional in Barton County. Retired from the Air Force in service to his country and retired from the Kansas Highway Patrol in service to the people of Kansas. He has raised his family in Barton County and now his grandchildren. No administration can be perfect but important cases getting through the court system to the just outcome and lack of scandals within the system being in the news says a lot about the man in charge. Why change what is working well and plunge into the unknown. Re-elect Gregg Armstong.
John F. Smith
Great Bend
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scales of justice
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Sometimes, when law enforcement agencies announce someone has been arrested or charged with a crime, they mention that all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. This principle places the burden of proof on the prosecution to show that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s an important reminder because sometimes a person is arrested but never formally charged or a different charge than originally reported is filed. Other times, the case goes to court and the person is found not guilty. Still other times, the charges are filed but the case never goes to court because the case is dropped.
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