THE TIGER KING REMAINS BEHIND BARS
JUDGES DENY JOE EXOTIC’S APPEAL
Even more than a year after the release
The primary reason for Maldonado-Passage’s appeal, as reported by his legal team, was that Baskin was allowed to attend the entirety of Maldonado-Passage’s trial, despite her role as a witness in the case. As a general rule, witnesses are not permitted to attend proceedings in their entirety, as other witness testimonies might affect the objectivity of their own testimony. However, Baskin was also in attendance at the trial as a victim, since she was the target of Maldonado-Passage’s murder-for-hire scheme. Victims are allowed to attend court proceedings so long as the judge decides their testimony (if they are also a witness) will not be affected by their attendance.
the murder-for-hire plot did not result in her murder. However, U.S. Circuit Court judges ruled that she still suffered emotional and financial harm because of the incident. In addition to this, since Maldonado-Passage conspired to have Baskin murdered two different times, the judge at his trial in 2019 had incorrectly considered them as two separate plots, rather than two attempts at the same murder. The U.S. Circuit Court judges ordered the trial judge to resentence him. So, even for all that trouble, Maldonado- Passage remains behind bars. However, so long as the Tiger King’s popularity continues, it won’t be surprising if Joe Exotic and his legal team keep searching for ways to get him out of prison.
of “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” Joseph
Maldonado-Passage, more popularly known as Joe Exotic, continues to make headlines.
Following the fame that came with having his story at the center of a wildly popular Netflix series, Maldonado-Passage saw fit to appeal his 22-year prison sentence for plotting to murder big cat rescue activist Carole Baskin on a few different grounds. However, in July, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected his appeal.
Maldonado-Passage’s legal team asserted that Baskin was not a victim of any sort, since
THE SPOOKIEST LOOSE CHANGE IN HISTORY Want to See Some Creepy Coins?
As you might’ve guessed from previous editions, at County Civil, we love coin collecting! With Halloween this month, we thought we’d share some of the creepiest coins in history — from vampires to pirates, we’ve got it all. Romanian Dracula Coin Many of us are familiar with the tale of the vampire Dracula, but did you know that Dracula was based on a real ruler? Vlad III, son of Vlad Dracul, was a tyrant born to a family of warlords in 1431. Impaling his rivals on spikes was his favorite form of punishment, so he gained the infamous nickname “Vlad the Impaler” posthumously. In the 1500s, a Romanian coin featured a design of Vlad the Impaler, which now sells for over $4,000. If you want a more modern, affordable Dracula coin, the National Bank of Romania also minted a commemorative coin with Vlad III’s likeness in 2011 that you can be easily find online. French UFO Coin This coin’s origins are a bit spooky since it mystifies numismatic experts to the present day. In 1680, a French coin was minted with a design
that features what appears to be a UFO hovering over the countryside. The coin is known as a “jeton,” meaning it was either intended to be currency for a game or a tool to teach people how to count money. Kenneth E. Bresset, former president of the American Numismatic Association, spent years studying its origins and stated: “Is it supposed to be a UFO of some sort, or a symbolic representation of the Biblical Ezekiel’s wheel? After 50 years of searching, I’ve heard of only one other example of it and nothing to explain the unusual design.” As a rare coin, its price is difficult to estimate. Pirates of the Caribbean Coins From the 1500s to 1700s, pirates terrorized the seas — that infamous era is now immortalized in not only novels, films, and TV shows but also coins! The New Zealand mint created the real Pirates of the Caribbean coin set in 2011. Each coin is 1 ounce of .999 silver and features famous pirates like Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Bartholomew Roberts, and Henry Avery. Set as currency for $2 on Niue Island, the four-piece set can be found online for under $500.
Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed learning about these spooky coins and have a happy Halloween!
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