All Comments on 'Uncertain Justice'

Make a dam good tv series

Thanks for sharing...

Brilliant!, This is my third time around reading this epic story, bravo.

It just feels so inadequate in voting 5*.

Thanks again for a very entertaining read Mr Longhorn.

One of the best stories on here,thank you.

Holy shit, I finished it. Now for bed.

Very good work! But there is a big mistake about "Quis custodiet ipsos qustodes" in the end. The author is NOT unknown. He is the poet Juvenal (Satire 6, 346–348): "... audio quid ueteres olim moneatis amici, pone seram, cohibe. sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? cauta est et ab illis incipit uxor"... It refers to the impossibility of enforcing moral behaviour on women when the enforcers (custodes) are corruptible...

Excellent in all regards.

Excellent! Very descriptive. Well written and moved along well no boring sections.

Great Story

Loved it! There are several avenues that could have been expanded and made the story longer and I wouldn’t have minded. I thought the ending was a little abrupt. Still loved it! I would pay for books like this. It would make a great movie but it would have to be 5 hours long and I’d go see it. I loved the book Jaws, but the movie was a let down because of what they had to cut out to make it to normal movie length.

5 stars are not enough...second time I read it and it is an Epic story...Thank You...

I've now read this several times. I wonder if I ever commented on it before, lol. This was such an enjoyable read, and one of the best stories of all that I have read on this site.

This the best story from Longhorn_07. Worth the long read. Could only give it 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Such a fascinating...compelling...edge of your seat page turner!!! So well done!!!

Why are you not selling books, stories etc you are very talented. If the big boys do not want to help then self publish!!!!

Great story, as your others are also. KEEP WRITING

Thoroughly enjoyed this story. One thing that bothered me (sorry if I didn't go back and re-read this part) was how the 50 cal. Barrett was not discovered and removed by the authorities after they entered stone house? Maybe I just missed reading something critical, but you have to understand it was several hours after my normal bed time when I got to that part of the story. Other than that, well done.

Absolutely great!!

Delete half of this and it's still full of fluff that should have been edited out.

Awesome! This should be a movie or series!

One of the best books I've read in a while. Indeed, who does guard the guardians? It is no longer the Fourth Estate!

Not what I read Literotica for, but I liked it even enjoyed it. Miles interaction with the old ones was a bit confusing in that it was difficult to tell his dream state from reality. Still an entertaining read.

Took a while to read but time well enjoyed. Great story

The story was very good but the national guards never had CH-53 helicoprtd!

by the way, how did brady die?

read it in 3 days. one of the most captivating thrillers I've read.

Fantastic story. Great read and a compelling central character and thrilling plot. Hours of entertainment

Overall a great story. One nit pick, those Helicopters do not use gasoline. What is really jarring is most everything else is well done.

Just woderful

Very good story ,if on the long side.

What a thrill ride! Keep up the great work!

Flat out amazing! I'm irritated and disappointed by some of your detractors' inane and ignorant comments. I'm so glad I stumbled onto your writings. Please comtinue what you're doing. I look forward to it. Thank you from a grateful reader and new fan.

I do not compare this fine Story to Louis Lamour's .

I've read this story multiple times since you posted it. I've always enjoyed it. I see that folks continue to practically beg you to publish it. This tale DESERVES a place on the shelf right next to Louis L'Amour's Last of the Breed. If and when you decide to publish I hope ypu will place a notice in the story introduction.

Sincerely,

THE Infamous Anonymous

Please publish this story, I will buy it.

Thank you,

RMc

At 1st I thought "why are you reading this story? Way too long" but then what the heck I am still on voluntary isolation so nothing better to do. Now I want more. Very good.

I particularly liked the way actions, intentional or not, led to inevitable consequences and the way we knew what Miles' reactions would have to be . Well done!

Bugger, that was brilliant , got nothing done unputadownable

Terrific story. When I started reading, I thought it was too long. When I finished, I was sorry to see it end. 5* isn't enough for this effort. Thank you!

55 pages. 55. What I would have liked is another few pages to tell how Miles learned about the pardon. Tell me how he connected again with his love, how they decided to move onto the mountain. Things like that would be much more satisfying than the quater page hasty summation. After 55 pages a few more wouldn't hurt.

Even with those omissions it rated 5 stars.

Wow, one of my favorites now.

Fantastic!

Well done👍

I like

5 stars

I must agree with RanDog025 that this story ranks up there with the immortal Louis L'Amour and kept me spellbound with every sentence. I am devastated that it came to an end. Was worth the hours of sleep I gave up because I couldn't stop reading! Bravo!!!

I started your story a few times, but was discouraged by the length. The story is more like a book and is unusual for Literotica. The beginning didn't really "grab me", but I decided to stay with it because of some of your other stories. I AM GLAD I DID. At some point it grabbed me and I couldn't stop until I finished. Great story. as one of the other commenters said, it might be the best I have read on this site. Thank you. 5*

Even if allowing 10 stars as a score, I'd want to give more. It reminded me of reading a Louis L'Amour book. The depth of descriptions of surrounding and events were amazing! 55 pages and I was sad when it ended. BEST STORY EVER ON THIS SITE, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN Longhorn_07

This story/novel ranks with the best novelists. It reminds me of the 30+ Tom Clancy novels in my bookcase.

I will check your Longhorn 07 from time to time.

Hope you continue and write one of these into a novel for publication.

My apologies, I should have scored this a five, and I can't change it.

Originally read this on the android app, which cut the story off half way. I thought it was just unfinished at the time. It wasn't until recently that I revisited this story via Chrome that I discovered the "missing" pages.

Great story, enjoyed it a lot. A couple of sub-plot lines (the old, young woman in the diner, for example) were left hanging, otherwise good. Looking forward to future works.

Easily the best story I’ve read on this site.

What a well crafted work this is. Thank you for an enjoyable read.

I’d love to see this story made into a movie.

...and gave it four stars. I don’t know what I was thinking. I’d give it more than five if I could. Easily the best of your work, and among the very best in this site. It’s a pleasure to read your stuff.

Mesmerising,

Couldn't stop reading it.

You write like the bard's of the old west. Bravo.

the best story on this site. I grew up on Louis La’mour, Zane Gray, and Jack London...and on more than one instance I felt I had slipped back in to a LL novel.

Thanks for the effort here.

Extremely well done. A long read, but worth every second.

Great work.

I thought I had read this but the last half was new territory for me. I suppose I just didn't have time to read it all before. This time I persevered and am very glad I did.

(What the hell is "giallo" as listed in the tags for this story?)

This one grabbed me by the throat and held me transfixed for more hours than I care to think about. The primary characters were vividly constructed and of three dimensions. The few baddies were portrayed solidly and totally true to my experiences with "The Law".

The would be tryst between the trooper and the deputy, while not essential to the plot, provided us with a view of how Miles thought and acted when surprising things happened around him. The throw away scene about the deputy and the bank clerk's marriage/divorce was priceless. I am intrigued by the way you handled it, with only a few well structured sentences, and oddly enough is one of the more vivid images I came away with. I can only wish to be able to write so clearly and succinctly.

Obviously now I have to go back and re-read your other stories to see if I quit them in the middle as well. I almost hope I did so I can have the fun of discovery all over again.

I just finished reading it for the 3rd time. Only thing i found wrong, and realyy wrong is not right. Regretful is better. I wish he had not killed the dog. The dog thought he was doing what they wanted him to do. Needed for the story? I don't pretend to know. I am not a writer. Regretful? Yes. But still a 5.

Outstanding! There were a few places where an editor would have removed some cut/paste artifacts, but they didn’t detract from the story. Excellent storyline,excellent storytelling.

Well written in my view, nice hero story in the end, glad for the conclusion it came to, though would be interested in how Brady died eventually.

As Vice President Lyndon Johnson in the move "The Right Stuff" a story told "Texas Style". Yeah there were mistakes, plot holes if you will, a few typo's but still a great read. Even though this isn't a new story I'm glad the author has returned. I have saved this story and "Across That Line" to read last due to my time constraints and the length of the stories. As for Anon 1/13/20 instead of the term "chopper" perhaps you'd prefer another branch of the military's term "helo"? In case anyone believes things like this don't happen, they do here in Bexar County and Texas in general. All the way from a Constable extorting money for security of parties in County Parks, A Commissioner running for Mayor who's two police responses to calls regarding spousal abuse seem to have misteriously disappeared from the offical record (he lost by the way), to out of control school boards taken over by the state more than once, people convicted on trumped up; i.e. false charges, and the Attorney General under indictment on Federal charges. Don't even think about the politicians appointed to or running for higher office... Signed: BTW

...however, I made a list of misspellings, malapropisms, typos, and "don't know what I'm talking about sections" - too long to list here. Looks to me that the author compiled his knowledge of helicopters, and helicopter flying from quick web searches. Too many wrongs to list. Also, as a pilot, I hate the term "chopper". It refers to a stupidly modified motorcycle popularized in the movie Easy Rider, and unfortunately adopted by american media.

... You lost me when he killed the dog who was just playing. No judgement, I just couldn't read past that.

First, it's a story. Of course there are logical holes. Every story on the site has them! So what! Read Louis L'Amour or Edgar Rice Burroughs you will understand the this Hero archetype. I would say that Longhorn surpassed the modlel. Most heroes are one dimensional, do right and kiss the girl in the last chapter. Here, we have added the do right start, add the crooked DA forcing the choice to do right for himself, not just other .people. The classic hero progression. However, adding Jeb and The People gives historial depth to the act of deciding to survive at any cost. It's not a crime procedural story after all. Extremely well done for any story! 10 stars!

1)The pathologist that did the autopsy would certainly be subpoenaed by either the prosecution or the defense to testify at the trial to certify the autopsy report. The real autopsy report would have immediately been revealed. Coroners and/or the pathologist is always employed by the county and frequently testify at hearings. Trying to keep them from testifying would be very suspicious.

2) A pathologist would have to be living under a rock to ignore the news media reports that the victim they performed the autopsy on was raped and murdered. A botched abortion is not common, and would certainly be remembered and called into question. The pathologists competency and integrity would be questioned by the county and would warrant a medical review.

had to stop at page 7

Guy has proof he is innocent and a fucking fax machine and hours of alone time

Does he fax the stuff to his lawyer, news agencies, and everyone under the sun?

Does he take they physical file and drive to his lawyer or news agencies?

No, he plans to wipe away his finger prints and go to tell the cops who framed him to look for illegally with held proof at the DAs house that he has no official knowledge of

Does he knock the guy out when he come into the office so he can make his escape?

NO he sits there and does nothing while the D burns away all his proof

I just cant, I cat read a story where the hero is a functional retard

What a story!!!

Gotta say Best story to date!! On this site thank you so much.

It's not often that I give a story a 5 star rating, but this is one of these rare occasions. Very well deserved, Very long, almost book sized, but I don't think it could have been shortened without ruining it. Very VERY well done.

5*

It was long but I stayed up late for 2 nights reading it because like a good book I could not quit reading it. But at the end it did mention that Carl Brady was the late Carl Brady. Did he commit suicide? All of your descriptions of the area makes me think that you must have spent a lot of time in that area.

this is one hell of a tale...well done

(CNN) - Lamar Johnson will soon enter his 25th year behind bars.

The St. Louis man has spent more than half his life in prison for a murder the city's chief prosecutor says he did not commit.

Johnson, 45, is serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole in Missouri. But a report from St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner and the Conviction Integrity Unit outlined what her office called misconduct by police and prosecutors in the case, including perjury, false testimony and the payment of more than $4,000 to the sole eyewitness. The witness later recanted.

Dwight Warren, the assistant circuit attorney who prosecuted the case, vehemently denied the "outlandish" accusations laid out in the report, particularly the charge of paying a key witness. He also defended the detectives on the case.

"Anybody who knows me, knows that that is not my character," Warren, who was also a St. Louis police officer, told CNN. "I could probably have every judge in this circuit ... in my day testify to that. I think it's a one-sided hatchet job."

"The witness may have been compensated out of fear for his life and we may have relocated him, but this was 25 years ago and I cannot tell you with certainty," he added.

Gardner's office said it will appeal a state court judge's denial of a new trial.

Circuit Judge Elizabeth Hogan ruled last week that the court had no authority to grant a new trial because the motion was "filed approximately twenty-four years" after the mandated deadline of 15 days after the verdict.

"The evidence is overwhelming," Johnson's attorney, Lindsay Runnels, who -- along with the Midwest Innocence Project -- also plans to appeal the ruling, said via email. "The State agrees. In the interests of justice and fairness, that should be enough to overcome a missed deadline."

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This news story is more unbelievable than the novella you are whining about. 😉

This was a good one. It felt like I was reading First Blood as written by Jack London.

Well done.

Kept my tired eyes reading! Couldn't lay it down.

great story so glad it ended the way it did.

It was the best Story i found on this Website ever. If i could give 10 Stars, i would do so.

And have to conclude that it is about the best story I've ever read on this site. Magnificent.

Very, very nice story indeed. Enjoy it tremendously

A great read! Thank you so much for your effort and PLEASE keep writing!

long and windy, good read. slap hapy papy#9

Yes, this is fiction, but even fiction has to have SOME basis in reality. Even in the DNA cases, they worked with the data they had at the time, they didn't proceed WITHOUT data!

It's not like an unsigned search warrant, or an invalid subpoena, this is a coroner/autopsy report in a murder trial!

Whenever I get the calling for a good read, I'll turn to your saga. It starts off with hate for the system, and continued on with contempt that there are such people as Brady in real life who are overly ambitious for power. Underwood did well to hone his skills to confront the law and even won. The ending of peace for Miles and Linda is icing on the cake.

Just finished reading it again. Awesome.

I enjoyed this story immensely even though I was surprised to find it on this site. It is a story that once I started reading it was hard to put it down. Thanks for sharing this story and I look forward to more.

So basically you say that if I read something I don't like, see a mistake, or just don't like how the story progresses, I should just shut up, smile and tell the author what a great job they're doing. Maybe we need participation trophies for every story with a nice plaque stating 'Worlds Greatest Author'. I call bullshit on your non-offensive don't rock the boat attitude. How does it help an author if they don't hear the bad along with the good. If an author continues to write stories in a manner I dislike I'll tell him(her) my thoughts on the subject. If I'm the only one who comments with this opinion they they can just chalk it up to someone who didn't like the story. If the comments run overwhelmingly negative, that gives the author several choices; keep writing stories that people don't like, quit writing and boo-hoo about how badly the people treated them or, maybe, change their storyline to something that people are more in tune with. Maybe they might even have to learn to writ a little better. Or heaven for it find an editor. Negative criticism is usually better than everyone telling them how great they are.

My grandma also said to "Turn the other cheek". You typically find that it gives the other person another place to hit you.

I found the story enjoyable and captivating but very detailed. Taking two pages to describe a valley with mountain somewhat tedious. Towards the end it seemed like he was a rabbit jumping from bush to bush while the preditors closed in. It just seemed verrrry drawwwn ouuut. Also there was a lot of people to try to keep track of. But overall very good.

SBrooks, it appears to me that, like Anonymous 7/19/18, you skipped some of the text. There was a scene IN THE STORY where the defense attorney was mentally comparing and finding that the autopsy report brought to him by the reporter WAS NOT THE SAME REPORT he received in discovery in preparation for the trial. You could have saved yourself a year and a half worth of aggravation waiting for an answer that was already in the story. Now all you did was strut your level of reading comprehension skills along with pissing off other readers by demanding that they do your job for you and then berating them for not doing so.

I see A LOT of comments noting appreciation for the details in the story. The high rating of the story tells me that many concurred with the feedback as well. My suggestion for both of you is twofold. First, keep comments of the story and author constructive. If you don't like a part of the story tell why and what you see could have been done to make it better. Help the authors in this site become better. Denigration of stories without being constructive only drives off authors, including the good ones and then what are you going to read?? Second, if you start a story you don't like then don't finish it. If you cannot find a constructive way to help the author get better JUST MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STORY.

There have been some damn good authors that no longer post in this site because of folks like the two of you and I find that reprehensible. To paraphrase my grandmother from when I was young, "If you don't have something nice to say the just STFU." There, now you have me in the gutter with you. I hope you are finally happy now.

I had no idea what I was getting into, but when I did get into it, I couldn't put this story down. Compelling John Q. Public with a back bone and a brain. Loved it. Thanks for posting!

A long story for sure but interesting … one of those stories I like reading were I just can't put it down until I absolutely have too... in my opinion it might even make for a drama type tv movie if in scripted form... for a w

hile I lived in Colorado in " The Little Kingdom of Breckenridge in the early 70's so I can and could visualize your descriptive views of the area that you wrote about. Again a good story for something written on LITEROTICA …. I'D EVEN BE INTERESTED IN READING SIMILIAR

type stories if you decided to write more like this one.

from a fellow author JUSTANERD

Chur bro awesome story

This in my opinion is the best on this site

Loved this story. Yes I know that there were maybe a few spots where reality was stretched but it is a story after all.

Loved it.

It is with deep regret that I am able to give only 5 stars for this story. Absolutely AMAZING. Thank you for sharing this!!

Well, it's a pulp fiction novella with a plot that couldn't happen if everyone did their jobs, for one. For two, it seems like once or twice a quarter we hear of a man being released from prison after DNA proves he's innocent, so why would you expect a low level paper pusher in fiction to follow up on his paper work?

Shit, we live in a world where a rapist was granted custody of the child conceived when he raped a 12 year old because some prosecutor (since fired) had a bug up his ass about the state assistance the victim was applying for. The doubly victimized girl won in the end and scumbag had to pay support, but you have to be delusional to believe the system doesn't cause prolapsed rectums occasionally with it's ass fucking.

As to the defense attorney, the natural inclination of people is to expect everyone to do their jobs, why would he expect anyone to falsify documents?

Nothing in the legal portion of this story is too far removed from reality.

In 3 1/2 years, I have seen no answer to KarenE's comment. How can you have a murder/manslaughter trial without a Coroner's Report?

The defense attorney would be insisting on it, the Judge would be backing him up, and any Coroner with integrity would be speaking up about his report being suppressed.

I quit this one after page 8 and I realized it stretched to 55 pages. Plus, in my opinion, the author was writing out of both sides of his mouth. I mean, this character is a former military guy, well trained in escape and evasion, and he thinks he’s good enough to go off the grid for...forever, and get away with it. But still, he’s dumb enough to go to the DA’s house on his way out of town. To confront him, or whatever. Certainly not a smart move for a man who thought he could hide forever. I’m out.

The Literotica app version of this story is truncated at the end of Chapter 4.

two mild profanities, no sex innuendo... a great plot and justice fairly administered... this is undoubtedly the best I have read on Literotica. It would make a great movie.

I started this after I left work, thinking it was a short read to unwind. When my alarm went off to wake up the next day, I realized I was in trouble. Brilliant story telling, bringing past and present together and weaving it in with the majestic beauty of south central Colorado, and crafting a tale that touched a fear of justice out of control in a believable way. This story is now a favorite of mine, although I would have preferred not relating so well with the MC at being awake for 36 hours straight ;-P

Very well written book. I enjoyed it tremendously and really enjoyed the way the characters and terrain were developed.

I know the area described very well. Your writing made it come alive, even if necessary to suspend disbelief about some details of the terrain.

Just minor quibbles: Mule deer are the species which lives in the area described,

Whitetail deer live in the area Miles came from in Texas, a male elk is a Bull not a buck.

I read this story a few weeks ago, and since then I haven't been able to settle and enjoy other stories on Lit. This is so good that most everything else seems like toothpaste.

Enjoyed this so much, no criticism, no fault finding, appreciate the obvious poetic license, look forward to reading more of your stories. Thanks, Tony