Television news stations are now reporting that Wes Lane decided to drop his appeal and the jurors are being called back to the courthouse.

This is just bizarre.

I think Wes Lane was:
1. Having knee jerk reaction because it involved Bates
2. Trying to get attention from the press during an election year
3. Trying to make people think Bates is somehow working with Lane's opponent and therefore, costing the county money. (After all, if there's no dirt on his opponent, David Prater, make something up. Try to align a good man with a nutcase like Bates)
4. Trying to show his muscle after he did NOT get the endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police. Maybe he thought he could sway them to vote for him if he gave Bates a hard time. It was, after all, Bates who videotaped the Donald Pete beating at the hands of OKC Police.

Here's something to think about:
If Wes Lane didn't realize he could handle this is in a better and more economical way, if Wes Lane knew he couldn't get the courts to agree with him to dismiss the jury pool, and through his actions Lane cost the county and thus taxpayers $13,000 through his actions yesterday, then DOES WES LANE HAVE THE LEGAL SMARTS and THE PUBLIC SERVANT'S COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY TO REMAIN AS OUR D.A.?

I'm thinking not.