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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Max

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Max: I was accused of committing a crime and taken to jail. I bailed out but eventually plead guilty and was sentenced to one year in Mendocino County Jail.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Max: No, they came to my work. They were actually pretty cool about it. They came into my place of work and didn't cuff me or anything like that. They drove away with me sitting in the front seat, and then when we got out of view of my work, they stopped the car, cuffed me and put me in the back. Of course, the people at my work knew I was being taken away by the police so it couldn't be a good thing, but I thought it was nice that the police tried to be decent.

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Max: One thing that really bothered me was that with Mendocino County Jail, when they take you to court, they take all different kinds of inmates together. Mine was a sex offense, so I was in Protective Custody at the jail because general population is pretty abusive to sex offenders. So I was sitting with general population inmates and had a verbal altercation with one.

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Max: I was charged with a sexual charge with a minor. My ex wife said my daughter saw a pornographic film while she was visiting me. Even though it wasn't mine, she was in my care when she saw it and I plead guilty so my daughter wouldn't have to go through the process of a trial.

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