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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Luis and Scott

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Luis: This question is kind of vague. I went to a couple court dates where my court appointed attorney was of little help and I was sentenced. The first trial was to plead. An attorney gave me a plead bargain so I took it. Looking back now I would have tried negiating with them more.
Scott: It was really fast and i would say head spinning before I knew what was gong on i was already sentenced and being led back to holding where you waited for everyone else to get sentenced one at a time your day was always longest on sentencing and that holding cell was terrible

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Luis: My friend involved in the crime told me the cops came to his house for questioning. He told them the whole story andtold me they were looking for me so I turned myself in. He told someone what we did and that kid rolled on us so we got charged.
Scott: It was a coincidence that i came to be arrested because i was heading home and at 1100 pm there was a sheriff going to my house to pick me up for failure to pay a ticket we crossed paths and what ensued was a high speed chase to my house all i wanted was to get my car home in hopes that they would'nt tow it away but they dd so i was for naught but i was never charged for that

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Luis: Court was pointless. The state took up the charges even though they weren't the party affected by the crime and just used their legalese to convict me. I went to about 3-4 court dates spanning about 6 months before they sentenced me. My lawyer told me I probably wouldn't receive jail time but he was wrong.
Scott: i remember waiting for what seemed forever in a small holding cell in the back of the courthouse until it was my turn i remember that you were not able to drink the water or use the restroom because there was a female in the other cell and we were cuffed the whole time it was really nerve racking then i got led into the courtroomand the judge was very to the point and without a lawyer or any type of understanding as to the legal jargon except for what the judge was saying i was sentenced and being led back to the holding cell only then did i realize what exactly was said and how long my sentence was it went so fast

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Luis: I was originally charged with burglary in the third degree and theft in the sixth degree I believe but only got convicted of theft. It was an undesignated felony.
Scott: my original charges were driving on a suspended no insurance failure to appear possession of drug paraphanalia and those were the charges i ended up with in the end

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