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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Henry

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Henry: It seemed like it was a very long process. I made bail on my charges in October and was not sentenced and able to start my time until January. The police also stopped me in that time period and I got taken back in on the same charges because for some reason they still had a warrant out on the charges and didn't have my bail paperwork documented, so I had to stay in jail another three days until they released me on the same charges I had made bail on a month prior to being stopped.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Henry: No, the police didn't come to my house. The police were called and I was arrested at the scene of the crime. About five officers arrived at the scene and used excessive force to the point where my wrist was broken and my face was battered. After I filed a complaint on the officers, the main charge was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor in order for me not to press charges on any of the officers.

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Henry: The best way to describe court would be a factory line. Unless you had a high paid lawyer then your case wasn't really even examined. They just move you through as fast as possible and there is no interest in your side of the story, the judge just listens to the charges and listened to the officers testimony in my case (which was completely false) and passed down my sentence after he decided I was guilty of all the charges in question. I didn't even get a chance to speak until I was protesting getting convicted on all counts.

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Henry: They ended up convicting me of 3rd degree battery, obstruction of government operations, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. Which were all the original charges except the battery charge was reduced from 2nd degree to 3rd degree in order for me to not file any more complaints on the conduct of the officers.

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