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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Blake, Tyra, Greg and Eric

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Blake: The pre-sentencing process is long and aggravating. Sit in a crowded court room for hours only to be seen a few moments. Then told to come back anywhere between in two to four weeks. This went on for a year.
Tyra: NA
Greg: It was one of the most frustrating things about the whole process. I went to court twice and was only seen for about 5 minutes and then told to come back later, Once 2 weeks later and once over a month later. Some guy's it was like having Jury duty but worse.
Eric: My pre-sentencing experience was somewhat long and spanned for many months. I bailed out and was not incarcerated while I awaited sentencing for the most part. At a point I chose to remand my bail and enter custody to get my time served started. My time in I tank was only a week before being sentenced and seemed to go smoothly. I noticed that my experience was smoother because of the fact that I had a private attorney. It made getting paperwork and having questions answered much easier.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Blake: I never had any police stop by my house to ask questions.
Tyra: NA
Greg: No they never came to see me. I got a phone call from my public defender telling me I had court at the end of the week and he told me to expect to be arrested at some point during this court hearing so I shouldn't bother arranging for a ride back home.
Eric: I had multiple arrests and over a period of 2 years, and was on bail for all of them, so there was times where police contaced me at my home questioning me on suspicious behavior as I was seen doing things that pointed to illegal activity. I came to be arrested because of an addiction to opiates so I was caught with needles a few times. Eventually the arrest which landed me incarcerated was for Possessing marijuana with the intent to sell, I had been doing this to support my habit.

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Blake: As stated above, court was very irritating. Taking a whole day off just to be told to come back.
Tyra: NA
Greg: It dragged on forever, I cant count how many times I struggled to find transportation to the Santucci Justice Center in Roseville only to be told I wasn't needed that day. Waiting and Waiting, Listening to the Court go through every other case, Wondering if you will ever get called.
Eric: Court went smoothly, it seemed to be very backed up though. It was crowded at times and it seemed that many times I went into my date believing one thing would happen, and it was continuously pushed back. What I mean is that I expected to be put in jail many times, and never was because the people were not ready to close the case. I do not know how much my lawyer or his schedule had to do with this, but many times he told me it would be the day, and it turned out not to be.

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Greg: Reckless Driving Involving Alcohol (DUI Under 0.08) with some previous charges that I hadn't taken care of.
Eric: I had multiple charges of possession of a hypodermic needle, and then also a two marijuana cases relating to sales, and possession of felony amounts. One of my charges was dropped due to an illegal pullover. My misdemeanors for needles were also dropped, and I pled guilty to one felony count of marijuana possession with the intent to sell.

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