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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Rod, Kerry, Milton and James

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Rod: I WAS HELD AT THE SOUTHWEST DETENTION CENTER FOR APPROX. 3 DAYS BEFORE BEING SEEN BY THE JUDGE.
Kerry: well for the pre sentencing they hooked me up with a public defender and i had to keep going back to court because the DA and my public defender kept on continuing the process because he told me thats kind of how these things are done.So just keep showing upfor your court dates and so on.I can't say how long this went on for but it was a while
Milton: Well I had A warrant so they came and picked me up and took me to jail.which I was in a different county so I had to stay in there jail for a day then they transferred her to another jail and finally after two days they me back up to riverside county
James: I was initially booked into West Valley San Bernardino jail on a misdemeanor but I had a felony warrant out of Riverside County which picked me up the next morning. I was transferred from Robert Presley jail before I was housed to Southwest jail in southern Riverside County where I was housed and two days later I was transferred to the jail in Banning where I spent a few days and was interviewed for possible house arrest wearing an ankle bracelet. I was approved and spent 22 more days on that. Now please refer to the first question under the "Sentencing" segment.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Rod: NO. I WAS ARRESTED IN LAKE ELSINORE, AND TRANSPORTED DIRECTLY TO SOUTHWEST JUSTICE DETENTION CENTER.
Kerry: I GOT ARRESTED BECAUSE MY EX WAS FIGHTING WITH ME PHYSICALLY WELL SHE WAS LIKE KIND OF DRUNK AS USUAL BUT SHE WAS ACTING RIDICULOUS AND ALL BUT TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT SHE WAS GRABBING ME BY THE TANK TOP I WAS WEARING AND STRECHTING IT OUT A COUPLE OF FEET AND WOULD NOT LET GO SO I DISENGAGED HER HOLD ON ME SHE FELL I LAUGHED SHE CALLED THE COPS AND I GOT BUSTED
Milton: Yes they came to my house to pick me up for the warrant that I had so they picked me up and took me to two jails in the County that I was in and after two days they took meet up to riverside county to south west detention center
James: I was arrested for petty theft in San Bernardino County but my warrant out of Riverside County was for petty theft w/ a prior Penal Code 666.5 That charge stemmed from a December 2012 arrest in which I gave the police a false spelling of my last name and was given a cite release with a court date and I failed to appear for that, hence the warrant for my arrest.

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Rod: BRIEF. THE COURTS ARE EXTREMELY CONGESTED. I WAS SPOKEN TO BRIEFLY IN HOLDING BY A COURT APPOINTED PUBLIC DEFENDER, THEN BROUGHT UP TO THE COURTROOM WHERE I WAS SEEN BY THE JUDGE. THEN RETURNED TO THE SOUTHWEST DETENTION CENTER.
Kerry: A REALLY LONG AND TEDIOUS PROCESS WHICH I CAN'T SAY THAT I FULLY UNDERSTOOD.YOU SEE I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY CASE TO TRIAL AT LEAST INTIALLY.mY PUBLIC DEFENDER SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THAT I HAD A FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE OF NOT BEING CONVICTED OF THE CHARGES I HAD AGAINST ME.
Milton: Well depending where you go to court they wake you up at 4:30am to get ready and then they put you in a holding cell for a bout 45 min then they take you to transfer cells you wait there for like an hour and then you go to court holding cells and wait until they call youup to your courtroom
James: It was basically just meeting outside the courtroom with a public defender and being told what the DA was offering and agreeing to it and then standing in front of the judge to plead guilty and then having my formal sentencing waived to a later date at which time I was in court for an even briefer amount of time and was remanded to the Sheriff Department to be booked into the county jail.

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Kerry: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND POSSESION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA.dISTURBING THE PEACE.
Milton: Possession of a controlled substance what I was charged and convicted of
James: PC 666.5 petty theft with a prior. Convicted of said charged.

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