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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Darryl, Cheryl and Ralph

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Darryl: I was driving and under suspension. I also had no insurance. I was pulled over and was arrested and incarcerated.
Cheryl: I had my first filing of charges my 2nd day in jail than another filing of charges the next day I than had my bond hiring and waved my rights to a speedy trial after a week I than went back to court 4 times and continued my case and than took a plea deal and plead guilty

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Darryl: See above.
Ralph: No, they simply called my mother and told me to go to court.
Cheryl: Originaly I was arrested in the chili's parking lot in Longmont during a drug deal they had been survaing me for several months and had a CI set up the deal I was released that day and aquired a warrent for my arrest and after about 2 months I went to the lafayette police station and asked them to arrest me

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Darryl: I went to jail on Friday, went to court Monday, and then the next day. I plead guilty and was released. I was sentenced to 6 months of work release but was released because I had to wait for a bed to open up.
Cheryl: going to court was a very long ordeal they would have you get ready at 5:30 than take you to booking where you would be handcuffed and shackeled and placed in a holding cell seperated by male and females than they would usualy put the females in a front cage in the van and if needed put males in the back than you would be transported to the court house and put into yet another holding cell and wait for them to come get you sometimes you would be in there for hours still shackeled and hand cuffed than when it was you time they would take you to the court room you would sit in the jury box in restrants and wait for your lawyer to talk to you and the D.A. than you would wait till the judge called your case have your lawyer say what ever needed and the gaurd would take you back to the holding cell untill you were returned to jail

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Darryl: Original charges and convicted of: Driving under a suspended license. HTO (habitual traffic offender) Driving without insurance.
Ralph: I was accused of violating a temp restraining order.
Cheryl: I was charged with 5 F3 distrobution 5 F5 posestion and 2 F3 assault of a police offier I was convicted of an F5 distrobution and F6 menacing

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