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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Jessica, Joe Smith, Rod, Ben and Jade

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Jessica: I WAS ACTUALLY ARRESTED AND BROUGHT RIGHT TO THE JAIL. WAS PUT IN A HOLDING CELL FOR QUITE A WHILE AND THEN BROUGHT ELSEWHERE.
Joe Smith: After being booked into the jail, you are kept in a 2 man cell for up to 72 hours (not including the weekend)where you are locked in for 23 hours with one blanket, no sheet, no pillow and no reading material or anything to occupy your time. After this, then you appear before the judge and you spend up to 12 hours in a holding cell with a bunch of other men.
Rod: It was for not finishing sts due to foot injury
Ben: I went to court and was told that I qualified for the project remand program. this is a diversion program that allows people with no previous criminal history to complete some qualification and at the end of one year the charge in question will be lifed from my record. I will need to pay fine and do some community service
Jade: There was a lawyer who calculated my points and then according to the grid I was sentanced. But before sencenting I was given a Pre-sentencing investigastion. Based upon my history of past criminal report and life style it was then wriiten up as to weather or not I would commint a crime again.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Jessica: NO, BUT THEY DID TRY TO LOCATE OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED. THEY WENT BACK TO MY HOUSE WHILE I WAS IN THE HOLDING CELL TO TRY AND LOCATE THE OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED.
Joe Smith: No, the police never contacted anyone at my house.
Rod: pulled over unknown there was a warrant because i had dr.s notes and sts did not want to prolong any further
Ben: I did not have any police stop by my house. i was actually arrested while I was driving. i was pulled over once they ran the licence plates of the vehicle I was driving and came to the conclusion that they needed to pull me over. they did a felony stop and I was arrested at that time.
Jade: I was stopped while with an aquantence who was attempting to cash a fraudulent check. Later after the warrent came about, I turned my self in. At the time I had no id, but they accepted me anyway. I had learned that I had a warrent out through the mail,

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Jessica: COURT APPEARANCE WAS VERY QUICK. VERY PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, I FELT I WAS TREATED WITH RESPECT AND FAIRLY. THERE WERE NOT ALOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COURT ROOM, SO I FELT LIKE I HAD SOMEWHAT PRIVACY.
Joe Smith: You end up spending all day in a holding cell with a bunch of other men until you finally appear for a few minutes before the judge and then they set your bail and your next appearance.
Rod: did not go to court just finished sts in jail and w.house
Ben: Court was very slow. I was called from my cell to go to court right after lunch around noon and I sat in a room for about 4 hours to go through court to finally be released. I spend maybe one or two minutes in actual court to be told I qualify for the program
Jade: It was scary, not knowing what was going to happen. You are allowed to speak very little while the fate of my life was in anothers hands. The Public defender told me the anount of time I was facing, though he said it was a plea bargain, there was no bargain..I was sentanced by the sentancing guidelines.

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Ben: My original charges were possession of stolen property, vehicle
Jade: Aiding and Abetting Forgery. And thats what I plead to.

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