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Pre-sentencing

Interview with Eric, Bonnie, Jerome, Big Kim and Josh

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Eric: It was tedious at best.
Bonnie: They asked me what I plead and I said guilty with circumstances and they went from there. After the presentation of the case I was told to come back and they would sentence me.
Jerome: FAIR, TREATMENT OK, TIMELY COURT DATES
Big Kim: Ok now, I have been "retired" from that lifestyle for several years..
Josh: spent most of the time in one of the up stairs tanks. the rest of the time, in a small lawer room or in court.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Eric: Yes and they were few being asked ,mostly accusations that the officer could not prove. And when told I was being arrested for DUI, I explained to the officer that I had not had a drink in atleast 2-3 hours,he then accused me of beating my wife. Where he procceded to man handle me nearly throwing me off my front porch which is on the second story.My home was surrounded by 8-9 other officers that just stood there.I was then taken to jail accused of DV Assault in the 4th Degree.
Bonnie: Not at all.
Jerome: NO
Big Kim: No, was incarcerated upon arrest directly from streets and stops in automobile, truck and motorcycle..
Josh: nope, never once

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Eric: The judge appeared to be sympathetic to my case and had me released after informing me that there would be a 30 day resraining order prohibiting me from having any contact with my wife.
Bonnie: I was told to rise and the prosecutor stated what the facts against me were and my attorney stated our facts and defenses.
Jerome: SERVICE WAS FAST, HEALD OVER TO DIFFERENT DATE AFTER ASKING TO DO SO.
Big Kim: To the point, with the exception of one case speedily as the law dictates.. If one cannot afford an Attorney, one ("paper shuffler") will be appointed for you.. Very few public defenders go beyond providing the bare essentials required by the Court, keep this in mind, as they will plea bargain you out to a lesser charge... they are very impersonal, you are a number to them and the faster they can rid themselves of you, the faster they can lessen their case load which is heavy.. There are a couple of exceptions to this, I have personally found 3 Attorneys working as PD's who could be compared with any of the top Criminal Attorneys in the US, but this is a rarity, expect the worst
Josh: in the jail uniform... with pretty silver bracelets

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