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Woman Jailed in NOLA 9 days without seeing Judge
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:10 pm
Granted, she earned a charge by not paying her fine.... but when people are going to jail for 9 days before they see the judge, i cant say its any wonder why some are not eager to go with police to sort it out (see: "My name is patrick" video)
Advocate article
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"Somebody didn't get that information. Something didn't happen here," attorney Anna Lellelid said of Merren's case. "This is routine. They get arrested ... they sit in jail for days and sometimes weeks." The law requires that new arrestees get to a courtroom within 72 hours, and a recent local court protocol says people such as Merren — who are arrested on old warrants that don't automatically plant them on the court docket — should be placed on the jail list for a court appearance within 48 hours.
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"It's an inefficient system that needs to be improved," said Blake Arcuri, an attorney for Sheriff Marlin Gusman. "We are working on our part to improve that process and ensure defendants are brought to court in a timely manner." Arcuri described a paper system that leaves much to human error and has resulted in similar troubles in the past. Like other officials, he said it's unclear how many arrestees have sat in jail under similar circumstances, and there may be no way of knowing. "I don't know of anybody who's been lost for an extended period of time. I don't know of any of these that have lasted more than two weeks," Arcuri said. "There may be some defendants who don't raise that as an issue. It makes the numbers difficult to track."
Advocate article
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:13 pm to NoSaint
That's a waste of taxpayer money
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:13 pm to NoSaint
We need more taxes to fix this problem.
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:14 pm to NoSaint
buddy of mine was lost for 3 days for peeing in a parking garage. they told us and his family that he wasn't there.
they wouldn't call his name for court
they wouldn't call his name for court
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:15 pm to NoSaint
Unfortunately, this happens more than it should in large metro areas with huge running dockets in combination with large amounts of new arrests every day night. Some get lost in the system. Doesn't make it right by any means. Just is what it is. At the end of the day, if it's just contempt charges then she should get off fine free for time served. There's that.
This post was edited on 7/26/16 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:16 pm to NoSaint
Someone's going to get Paid $$$$$$$
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:20 pm to LucasP
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Play stupid games etc....
Posted on 7/26/16 at 3:34 pm to TigernMS12
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Doesn't make it right by any means. Just is what it is.
i particularly enjoyed the jails attorney taking the "its never for very long, at most 2 weeks" attitude.
like 2 weeks disappearing from work (or without medicine, as was the case here) isnt substantial
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