I"m confused as to how our so-called "justice system" works. So maybe some of you hooligans have been Fucked by The Long Dick of The Law* and understand it better. (*That's from Superbad, its not mine.)
So, a friend of mine was arrested just about a year ago after he took out a dozen credit cards in his brother's name, racked em up, had the bills diverted to a PO box, and got violent when confronted. He was charged with identity theft, larceny, mail fraud, and assault.
He disappeared after being charged, but I check the state superior court website to see how his case is progressing. Now, his case file reads, Next Court date: and has a date of just about 30 days later. And every month, the date advances another month. After six months, the file read he entered pleas of "Not Guilty" to eleven charges. Almost a year later, I noticed his pleas to two felonies changed to "Guilty" but the others, which are Misdemeanors, are still "Not Guilty." Looks like a few charges were dropped.
Now, I realise that his case might take a while to put together since a dozen credit card companies are involved trying to recover the tens of thousands he spent on total shit, but why's this shit taking a whole year?
I mean, does he really appear in court every single month? Or is it just a court query on the status of the case, and they automatically advance the next query to the next month?
Whatever happened to the right to a speedy trial? Seems kinda fucked up to me.
Jurched
So, a friend of mine was arrested just about a year ago after he took out a dozen credit cards in his brother's name, racked em up, had the bills diverted to a PO box, and got violent when confronted. He was charged with identity theft, larceny, mail fraud, and assault.
He disappeared after being charged, but I check the state superior court website to see how his case is progressing. Now, his case file reads, Next Court date: and has a date of just about 30 days later. And every month, the date advances another month. After six months, the file read he entered pleas of "Not Guilty" to eleven charges. Almost a year later, I noticed his pleas to two felonies changed to "Guilty" but the others, which are Misdemeanors, are still "Not Guilty." Looks like a few charges were dropped.
Now, I realise that his case might take a while to put together since a dozen credit card companies are involved trying to recover the tens of thousands he spent on total shit, but why's this shit taking a whole year?
I mean, does he really appear in court every single month? Or is it just a court query on the status of the case, and they automatically advance the next query to the next month?
Whatever happened to the right to a speedy trial? Seems kinda fucked up to me.
Jurched