Thread by @bmorecourtwatch

Good morning! While waiting for bail reviews to start, here is our thread from yesterday’s docket of children being held in solitary confinement with no trials in sight.

https://twitter.com/bmorecourtwatch/status/1372529011000291329?s=20

On today's docket, Judge Jones presiding. ASA Cynthia Banks will be handling the bulk of the docket

Case 1: A postponement. Person who was released on jail home detention in December, but never actually released. Should be released today.

Case 2: A case taken off the docket as charges were dropped yesterday.

Case 3. A case resulting from police smelling marijuana. Now a young father who had a baby yesterday is stuck in COVID jail.
State: HWOB
Pretrial: HWOB
Judge: HWOB

Case 4: A teenager who was harassed by cops.
State: HWOB
Pretrial: Release
Judge: ROR

Case 4: Postponement because person is in COVID isolation. Reminder that "COVID isolation" in the jails is solitary confinement.

Case: Postponed at request of defense.

oops, that was Case 5 ....

Case 6: A person who has a small child that he is the only surviving parent.
State: HWOB
Pretrial: HWOB
Judge: HWOB

Case 7: A young father who was arrested based on a first name only from a witness. Was elsewhere at the time of the incident. Inconsistencies in the Statement of probable cause. 6 months between incident and arrest. And has now been held 10 months.

State: Claims inconsistencies in statement are due to jaw injuries. Yet Mosby's SAO claims #KeithDavisJr could speak after being shot in the face.

State: HWOB
Pretrial: HWOB
Judge: HWOB

Case 8: A young father with no court date set. The court is swiftly running out of trial slots as they are being taken up by 2019 cases. Late 2020 case might not get a trial until 2023.

State: HWOB
Pretrial: HWOB
Judge: Holding this case for a couple of weeks due to the state inability to have an answer to a basic question.

Case 9: A person who had a medical emergency while driving. When help arrived, they arrested him. Has multiple serious medical issues that make him more vulnerable to COVID complications.

State: HWOB
Pretrial: HWOB
Judge: HWOB

Case 10: A young man on home detention expecting his first child. He needs to pay a lawyer to prepare a motion, then pay lawyer to be in bail reviews, all so judge can a write a sentence saying he is allowed to attend the birth.
All parties agree.

Case 11: ASA assigned to the case and the defense have agreed in writing to a release. ASA Banks is insisting on proof and is holding up bail reviews.

State: (After recieving the info): ROR
State: (After receiving the info): ROR

Case 12: Another expectant father.
State: HWOB
Pretrial: HWOB
Judge: HWOB

Case 13: A person with severe health issues. Is being kept in an area where they have no running water.
State: HWOB
Pretrial: HWOB
Judge: Home detention

Defense mentions that they are surprised SOC was allowed into the court system as it so incomplete and badly written.

Case 14: A person with an addiction issue. State recommends holding in COVID filled jail
Pretrial: HWOB
Judge: HWOB

Case 15: A father of 8 with sever medical issues that could intensify COVID reactions.
State: ROR
Pretrial: ROR
Judge: ROR

Case 14: Another Instagram case. Now a person is sitting in jail with a medical issues that could make COVID worse.
State: HWOB
Judge:HWOB

(Reminder: Cops are watching your IG account)

Case 15: A case that started with a traffic stop, no reason for the stop givin, no reason for search - not even the stretch of "a smell of marijuana"
State; HWOB
Judge: HWOB

Case 16: A young person who has been arrested multiple times by the same cop. In spite of the harassment, manages work, schooling young siblings.
State: Home detention
Pretrial: Home detention
Judge: ROR to pretrial supervision

Case 17: A young father on home detention who has a job that requires some travel withing the city and county. Is asking for step down to pretrial supervision.]
State: Would agree to a work modification but keep the box
Judge: On private home detention with work modification

That is it for today's docket. It is #FreeKeithFriday. Look for a newsletter, follow on IG freekeithdavisjr so all the cops lurking on IG can see the love for #KeithDavisJr.