As thousands of criminal convictions are being questioned because of suspected evidence tampering in a state drug lab, police and prosecutors are grappling with how to keep communities safe as sentences are stayed and defendants are released from state custody.
Their concerns were highlighted this week when a convicted felon with a 10-page criminal record that includes rape and assault charges became a fugitive after failing to appear at a scheduled court hearing Thursday. Another man who once shot at two police officers was released this week.
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Terrific ignore he is a career criminal, reduce his bail and then give him an additional 24 hours to flee. Wicked bright.
I'm not even going to read the article yet. I'll just do what my kids do when they learn about something that's blantantly obvious.... Shock, NOT!
Why isn't a guy who shot at cops in jail for the rest of his life just for that? Why aren't all those who are released just charged with possession of a counterfeit substance with intent to distribute?