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| Judge holds up on releases |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 08/31/2006 |
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - An Orleans Parish judge who had said he would start releasing indigent inmates stuck in prison for months without court dates or appointed counsel has instead asked for precise lists of pending cases. Criminal District Court Judge Arthur Hunter said that he needs every detail on the public defender's office and its caseload. He also ordered the district attorney, the clerk of court and the sheriff to help create lists of pending cases. The two-page ruling says nothing on Hunter's July statement that he would begin releasing indigent prisoners stuck in jail without court dates, attorneys and in many cases, formal charges. The releases were to have begun Tuesday...Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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