Watchdog group criticizes magistrate judge for setting bail for defendants who don’t have an attorney
Court Watch NOLA also wants rules on how judges appoint magistrate commissioners.
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Criminal Justice
Lawsuit: Orleans prosecutors violated people’s civil rights with systemic use of fake subpoenas
The federal lawsuit says the use of fake subpoenas by Orleans Parish prosecutors was “widespread and systemic.” Prosecutors obtained arrest warrants for 10 people because they ignored fake subpoenas, according to the suit Six were jailed, sometimes for days without seeing a judge.
Lawyer says Orleans Parish DA used a fake subpoena to pressure teenage molestation victim
The DA’s office delivered the notice to the girl’s house. When her lawyer told the prosecutor to leave the girl alone, the prosecutor got a real subpoena and had it delivered to the girl at school. The prosecutor said he was obligated to interview the victim in order to do his job.
Cannizzaro receives lashing from city council for fake subpoenas, jailing witnesses and other hardball tactics
The district attorney wants the city to restore $600,000 cut from his budget.
Orleans, Jefferson DAs face ethics complaints for prosecutors’ use of fake subpoenas
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed the complaint today with the state agency that disciplines attorneys.
Louisiana DAs offer motorists a deal: Write us a check and we’ll dismiss your speeding ticket
Some people who get speeding tickets are given the option to write a check to the local district attorney’s office, which keeps the ticket out of court and off their driving record. The money stays with the DA. Public defenders, which rely on revenue from traffic tickets in court, say these diversion programs have hurt their budgets.
Fake subpoena could factor into Cardell Hayes’ appeal of manslaughter conviction
The DA’s office sent a fake subpoena to the mother of Hayes’ son.
Two years later, no resolution in case of SciTech Academy employee charged with molesting a boy
Ronald Johnson left the school the day after the alleged incident. His case has been delayed 15 times.
Judge orders Orleans Parish district attorney to turn over records related to fake subpoenas
The judge wasn’t swayed by an argument by the DA’s lawyer that it’s too hard to find the records.
Transcript shows judge didn’t know about fake subpoena when she issued arrest warrant
But the judge didn’t recall the arrest warrant until after the case was dropped.
