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Free Jerry Hobbs?

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Should Jerry Hobbs go free? His attorney says yes, as do many other people in the legal community. But who is Jerry Hobbs, and why has he been held without bail since he was charged in 2005? Jerry Hobbs is a man with a long rap sheet. Some of his crimes include assault, possession of marijuana, and resisting arrest. But Jerry Hobbs is not in jail for those crimes. Jerry Hobbs is in prison for the alleged murder of two little girls in Zion, Illinois, one his daughter and the other her friend. As the story goes, Mr. Hobbs was angry because his daughter did not come home when she was supposed to, and he killed both of the children. He then dragged them to the woods and laid them side-by-side. During the search the next day, he ?found? the girls...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on July 16, 2010 (boomark / email).