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By Shawn Matlock

There is a process called the jail run.  I'm not a fan.  Not so much in terms of principal, but rather because I find that I am personally ill-suited to do much good there.  Essentially, a judge will bring to court a number of those accused that have been in custody for a given amount of time and have failed to bond out and retain counsel.  When it comes to dispensing "justice" it's lacking.  However, convenience is in abundance.  It's Let's Make a Deal.Of course, this post has nothing much to do with jail runs, other than that is how the story begins.  About six months ago, I was making an appearance with a particularly nervous client in the Magistrate Court for additional bond condition to be added.  It was the same morning as a felony jail run...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on March 06, 2009 (boomark / email).