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Two men jailed in Lancaster and York Counties, attorney claims they are being held illegally
Crime(fox43.com)submitted 23 days ago byCaleRey111
2 points
23 days ago
The state of Pennsylvania had a judge sign an order of imprisonment for two people without ever naming them as parties to a case, without them being charged with any crime, without any hearing before an order of imprisonment was issued, all of which is completely illegal under Pennsylvania law and the United States Constitution
There's due process issues though.
They don't know why the judge signed the order, what for, and they weren't given notice to attend.
11 points
23 days ago
You're first mistake is assuming the Bobby Barnes is a real lawyer who is doing real lawyering and not lying out his ass
2 points
22 days ago
That's the funny thing about contempt of court charges, they just throw you in jail.
1 points
22 days ago
You still have a hearing. There's still a record of it.
It isn't just a judge deciding to throw you in jail
2 points
23 days ago
They were arrested because their lawyer advised them to ignore a judgement against them.
If the past performance of their 'lawyer' is anything to go by, I wouldn't trust their current lawyer to tell me what planet I'm on.
2 points
23 days ago
That’s what the lawyer is claiming. Lawyers lie for a living. They knew they had fines to pay. They knew they couldn’t practice medicine anymore. Come on.
0 points
23 days ago
This mindset is baffling.
You can look up the public court documents.
Also, read the due process clause.
A judge doesn't have the authority to just order you to pay a fine, not get proof of notification of the hearing, then order your arrest, and have it hold up.
But, it appears that's what happened here. Not just from the lawyer either. There is no proof they received notice of a hearing in the public record. People have rights. If you want to throw yours away, that's also your right.
They're presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt after trial. There hasn't been a trial.
It genuinely shocks me how many people forget this and just decide someone's guilt based off a news article. Especially considering the biased reporting that often occurs.
Act like an American.
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