Osceola County Jail

Pre-sentencing

Interview with Ryan, Ron, Sandra and Tom


JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Ryan: the pre sentencing was a long time for them to make a decision then they said jail time
Ron: the pre sentencing was a long wait the attorney was trying to get the facts all down to get things straighten out
Sandra: the pre-sentencing takes to long for the progress. they need to get better.
Tom: my pre sentencing process was a long wait for a public defender

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning?
Ryan: no the police came to my home and arrested me and my faince on a warrant issued for the accused crime
Ron: no they stopped me for someone accused me drivng reckless and hitting them
Sandra: no
Tom: no i was reporting a break in my rv and when the officer called my name through dispatch it came back i had a warrant on me for a failure to appear for court

JM: What was your court appearance like?
Ryan: the court apperance was crazy dcf kept trying to put things aginst us that we never did plus it was a long procedure with the state attorney
Ron: my court appearence was scary the jude was putting people back in jail for nothing when it was my turn thank fully it was just for hiring a lawyer so i siad i wanted a public defender to represent me
Sandra: the courthouse takes to long with the cases.
Tom: i had court appearance in the jail it was a tv appearance it was a long wait to be called up very nervous the public defender was very hard to talk to about the case