Defenders say arrest warrants lack probable cause
at the University of Texas, April 24, a spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. As of Thursday morning, charges against 46 of them have been declined.filed with the arrests , Garza added., presiding judge of Austin’s municipal court, deployed a second judge to help process the large number of arrests) and County Court at Law #6 Judgeagreed with the concerns raised by defense attorneys and prosecutors and began declining cases.
“We will continue to individually review all cases presented to our office to make determinations on whether prosecution is factually and legally appropriate,” Garza said.show how little probable cause was included to justify some arrests. Each of the five affidavits appears to be a form used specifically for criminal trespass arrests. There are three lines on the form for officers to indicate when they warned a person they were trespassing before making the arrest.
Another line on the form provides officers space to add “additional probable cause remarks.” All five of the affidavits we’ve reviewed have the same additional remarks: “Was given dispersal order and refused to do so.”, who was at the courthouse until 2am last night working to get cases declined and people released from jail, told us this level of probable cause was not enough to justify arrest.
It is unclear how many people remain in jail at this time, but even when a person’s case is declined or they are granted a PR bond, they can remain in jail for several hours before release as their paperwork is processed.has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press.
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