By Sam Alcaraz
RIVERSIDE, CA – The theme in Riverside County Superior Courtroom final week in Division 2K was plain and easy: Present up.
Decide Emily Benjamini introduced for all to listen to:
“We’ll proceed to name the remainder of the calendar. These of you who’re right here, in case you don’t have an legal professional at this level and also you need an legal professional, let me know. I can appoint the general public defender, assuming you qualify…you’d must fill out a monetary declaration.”
Benjamini then warns: “I do wish to let you realize that you simply’ll see that some folks don’t present up. I’ll be issuing warrants. What meaning is {that a} bench warrant will exit, and in the event that they occur to get stopped or have any contact with legislation enforcement they’ll get arrested on that warrant…so it’s essential that you simply present up in court docket so that you don’t get something like that issued in opposition to you.”
Benjamini then went on to undergo the court docket’s intensive calendar for the day, studying title after title after title, whereas issuing warrants for the quite a few no reveals, stating every time:
“No look? Bench warrant $10,000.”
“No look? Bench warrant $5,000.”
“Okay we’ll must problem a warrant. Bench warrant $5,000.”
In some circumstances, the attorneys current in court docket requested the decide to make a second name. Benjamini replied, “Okay we’ll go away the warrant excellent. No look.”
Benjamini then requires Julissa XXX, who’s being charged with a DUI. After getting no response, Benjamini broadcasts, “Bench warrant $10,000.”
Afterward, after a short break, the tardy accused makes an look earlier than the court docket. The decide requested her to come back ahead.
Benjamini addresses her and states, “You have been purported to be right here at 8:30 a.m. You’re not right here on time.”
She replies, “I assumed it was at 9 a.m.”
Benjamini decides to place apart the warrant and asks if she has an legal professional along with her to which she replies she wants a public defender.
Virtually instantly, a public defender steps in to help her and confidently addresses the court docket after taking a short have a look at her case, “We’ve acquired discovery on this matter. We want to set a pre-trial date…”
Decide Benjamini replies, “All proper, that would be the order,” permitting the lady to elude one of many many bench warrants issued for the morning.
