While lawyers agree he shouldn't be in jail, no one seems to know how to get him out. Let me try and explain. And he's desperate to get out.
Ex partner was arrested with 5g meth. So naturally he's charged with poss wiss. There's only the drugs. No bags, scales, absolutely nothing else but the drugs.
He was at the time of arrest on an intensive supervision order due to being sentenced 6 months prior for 105g cannibus.
He was sent straight out to the prison after arrest for the meth. Approximately 5 weeks after arrest he's given bail. A week and a half into bail he fails a drug test and is sent back to prison. He's been in prison since. So it's coming up for almost 8 months since he was arrested.
His next court date is 23rd November where it's listed for a trial hearing. Trial? He's never once been asked in court if he's guilty or not guilty. Now there's a trial hearing in district court.
Magistrates court said she wasn't giving him bail again but would push it up to district court, which didn't happen.
So how does he get out, get bail, get anything? He's lost his early plea % even though he's never been asked to plead. Does he just wait till 23rd Nov when it will then be almost 9 months in prison on remand? His lawyer says nothing, when you're lucky enough to get hold of him.
What, if anything can he do to either get bail or get out. He's always been going to plead guilty, if he's ever asked.
It seems ridiculous that after this long he's still in remand custody.
Ex partner was arrested with 5g meth. So naturally he's charged with poss wiss. There's only the drugs. No bags, scales, absolutely nothing else but the drugs.
He was at the time of arrest on an intensive supervision order due to being sentenced 6 months prior for 105g cannibus.
He was sent straight out to the prison after arrest for the meth. Approximately 5 weeks after arrest he's given bail. A week and a half into bail he fails a drug test and is sent back to prison. He's been in prison since. So it's coming up for almost 8 months since he was arrested.
His next court date is 23rd November where it's listed for a trial hearing. Trial? He's never once been asked in court if he's guilty or not guilty. Now there's a trial hearing in district court.
Magistrates court said she wasn't giving him bail again but would push it up to district court, which didn't happen.
So how does he get out, get bail, get anything? He's lost his early plea % even though he's never been asked to plead. Does he just wait till 23rd Nov when it will then be almost 9 months in prison on remand? His lawyer says nothing, when you're lucky enough to get hold of him.
What, if anything can he do to either get bail or get out. He's always been going to plead guilty, if he's ever asked.
It seems ridiculous that after this long he's still in remand custody.