Bond Revocation Hearing

Today I witnessed a monstrosity of a supposed Bond Revocation Hearing presided over by Judge Kincaid and I have to say an incorrect judgment. I will outline the situation briefly and then give you the facts and this blogger sees them. A young lady charged with non report for drug tests ordered as a bond condition for a charge back in 2017 has incurred some new charges of Giving False Name to officials and with Hindering the apprehension of a criminal so the state moved to revoke her bond. First, there was a huge delay while the state gathered their witness who was a sheriff's department deputy Kirk Champion. Below you will find the chain of events. Mr. Champion was called to the stand and the first question he was asked, he bold faced lied but not before he stuttered, stumbled and uh'd for a minute which was in relation to the night on question. The defense attorney/public defender Brett Ladd recognizes he's lying his ass off so asks another witness to that night to step outside as he would be calling her as a witness when he is done. The state presents its evidence which was a recording of the young lady during her interview with the GBI that proves (supposedly) that she hindered the apprehension of this said criminal. That part of the interview was not seen because it was not brought to court but he assures us that it exists in the evidence room and this presentation came from a different source. Now keep in mind here the reason they want to revoke the bond is due to this newly acquired charge while out on bond. Brett Ladd presents some very good points to the court, does what looks like a good swing or two being thrown in the fight then extinguished his burning flame. The witness was not called and he noted to your honor that he had planned to call an additional witness to the events that night but I guess he thought Mr. Champion had nailed his own coffin thus withdrew the right to do so. The defense presented his closing arguments with things such as the case for bond conditions had not even been indicted by the grand jury and more good points asking the court to help her with her addiction and allow her to go to Women's Outreach in Rome, GA with an ankle bracelet to comfort the court into knowing that she would return to court and her whereabouts be known constantly and the condition that if she didn't complete it or removes the braclett she be re-incarcerated. Then the state presents their closing arguments and everybody rests. Then your honor gives judgment to revoke the bond until the court sees fit to change that and he points out the fact that she signed an agreement when released to not move unless she reported the change to the probation office, to take weekly drug screens and she didn't show and even went to CA with her boyfriend. My point is this: The same agreement was signed by all the other inmates that came before him this day and the one just prior to her appearance even had new charges of giving false name as well but he revoked and reinstated theirs sending them home today. They had not even been in jail hell for 83 days like she had either. To sum it up, it doesn't matter if you lie, don't have the evidence when you are supposed to have the burden of proof on you (state) and you can just determine someone's misery and not have to do any damn thing to earn it. Our local injustice system needs a complete overhaul and this blogger for one plans to start that movement at this very moment so get ready our local government as you may be seeing the Supreme Court before long and I can tell you that you will be seeing more of me in the local law library. Congratulations !!