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Status of Designated driver's case

I had heard that the charges were dismissed. Oddly, I can find no printed reference to it in either the Missoulian or the Kaimin, and so I'm not so sure I heard right. That's not a lot of help, is it?
 
I hope that is the case and her bail money was refunded. Also, would hope it would be publicized. So,who knows.
 
GrizSteve said:
I hope that is the case and her bail money was refunded. Also, would hope it would be publicized. So,who knows.
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Alas, the $5,000 bail bond cost (for a $50,000 bond) was non-refundable. The bail bondsman made $25,000 in easy cash (the cost of the five bonds charged for the five persons involved) out of this one situation of a Halloween night misdemeanor. Just wouldn't have happened in "the Missoula" of 30 years ago .... the puzzler in all of this was why the police so grossly overcharged this (felony). Even the County Attorney's office was baffled ... under the words of the relevant statute, this was the lowest misdemeanor chargeable -- unoccupied structure, no weapons, no doors or windows to even "break into." Literally, there is no lesser crime under Montana's criminal code. So how did "felonies" get charged?
 
UMGriz75 said:
I had heard that the charges were dismissed. Oddly, I can find no printed reference to it in either the Missoulian or the Kaimin, and so I'm not so sure I heard right. That's not a lot of help, is it?
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It is quite likely that the charges were never even filed by the County Attorney. But, no refund on bail money. It would sure be a positive step if the police considered all of the ramifications (not the least of which are financial) before they concoct unsupportable charges.
 
mikewphoto said:
If the bail was 5k, they pay only a small percentage of that in real life don't they?
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Bail was $50,000, I believe. I think the $5k was the percentage.
 
UMGriz75 said:
GrizSteve said:
I hope that is the case and her bail money was refunded. Also, would hope it would be publicized. So,who knows.
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Alas, the $5,000 bail bond cost (for a $50,000 bond) was non-refundable. The bail bondsman made $25,000 in easy cash (the cost of the five bonds charged for the five persons involved) out of this one situation of a Halloween night misdemeanor. Just wouldn't have happened in "the Missoula" of 30 years ago .... the puzzler in all of this was why the police so grossly overcharged this (felony). Even the County Attorney's office was baffled ... under the words of the relevant statute, this was the lowest misdemeanor chargeable -- unoccupied structure, no weapons, no doors or windows to even "break into." Literally, there is no lesser crime under Montana's criminal code. So how did "felonies" get charged?
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Are you sure they all used a bail bondsmen? The girl that picked them up has a father who is a reputable lawyer in town. I highly doubt they had to use a bondsmen.

Anybody hear issues about that girl also having a final college internship issue because it was in the same place as the homeowner works? Not sure if that is true, but it was floating around a while ago.
 
go96griz said:
UMGriz75 said:
GrizSteve said:
I hope that is the case and her bail money was refunded. Also, would hope it would be publicized. So,who knows.
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Alas, the $5,000 bail bond cost (for a $50,000 bond) was non-refundable. The bail bondsman made $25,000 in easy cash (the cost of the five bonds charged for the five persons involved) out of this one situation of a Halloween night misdemeanor. Just wouldn't have happened in "the Missoula" of 30 years ago .... the puzzler in all of this was why the police so grossly overcharged this (felony). Even the County Attorney's office was baffled ... under the words of the relevant statute, this was the lowest misdemeanor chargeable -- unoccupied structure, no weapons, no doors or windows to even "break into." Literally, there is no lesser crime under Montana's criminal code. So how did "felonies" get charged?
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Are you sure they all used a bail bondsmen? The girl that picked them up has a father who is a reputable lawyer in town. I highly doubt they had to use a bondsmen.

Anybody hear issues about that girl also having a final college internship issue because it was in the same place as the homeowner works? Not sure if that is true, but it was floating around a while ago.
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I suspect there quit a few "reputable" lawyers who don't have $50,000 on hand or immediately available, especially at two or three in the morning.
 
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