See a Crime Go to Jail

File Under “If You’re Not a Criminal You Have Nothing to Fear”

Philadelphia PA, settled by Germans, fully embracing the Nazi legal system.

"For two months, from mid-November 2004 to mid-January 2005, Odd languished in the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, trying to figure out why he was there, and desperately trying to convince somebody - anybody - to set him free.

Odd, 42, was jailed at the request of a Philadelphia assistant district attorney - not as punishment for a crime, but to ensure his testimony as a witness in a murder case.

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Malone requested a special type of warrant, a "judge-only bench warrant," that only Neifield could lift.

"It was one of the most bizarre cases I ever had," said attorney Marc Neff, who represented Way. "The preliminary hearing went on for nine months."

When Malone finally presented the case - on Dec. 7, 2004, nearly a year after the shooting - he didn't even call Odd to the stand. Neifield discharged the case due to lack of evidence."

Question:

Why isn’t the judge holding the lawyer Malone on a special warrant to ensure he’ll testify at the wrongful imprisonment trial? Perhaps he should and then schedule the prelim 60 days latter.