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pookypocky t1_j9unurq wrote

They aren't kidding about grace & proper being packed. I had an unexpected couple of hours to myself yesterday and was riding by shortly before 5, so I tried to stop by there for a drink, and they couldn't have crammed one more person in there.

So I kept going south on 8th and went to the jim, and it was as dark and pleasant as it has been since basically the day it opened.

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Aromat_Junkie t1_j9und0u wrote

As far as I know - Not in some cases, in all cases the preliminary hearing happens first, usually several hours after being charged and arrested. Literally the first thing that happens after they arrest you is put you in front of a judge and the DA and they set or deny your bail...

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Mehndeke t1_j9ulpx1 wrote

"Max", as used in PA, just means the highest minimum part of a sentence. And judges have to set both a minimum and maximum, with the minimum being no more than half the maximum. So, 20-40 just means the minimum a defendant has to serve is 20, with parole possible for the next 20 years. A 20-30 year sentence is illegal, while a 15-40 is possible. It's really weird.

And then, if convicted with a 2nd or subsequent 3rd degree murder charge, you get mandatory life!

So, don't kill people. It makes for complicated maths.

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