| As 21 Year Old Luis Torres
Is Detained For Drugs and Guns Tears In SDNY
Mag Court
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Jan 3 – It was just a line of
data, but it resulted in tears
and jail confinement. Luis
Torres, Narcotics, 20-mj-753.
In the U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrates Court, Torres was
brought out with three U.S.
Marshals sitting behind him.
His Criminal Justice Act
lawyer characterized his
client as a "dime bag crack
dealer" but there were also
guns
involved.
Midway through
the bail hearing, Torres began
to cry. First with this head
tucked inside his t-shirt,
then more openly. Magistrate
Judge James L. Cott urged him
to listen to what the
prosecutor was saying. He did,
but then started shaking his
head.
Judge Cott ultimately found
that the government met its
burden and Torres was to be
detained. The crying grew
louder. He is only 21. The
case is US v. Torres,
20-mj-753 (Cott) - and even
three hours after the remand
order, the case is listed as
sealed.
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