Faulty terror watchlist means the difference between bail and freedom
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Last February, attorney Anisha Gupta represented a Lati** man charged with two misdemea**rs: trespassing and resisting arrest. At her client’s arraignment, the first appearance before a judge where a bail determination is made, Gupta thought her client would be quickly let out on his own recognizance — meaning a release without posting bail; the prosecution was **t even asking for bail to be set.
The judge interrupted proceedings, however, and in open court an**unced that Gupta’s client, who spoke ** English, had a terrorist watchlist **tation on the last page of his record of arrest and prosecution, better k**wn as a rap sheet. Read more...