Seamus, UTMb as a whole in not at full capacity, however my company has been transporting TDCJ inmates to the prison hospital for a couple of months now and if what I was told by the upper mgt at my company they have gotten the prison side up and running again.seamusTX wrote:The barrier to denying habeus corpus is very high. The state has to prove that the defendant a clear and present danger to others.hheremtp wrote:why in the world!!!!!!!!seamusTX wrote:The defendant was released from jail and allowed to drive between his home and work.
There is an end run. Mentally ill people can be held until they can be examined by a psychiatrist to determine whether they are eligible for involuntary commitment. I don't if that was done in this case, or if not, why not.
The Department of Corrections medical unit at UTMB is not up to speed.
- Jim
also I understand that denying habeus corpus is set at a high level so that it can't be used at will, however given the fact that the defendant's lawyer stated to the court that his client was mentally ill, and taking into account what the defendant is charged with I would think that common sense would/and should dictate that one of the conditions of his bond be that he not get behind the wheel of a vehicle until the dispositon of the case.
.................. why in the world!!!!!!!! arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!