Held In Jail While A Second Charge is Pending
Ok my boyfriend is 18 yrs old and has no record.
He was arrested for burglary of a building and had less than 2 oz of weed on him. So he's been in jail now for 3 months. He just had a hearing for the weed case but the burglary of a building charge hasn't even been filed yet. At this hearing he entered a jail plea. So basically the weed thing is over with but without the charge of burglary of a building being filed why is he still in jail? And is that violating habeas corpus?
Texassss
Re: Held In Jail While A Second Charge is Pending
We can only guess. If in fact no burglary charge has been filed, he is probably serving his sentence for his marijuana conviction. If the burglary charge has been filed, he probably hasn't posted bond. He presumably has a lawyer, so he should discuss his situation with his lawyer.