Senator Rezin and Sheriff Briley Spread Fear About Crime and Immigration
In a press release, Senator Rezin & Grundy County Sheriff Briley attacked the Pretrial Fairness Act and complained that the law requires prosecutors to hold a detention hearing within 48 hours–which they asserted is not enough time for prosecutors to make an argument against release.
Fact Check: FALSE
The Briefing
The 48-hour requirement existed before the Pretrial Fairness Act, because that is what the constitution requires. The Senator and Sheriff also ignore that under the Pretrial Fairness Act, the prosecutor could have requested an additional 48 hours to prepare, and the prosecutor further could have also asked to reopen the detention hearing later to include new evidence in support of detention. The prosecutor did none of these things in the case they sighted.
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