READING, Pa. (AP) - July 24, 2009
ACLU of Pennsylvania attorney Mary Catherine Roper filed the
petition Thursday. She says the 18 didn't have attorneys when
sentenced to Berks County Prison for failure to pay child support.
The ACLU learned of the cases when contacted by 45-year-old
Cesar Cepeda Jr., sentenced by Judge Timothy Rowley in July 2008 to
15 months in jail.
The ACLU says President Judge Jeffrey Schmehl has said all 18
inmates will get new hearings with attorneys present, but he has
refused to release them in the meantime.
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Information from: Reading Eagle, http://www.readingeagle.com/
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