If you are one of over 500 persons who keep looking over your shoulder because of an unserved warrant, tomorrow could be a good day for you.
Cannon County Court officers are declaring Wednesday, August 29th Amnesty Day. Persons wanted for misdemeanor or failure to appear warrants can come to court and have their cases hear, without fear of arrest. The 550 persons who fall into the categories have been sent letters. Tomorrow those individuals may present the letter to a judicial commissioner and be issued a release on your own recognizance. No bond will need to be posted. Between the hours of 8:30am and 5:00pm, they will be seen by a judge and have the ability to settle their case.
The district attorney and public defenders will be in courthouse. The judge will appoint a public defender to those persons who qualify. Individuals may speak to the district attorney and try to resolve their case without an attorney.
The overall goals of Amnesty Day is to reduce the reduce the workload of the sheriff’s department and assist court officials to clear cases from the books going back over a decade.
