Chantiel was arrested on charges of conspiracy and promoting prison contraband, more specifically she has been accused of smuggling razors and synthetic marijuana to inmates at the Nassau County Correctional Facility.
Chantiel, a nurse, worked for an outside company which provided medical services at the Nassau County Correctional Facility. Nothing in any of the articles that I read suggested that Chantiel was caught with either razors or synthetic marijuana, and I read nothing to suggest that there is any objective proof of her guilt. Still, she was both arrested and Arraigned, so there must be something there. Per Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas went on record saying: “That [the fact that she worked at the facility as an outside employee] gave her the opportunity and it gave her the ability to interact with inmates. So through the regular course of her duties of dispensing medicine… she was able to also dispense contraband.”
Naturally the defense lawyer, John LoTurco, sees things differently, stating that: “We assert that Ms. Cox is being used as a scapegoat for a much larger institutional problem at the Nassau County jail.”
Memo to the Folks: Here’s the skinny… In order to make an arrest anywhere in the US law enforcement needs “probable cause”. Probable cause is loosely defined as being “apparent facts that are discovered through logical inquiry which would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that a specific person had committed a specific crime which warrants prosecution”.
Memo to the Folks continued: And at some point (that point depending upon the law, rules and procedure in your jurisdiction) the government is required not only to show it’s hand (e.g. to turn over it’s “proof”) but also to prove it’s case beyond a reasonable doubt by way of introducing substantial and admissible evidence.
Memo to the Folks continued: So what happened here? Beats me. Historically there have been plenty of “bad nurses”…
Memo to the Folks continued: And so maybe Chantiel Cox is carrying on that proud tradition, or maybe not. Perhaps her lawyer is right and she is a scapegoat. Or perhaps she is incompetent. What i do know is that, having been accused, Chantiel is entitled to her day in court, and she has a criminal defense lawyer looking out for her, which is the first step toward success.
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