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Violation Bonus: Jacob Wideman Says 'Vindictive' Arizona Officials Violated His Rights (Update)

2023/9/26
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Beth Schwartzapfel: 本期节目更新了Jacob Wideman的案件进展。Wideman因在假释期间错过一次心理医生预约而被送回监狱,他的律师认为这是对宪法权利的侵犯。案件的核心争议在于,Wideman的行为是否构成违反假释条件,以及假释委员会的决定是否符合正当程序和公平原则。法院正在审理Wideman提出的诉讼,法官正在考虑各种可能性,包括直接释放Wideman。 Josh Hamilton: Wideman的律师认为,即使Wideman的未预约行为被视为违规,根据《Gagnon诉Scarpelli案》,撤销假释也应作为最后手段,因为其行为并非故意逃避治疗,而只是简单的错过预约。将Wideman送回监狱如同“用巴祖卡炮打苍蝇”,严重违反了假释的康复而非惩罚的原则。他们呼吁法官释放Wideman,或者至少给予他法律规定的程序。他们认为假释委员会的行为是武断的、反复无常的、报复性的以及违宪的,多次听证会都未能充分证明Wideman即将重返犯罪道路。 Kelly Gillian Gibson: 代表假释委员会的律师认为,法院不能取代假释委员会的判断,只能判断程序是否符合正当程序。他们认为Wideman在之前的特别行动中已经提出了许多论点,因此不能再次提出。主要问题是Wideman在2020年的听证会上是否获得了正当程序,而不是是否应该撤销其假释。他们认为Wideman的躲避和操纵行为表明他即将重返犯罪道路,这符合亚利桑那州法律中关于“即将重返犯罪道路”的规定,虽然该法律并未明确定义这一概念。

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In August, lawyers representing Jacob Wideman argued before a judge in Arizona that state officials treated him in a “constitutionally impermissible” way when they revoked his parole more than six years ago.

Lawyers for the parole board and the state corrections department said Wideman was trying to avoid following directions and therefore could not be trusted to be free. In this update, we fill you in on the hearing and how it could set the stage for further legal action in Wideman’s case.