A resident of Pujo, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, was checked while driving under cocaine and without driving license. Accused of having rushed on a man with his car, and of having rolled him several times six years ago, he is nevertheless awaiting his trial before the Assize Court for attempted murder.
To believe that justice does not scare him. A resident of Pujo, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, was tried on August 13 in an immediate appearance hearing for having led despite the cancellation of his license and under the influence of narcotic products.
“You were tested positive for cocaine in May, in large quantities, during a control operation in Tostat,” said the reporter of the file. Only, when the gendarmes checked his identity, they also found that the driver had no driving license and was under investment under judicial supervision for several years.
And for good reason: for six years, the man has been waiting for his trial before the Hautes-Pyrénées Assize Court for attempted murder. “You are accused of having rushed by car on a man, and of having rolled him several times. The victim survived,” summed up the magistrate.
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“I did not have any news of this case,” said the man in the court in a detached tone. If the instruction has obviously taken a long time, the judge has informed that she is now closed, and that he will have to answer for her actions in the coming months. “You find it normal to consume cocaine while driving while you are waiting for a trial before the Assize Court for an attempted murder? What can you do with you?”, Exasperated the magistrate.
For the public prosecutor, no other solution than to imprison man to protect society. “He has already had the chance to avoid pre -trial detention, he is supposed to be stressed until his trial, and he is found to drive on the cocaine roads.” Two years in prison, one of which with a reinforced probationary stay, were asked by the prosecutor. Maintaining detention and a driving prohibition any engine vehicle has also been required.
“My client was checked in May and this immediate appearance comes three months later. We are told today that it is a danger and that it is necessary to imprison it, when for three months, it was obviously worried about anyone,” said the defendant’s lawyer, Me Christel Marbais, who pleaded as a detention under electronic bracelet.
But the court considered that it was too much too much. The man was sentenced to 18 months in prison, including 9 months suspended sentence and reinforced test for 2 years, and prohibited from driving any motor vehicle. Maintaining detention was pronounced for the firm part of the sentence.
