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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Arrest, jail and beyond Dear Mr. Rpckefeller, My son was arrested week ago, following a traffic stop, how do I get him out of jail? Dear Reader, I’m sorry to hear about your son’s arrest. I am often pained by the agony families endure when a loved one is arrested - this does not seem fair to me. Securingyour son’s release depends upon the charges, the court the case will be referred to, and the arrested person's criminal history, through a “bond” process. This involves you pay ing money (in full or in the form of a fee to a bondsman) or security interest in real estate to the local Sheriff to secure your son’s promise to appear. If he was arrested on fed eral charges, there may be a slightly different form of bond, called a “signature” bond, where your son would only have to provide a prom ise of paying money (no actu al payment would be made). If your son shows up, as required, at the end, your money would be returned to you (except if a bond fee) and/or the real estate lien would be lifted. If your son fails to appear, you could lose everything! For this reason, you will need to KNOW that your son will appear in court as required. Your question does not tell me about his history or charges, but I have a couple of educated guesses. What does Ihave read about a new technology: Open-fit hearing aids. What does that mean? Hearing devices are designed to help someone with a hearing loss hear sound better. If the person wearing the device does not like the way his/her own voice sounds, compliance with usage is usually low or not at all. A hearing aid can only aid when it is worn. Therefore, the manufac turers of hearing devices have developed a product that will help with usage: the open fit. Several different manu facturers (Oticon, Widex, GN Resound, Beltone, Seimens, Phonak, etc.) have researched the best way to make hearing aids sound and look better to the user. These devices are min iaturized with a slim tube that is practically invisible. Since the earpiece is small, it does not fill up the ear canal allowing for more natural sound. Developing a plan the key to quit smoking By STATE POINT MEDIA Even though we all know it’s bad for us, many peo ple keep smoking because it seems so hard to quit. According to Dr. Michael Cummings, Chair of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the keys to quitting are deciding you want to quit, setting a quit date and developing a plan that will increase your odds of success. “Get help if necessary,” says Cummings, “There are some great tools that you can use available online, over the phone, and in the drug store.” Approved medications that can help include nicotine patches, gums and lozenges, and two non-nicotine medi cations - Zyban and Chantix. WE BUY GOLD! SATTERFIELD & Dempsey Jewelers 100 H Houston take Hd • Centerville GA I know that he was prob ably not just given a traffic citation for an equipment or moving violation. If that was the case, he likely would have been released “on the scene” and not taken to jail. He was also probably not taken to the jail on just a traffic ticket. If so, he would automati fm Jim Rockefeller Columnist had been entitled to hold him without a bond for 48 hours (the arresting officer had that long to obtain a felony warrant). This could have been from a “bail” scheduled kept at the jail or after your son went before the magistrate for a “first appearance” within this 48 hours. Which leaves a few pos sibilities - he could be in jail on new felony charges or on a probation or parole warrant. As to the latter, there is no formal bail or bond pro cedure for a probation or parole violation (other than the requirement of a valid arrest warrant). Only a Superior Court Judge can grant bond on a open-fit hearing mean? The mini-hearing devices are virtually invisible. The processor fits behind the ear (or pinna) and is so discrete that most observers will not see it until the user chooses to show it off. They are light-weight and comfortable. Many users have remarked that they have for gotten they are wearing a device and have either gone to bed with it on or stepped Annette Peppard Columnist Audiologist into a shower (oops). The sound tube (slim tube) is also very small making the instrument connection to the ear canal difficult to see. . • Some of the mini-hear ing devices are coupled to a speaker link instead of a tube. In this case, the receiv er (or speaker) is in the ear You should talk with your doctor or pharmacist to see what medications might work best for you. “Get some advice and counseling support. Most states and many health care plans have quitlines you can call and get free coun seling support,” stresses Cummings. There is also a toll-free national quitline at 1-800-Quit-Now. Assessing Your Leadership Skills -SBS/person NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The City of Perry Council has tentatively adopted a millage rate, which will require an increase in property taxes by 2.17 percent All concered citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at City Hall, 1211 Washington street, Perry GA on September 19, 2006 at 6:00 pm. OOU.WJ probation warrant; only a parole officer can agree to let a parole violator out of jail; in either case, only a “full” jail would likely result in any type of bond being granted. If he is in jail for new felony charges, the sever ity of the charges, his ties to the community, and any criminal history, would all be considered by a Superior Court Judge at a bond hear ing held within roughly two weeks of his arrest. T his bond hearing would be the first court hearing where he would be constitutionally entitled to an attorney and could qualify for a court appointed attorney. It is a “critical stage” of the proceeding and your son should not go to court with out an attorney, preferably the best attorney the family can afford. Hopefully, this explana tion helps you understand the process. Again, I know that you are in a lot of pain right now; try to keep your focus and I hope things will turn out for the best. Warner Robins attorney Jim Rockefeller is the for mer Chief Assistant District Attorney for Houston County, and a former Assistant State Attorney in Miami. Owner of Rockefeller Law Center, Jim has been in private practice since 2000. E-mail your comments or confi dential legal questions to ajr@rockefellerlawcenter. com. cally have been entitled to a bond. With nothing more seri ous than a misde meanor, the Sheriff would only have canal and not at ear level. Again the wire is very small and discrete. The sound quality of these instruments is clear and natural due to the digital processing and computer chip in the instrument. The instrument allots for both natural (low fre quency) and amplified sound (usually high frequencies) to enter the ear canal. The instrument is programmed to amplify the high-pitch sounds that the person with the hearing loss in miss ing, without overwhelming the individual with sounds that are not needed. All the devices have advanced tech nology ensuring that low level background noise is not distracting. Some of the devices will amplify across all the fre quencies and are appropri ate for those with significant hearing loss. Email your questions to at heatingassociated@alltel.net or call 478-953-2705f0r more information about hearing aids and hearing loss. “If you don’t succeed right away don’t get discour aged; quitting smoking is a process since you’re trying to overcome an addiction. Addictions are not cured, they’re managed, one day at a time,” he says. For more information about cancer prevention and education, visit the Roswell Park Web site at www. roswellpark. org. F. 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