Madeira Auto Rental
“I know,” Marshall said of Salley’s arrest Wednesday afternoon. “I’m not happy about it. I mean, what can you do? I’m not happy about that at all.”
Marshall said he could not prosecute Salley on the felony because the company that owned the rental car didn’t send anyone to testify Wednesday that the car was stolen.
“They weren’t cooperative,” he said. “They didn’t show up. They knew about it, they repeatedly were asked to come to court, and they didn’t come to court.”
Without them, Marshall said he couldn’t prove the car was stolen.
“Hopefully we’ve had good luck with Macy’s coming to court,” he said. “I hope I get to prosecute them again.”
But at preliminary hearings, such witnesses often are not required to appear. Instead, a police officer’s hearsay testimony is accepted to establish, for example, that the rental car was stolen, according to a lawyer familiar with the court system.
District Attorney Michael Madeira admitted that is true.
Madeira said that Marshall will get an opportunity to prosecute Salley again when he goes through the court system on the new theft charges.
“It is disappointing that somebody thinks that a crime like that is a joke,” Madeira said. “When we can prove a case against somebody, we’re going to go after them.”
Sara Ganim can be reached at 231-4616.
“I know,” Marshall said of Salley’s arrest Wednesday afternoon. “I’m not happy about it. I mean, what can you do? I’m not happy about that at all.”
Marshall said he could not prosecute Salley on the felony because the company that owned the rental car didn’t send anyone to testify Wednesday that the car was stolen.
“They weren’t cooperative,” he said. “They didn’t show up. They knew about it, they repeatedly were asked to come to court, and they didn’t come to court.”
Without them, Marshall said he couldn’t prove the car was stolen.
“Hopefully we’ve had good luck with Macy’s coming to court,” he said. “I hope I get to prosecute them again.”
But at preliminary hearings, such witnesses often are not required to appear. Instead, a police officer’s hearsay testimony is accepted to establish, for example, that the rental car was stolen, according to a lawyer familiar with the court system.
District Attorney Michael Madeira admitted that is true.
Madeira said that Marshall will get an opportunity to prosecute Salley again when he goes through the court system on the new theft charges.
“It is disappointing that somebody thinks that a crime like that is a joke,” Madeira said. “When we can prove a case against somebody, we’re going to go after them.”
Sara Ganim can be reached at 231-4616.
