A resident from New Orlands, Marc Mitchell testified that while he was working as a houseman the police arrested him without any warrant.He later explains that the only thing he knew was that the Orleans Parish district attorney wanted him picked up.After the sheriffs told him that he was arrested for being a material witness warrant.Mr.Mitchell and his cousin were on the public basketball court when they got into a dispute with Chris Chambers, a leader gang member over who was going to play next so he ordered a Jontery Bernard to kill them the very next day.They said that after the incident he was legally obligated to testify even though he wanted to neglect his participation for safety concerns.The DA's office obtained a witness warrant, after that Mr.Mitchell found himself in the Orleans Parish Jail, under the same roof of the prosecutor.
The article was published by BBC news, and was written by Joel Gunter to inform the people about the injustice that Mr.Mitchell faced in the judicial system.According to the article, the witness warrants were originated in the 18oos to get a hold of the witness who has left the jurisdiction in the trail.In my opinion, the practice of witness warrant should be ratified if victim's security is in sake.I understand why his testimony was important to the case, but by forcing him to testify they used the law violated of the 4th, 5th, and 8th amendment.
There needs to be reform in the legal system on many accounts and this is a glaring example of one reason. People should never be arrested because they witnessed a crime. This violates the constitution and there should be retribution the New Orleans legal system.
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