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Circuit court schedules William Brent Jones sentencing; judge advocates for chambers in new courthouse
Summary
The court set a sentencing hearing for William Brent Jones at 1 p.m. Thursday in the same courtroom and the presiding judge requested that a conference room in the new courthouse be designated as a judge’s chambers.
The circuit court scheduled a sentencing hearing for William Brent Jones at 1 p.m. Thursday in the presiding judge’s courtroom after confirming Jones had visited Houston County but been instructed to contact his lawyer. The judge said the court had confirmed Jones would appear at the new time.
At the same hearing the judge also raised a facilities issue for the new courthouse. The judge said one secure-area office had been assigned to another judge and urged that an adjacent conference room be designated as a circuit judge’s chambers; the judge asked court staff to prepare any necessary paperwork.
Court staff and counsel confirmed logistics. The judge told courtroom staff to be prepared to take up the Jones sentencing at 1 p.m. Thursday and indicated he would bring an order regarding the proposed chambers designation.
