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Judge orders warrant and holds defendant without bond after no-show in docket call
Summary
At a docket call, the presiding judge ordered a judge's warrant for defendant Cherry McKinley after prosecutors reported no contact; the court directed that the defendant remain without bond and instructed staff to follow up.
At a docket call, the presiding judge ordered a judge's warrant for defendant Cherry McKinley after the state reported no contact and the defendant failed to appear. The court announced it would keep McKinley without bond pending further action.
The judge said, “The court will issue a judge's warrant and remain the defendant without bond,” directing deputies and court staff to take the necessary steps. A representative for the state told the court there had been “no contact” with the defendant in the hallway when the case was called on the record.
The action followed the court’s routine call of cases and an announcement that the hearing — scheduled for 9 a.m. — was running late; when McKinley did not answer the docket, the judge authorized a warrant. The record shows the court asked deputies to make hallway announcements before taking the step to issue a warrant.
The judge did not specify a new return date for McKinley during the docket call. Court staff were instructed to file and process the warrant and to notify appropriate law-enforcement offices.
