Imprisonment for driving with a suspended license is unusual, especially since 78-year-old Gertrude had no prior criminal record. Nevertheless, she was kept in prison until her arraignment in December.
It was then that the police announced their mistake: Gertrude's license had not been suspended at all. It was all a mistake. Her case had "slipped through the cracks."
County Court Judge Lee J. Seidman was livid and ordered her immediate release.
The courtroom transcript quotes Judge Seidman: "She's handcuffed like Houdini, for the record. She's got chains around her waist, and she's got handcuffs in front around her hands as if she was some kind of a violent criminal. I want her released. I think she's suffered enough at our system's mistakes."
I'm just guessing that Gertrude will be in court again soon... with her lawyers and a case that won't slip through the cracks.
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