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‘Cuomo for president’: Freed drug suspect praises bail reform
© 2019 NYP HOLDINGS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ^ | 11/14/19 | By Rebecca Rosenberg and Aaron Feis

Posted on 11/14/2019 8:34:10 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines

An alleged drug pusher facing nearly 100 years behind bars gave Gov. Andrew Cuomo a glowing endorsement Thursday when he walked free as courts tried to get a jump on a state bail-reform law set to take effect on Jan. 1.

“Cuomo for president,” crowed Jose “Catano” Jorge, 47, in Spanish as he left Manhattan Supreme Court without plunking down a penny in bail.

Jorge had been held without bail while facing up to 96 years on charges of selling a controlled substance and conspiracy, but can now walk the street for the duration of his trial.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bail; crime; cuomo; newyork

1 posted on 11/14/2019 8:34:10 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

And this is exactly one of the reasons people like us are leaving the state.


2 posted on 11/14/2019 9:05:45 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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Well, looks like Cuomo gets the all important Mexican Drug Cartel endorsement.


3 posted on 11/14/2019 9:25:25 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Walk the street is more like walk across the border!


4 posted on 11/14/2019 9:44:27 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

A pillar of the community he will be back to dealing killing his rivals and his users with bad drugs.

The rats have engineered a system that is being unleashed on the law abiding citizenry


5 posted on 11/15/2019 4:25:47 AM PST by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Druggies are the least of it.

The list of offenses no longer requiring bail is horrifying.

God help law abiding citizens.


6 posted on 11/15/2019 4:27:10 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: mewzilla
New NY Law Eliminates Cash Bail For Many Violent Crimes, Sex Offenses

Law-abiding residents, two words of advice: Flee faster.

7 posted on 11/15/2019 4:30:43 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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