BY TRESA BALDAS
DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
They were all convicted of violent crimes: a child rapist from Texas, a Pennsylvania drug dealer and a Detroit man who sexually abused an 8-year-old girl.
They all fled while awaiting sentencing.
No surprise, say critics who question why courts are releasing convicted felons at the most crucial stage in the game: when the presumption of innocence is gone, and they know they're facing hard time.
Those critics -- bail bond agents, crime-victim rights advocates and prosecutors -- say there's a long-standing problem in the criminal justice system: judges releasing dangerous felons after they've been convicted, trusting them to show for sentencing.
Sometimes, they bolt. | READ MORE
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