NC Helmet Trial Update, Matthew Carr If you were expecting to find some kind of justice in the NC v. Matt case, so far, there is some, but it is bad rather than good. On Monday, he showed up as required, determined to bravely proceed in defending himself despite no attorney. Matt's attorney from Virginia was not able to make it to a pre-trial hearing in November. Matt was there, as required. He was told to be in court on January 4th and that the trial might be then or it might be a date after that. He called his attorney who told him she could not be there on the 4th and that she would call the District Attorneys' office and try to arrange an actual date for the trial; in which she would be available. She called the District Attorney's office and found they were not cooperative. It appears that lawyer is now out of the picture. Matt showed up as required on Monday, January 4th, and was required to stay around all day while the court conducted other business. According to Matt, the judge told him to return to the courtroom at 10am in the morning. On Tuesday morning, Matt showed up at 9am, ready to proceed, as he did the day before. About ten minutes later, an ADA walked into the courtroom. She found out who he is, looked up his case on their calendar, and told him his case would not be heard today. She directed him to appear the next morning. To quote Matt, "...she didn't know if my case would be called this week or next month. She said that at any time I could still revert my case back down to the district court and pay the $25 fine. As of now I'm not required to be here until 11:00 tomorrow." This was already the third day Matt has been directed to appear in Superior Court on a certain date. As of tomorrow morning, Matt will have appeared, as directed by the NC court system, for the fourth time. What is the prosecutor’s motto in NC? I suspect it is "Wear them all down and treat them criminally." Good luck Matt, and thank you.
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