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As the body count piles up, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office seems intent on punishing defendants by inaction, rather than by proving its cases in court. Horror stories about untried defendants languishing in jail, and being released after serving more time behind bars than a conviction would have earned are becoming commonplace under Eddie Jordan’s inept leadership. Easy enough to force someone to spend six months in jail time without ever having to go to court. This shameful mess came to a head recently as a first-degree murder defendant was freed, because Eddie dawdled too long.

Times-Picayune columnist James Gill takes a savage swipe at Jordan today:

No question about it. If you feel like shooting someone, do it in Orleans Parish.

That way you could be out of jail in a jiffy on a $10 bond from Judge Charlie Elloie. And DA Eddie Jordan would inevitably make a total hash of the prosecution.

Read the whole thing here