Today at 2pm Christopher G. Parker was supposed to appear at a Magistrate Hearing at the Barnstable District Courthouse. This Magistrate Hearing had been requested by Parker when he had been served with the criminal citation which charged him with homicide by motor vehicle due to negligence as well as driving under a revoked license. Had Parker not requested the Magistrate Hearing within four days a complaint would have been issued ordering him to appear in court. His requesting the hearing and then not showing up seems to me only to be a delay tactic.
It was nice to see Mom's neighbor Nancy and reporter George Brennan in the courthouse when I arrived. I was also greated by A.D.A. Bryan Shea and Kathleen Finnegan who has been assigned as "our" victim witness advisor. Waiting for Parker to appear were also two of the Sandwich Police Officers who were working the case as well as the Sandwich Police Chief.
So what happens now? I asked that question and was told a complaint would now be issued for Parker to appear in court. The complaint has to be served to Parker so that takes a few days. On the date that Parker is given to appear he will be arraigned and read the charges against him. I will be notified of the date for Parker's next appearence at the Barnstable District Courthouse and will post it here. I have been told the date could be two to four weeks from today, depending on the case load at the courthouse. Look for it listed in the Important Dates section at left.
When asked how I feel about Parker not appearing today one word came to mind...frustrated! Tommorrow will be one month since my Mom was killed and yet the man who is being charged has not yet appeared in court. It is frustrating that he has more rights than my Mom, Diane Carhart, who never had received even a speeding ticket.
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