07.07.06
More Curfew Violations Dismissed In Round Rock
More curfew violations dismissed:
A Municipal Court judge has dismissed 47 curfew violation cases against students who walked out of class in March to protest federal immigration legislation.
Twenty-six of the cases were dismissed Wednesday and three others Thursday. The cases were dismissed because prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to prove that the students had violated the city’s daytime curfew.
Police issued the Class C misdemeanor citations to 204 students who walked out of class to protest on March 31. Cases against 52 students are pending, and the first case is set for trial on July 21.
Round Rock’s curfew states that anyone under 17 must be in school between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Exercising First Amendment rights can be used as a defense in court.
Will the prosecutor dismiss them all or will he keep this up through a trial?