The docket reveals that Mr. Francis did not have to post the $2.5m. The docket shows he got a break and only had to post $132,500.00. This was a lucky break for him. He was also allowed to show up for arraignment on April 27, 2011, via a summons instead of an arrest warrant being issued. Most California defendants who do not pay a Vegas marker are arrested in Los Angeles and have to post a hefty bail or have to wire the proceeds to Nevada.
Mr. Francis has retained his Reno Attorney David Houston who handled the one year incarceration debacle where he was legally assaulted on both coasts by competing detainers, one federal, one from Florida.
With $30m in tax liens and many other creditors circling him, this criminal case is only added stress as he is on federal probation and has a prior felony record. It is very hard to beat a casino victim in Las Vegas. I will update further as I check with one of Las Vegas’s most powerful and influential criminal attorneys, Ross Goodman.
Joe Francis’s Docket in the Las Vegas case.
OTHER EVENTS AND HEARINGS
02/02/2011 Indictment
02/02/2011 Notice
Notice and Order to Transfer Bail
02/02/2011 Grand Jury Indictment (11:45 AM) (Judicial Officer Bell, Linda)
Minutes
Result: Matter Heard
02/02/2011 Bail Set
Bail set at $132,500.00
02/03/2011 Notice
02/08/2011 Bail Bond
02/08/2011 Bail Bond
#S250-1629666 – $132,500.00
02/08/2011 Notice of Receipt of Bond Transfer
02/08/2011 Notice of Receipt of Bond Transfer
02/16/2011 Reporters Transcript
Reporter’s Transcript of Proceedings – Grand Jury Hearing – February 1, 2011
02/17/2011 Media Request and Order
Media Request and Order for Camera Access to Court Proceedings
04/27/2011 Initial Arraignment (8:45 AM) (Judicial Officer Bell, Linda)
02/16/2011 Reset by Court to 04/27/2011
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