BURBANK COUNCILWOMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer PASADENA - Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. possession of cocaine and misdemeanor child endangerment. After a short arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted hearing in Pasadena Superior Court, Murphy, 47, her attorney Rick Santwier, and one of her sons quickly left the courtroom without talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to reporters. Murphy, who had been free on $100,000 bail, was released on her own recognizance own recognizance (O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation. . She is scheduled to appear again in court on Sept. 28. ``She does not have a criminal history,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Jane Robison. ``She's not a flight risk.'' Murphy was arrested July 13 as part of a federal investigation into the Vineland Boys street gang. Police found three guns, 900 rounds of ammunition and cocaine at her Lima Street home. Murphy was booked on suspicion of child endangerment because the guns were accessible to her 12-year-old son, police said. After the arrest, Murphy said in an open letter to the city that she wouldn't attend City Council meetings until after her court date. But on Thursday, officials were awaiting word on whether she would return for next Tuesday's City Council meeting. Reached at her home, Murphy said she would announce her decision next week. Murphy's longtime boyfriend, Scott C. Schaffer, 51, was arrested in connection with a federal weapons and drug investigation. Schaffer is accused of trading guns for cocaine with Vineland Boys. He is free on $1 million bond, and was ordered into a drug rehabilitation This article is about the process of rehabilitation for substance dependency. For other uses, see Rehab (disambiguation). For other kinds of rehabilitation, see Rehabilitation. For the American rap-rock group, see Rehab (band). program. Jason Kandel, (818) 546-3306 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy leaves court Thursday with her attorney, Rick Santwier. Terry Miller/Special to the Daily News |
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