Heroin's Twisted Hold on Two More Lives
Court reports tell of the grip of this drug on all those involved in its abuse.
The sentencing Thursday of Daniel Birtic and Edwin Esteves for supplying the heroin that killed Alex Hopping of Wauwatosa last year perhaps was the final act of a long and tragic drama. But there is an epilogue. It is written by heroin itself. This epilogue is largely contained in documents called pre-sentence investigation reports, referred to as PSIs. They are not required in all criminal cases, but may be ordered, as they frequently are in complex cases. They contain not just the evidence from the criminal investigations but also post-conviction interviews and statements by the defendants, associates, interested parties, court authorities, family members. PSI's were ordered for both Birtic and Esteves. They were referred to heavily by …
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Randall Brooks
12:46 am on Sunday, September 30, 2012
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