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Motion is filed to revoke Cindy Baker's bond

Friday, November 20, 2009
BERRYVILLE -- A motion to revoke attorney Cindy Baker's bond was filed Nov. 18 after Baker reportedly discharged herself from a residential drug treatment facility.

In response, her attorney challenged the motion -- and filed his own motions seeking to disqualify Prosecuting Attorney Tony Rogers and his entire office, and for the recusal of Circuit Judge Kent Crow.

Baker is due in court in Eureka Springs at 8:30 a.m. Monday for an arraignment hearing following her arrest Oct. 30 for multiple meth-related drug charges.

A condition of her bond reduction from $100,000 to $50,000 was that she check herself into a drug rehab facility, which she did when she was admitted to La Paloma, a facility in Tennessee.

According to court documents, Prosecuting Attorney Rogers was notified by Baker's attorney, Jeff Rosenzweig on Nov. 16 that Baker had discharged herself and was returning to Berryville for a short time to check in with her law practice before heading to Hot Springs for admittance to Quapaw House, another residential treatment facility.

Documents filed by Rogers two days later claimed there was no documentation that she arrived at Quapaw, and he wrote, "this does not comport with the Nov. 16, 2009 conversation nor does it appear that the defendant is complying with her conditional release."

Rosenzweig countered with an explanation of events regarding Baker's stop in Berryville to take care of client business before she headed to the Hot Springs facility, and the lack of documentation, saying the letter Roger's office was waiting for had been sitting on a secretary's desk in Memphis and he had no control over that facility's actions.

He asked that the motion to revoke the bond be denied, and filed his own motions.

When requesting Rogers and his staff be disqualified and a special prosecutor appointed, Rosenzweig cited several reasons, including the fact both were political opponents, having run against each other for the office in 2006.

When requesting recusal of Judge Crow, Rosenzweig said Crow is scheduled to be a witness against her in a hearing before the Committee on Professional Conduct that is scheduled in February as a result of his complaint against her in an unrelated matter. Rosenzweig went on to claim Crow has demonstrated a "personal bias and antagonism against Baker" because of his history with her.


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I agree with Baker's attorney, the entire Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney's Office should not be allowed to try this case due to their conduct entirely. I personally have had dealings with them when seeking judgement on others and the outcome? not enough! All of the PA's will always find a way to plea bargain instead of actually fighting for their cases and getting max amount of punishment for the crimes committed. crow should not be allowed to judge case either, it is too personal, since they all actually know each other. I understand what Baker has done is wrong, but in order to be fair with her wrongdoings and her punishment, the case should be moved entirely out of Carroll County.

-- Posted by ginger blackston on Mon, Nov 23, 2009, at 11:17 AM


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