(NewsNation) — A video showing a disabled woman entering a no-contest plea in court has gone viral, sparking outrage and renewed calls for criminal justice reform.
The woman, 26-year-old Imarah Aaliyah Bryan, spent nearly 50 days in jail after allegedly trying to steal $145 worth of merchandise from a Target in Orlando, Florida.
Criminal defense and personal injury attorney Andrew Darling told “NewsNation Now” that his son sent him the video, which he found “heartbreaking to watch.”
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However, he called the reactions online “a little misleading.”
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Darling said Bryan spent nearly 50 days in jail not only because of the petit theft charge, but because she already had another open case…