Fifteen minutes after her name was first called, Carr was unable to walk into court on her own. She was carted into court in the wheelchair.

An Omaha man, who was among about 30 people gathered in the courtroom, later said he was appalled at the scene, calling it a “miscarriage of justice.” An attorney in the courtroom recalled that the woman appeared “dazed and confused.”

“She was wheeled in, looking like someone had hit her in the back of the head with a hammer,” the attorney said.

The attorney expressed surprise that the judge went through with the hearing.

According to a digital recording:

The first hearing, which started at 9:02 a.m., is full of uncertainty over the woman and what should be done.

The aunt explains that Carr is passed out in the car, that she had been drinking, and that the aunt didn’t want her to miss court.

That’s when she mentions having the woman’s older son help me “carry her to the car” to get her to court.

Barrett: “Well, there’s not a lot we can do without her being in the courtroom.”

The aunt: “I can drag her up here if that’s what we have to do.”