If any of you don't recall the last post, i went for an employment drug screening and left with a Disorderly Conduct: Language charge. I called her a cunt when she wouldn't give me a urinalysis until i pulled the mask over my nose.. Just left the pre-trial conference. They offered me 3 years probation and 4 months in jail. Set it to trial. Apparently in America words are violence and just like Britain, you can be sent to jail for it. As it is a misdemeanor they have denied my request for a jury trial. Looks like this pedes getting a show trial by some leftwing activist judge before I am summarily imprisoned. Can't believe I fought for this country. Our rights are being litigated away while current military think they are fighting to protect them. Fuck these commie pieces of shit!! Carry on the fight without me boys! I'll be with you in spirit!!
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What does the public defender say is the defense? Other legal pedes here might also consult pro Bono?
He didn't show today for my pre trial conference. :/ They wanted to postpone till Wednesday but I told them to just set it for trial in February because I damn sure wasn't taking the plea deal
get a real lawyer. Even a Saul can pull you out of this jam
I can't reemphasize what this guy is saying here enough. Public defenders are sometimes in cahoots with the system just to move things along or collect more "revenue". You need your own attorney that you have properly vetted.
I cannot emphasize this more. I was walking by a gas station where a cop was sitting, nowhere near the pumps, literally on the sidewalk next to it and I was smoking a cigarette. Cop immediately runs over to me and before he even says what I was doing wrong told me to get against the wall and he had me frisked, then took my ID to run in. Too bad for him, I didn't have anything on me that was illegal, and my ID turned up clean because I'm not a criminal piece of shit. At this point I could tell he just needed a reason for illegally stopping and searching me (In my state that isn't allowed). He said I was smoking too close to gas pumps (I was at least 50 feet away). Now, this is a serious charge...it comes with a "endangering public well-being" charge and I was looking at a $1,500 fine and possibly 3 months in jail. My public defender says he can get the jail time off if I pay the $1,500 fine. I politely told him to fuck off, I want a trial, and I'll hire my own lawyer. First thing my hired lawyer does is requests the tapes from the gas station (It's not the greatest area so they have cameras everywhere), and a written statement from the officer explaining why he felt it necessary to search my body. Shockingly enough, less than a week later, the police department decides not to press any charges
TL;DR - If you think the public defenders aren't in bed with the court systems, then you haven't paying attention to the literature.
You do realize that the First Amendment protects your right to free speech, right? That includes cussing and pissing people off. Regular speech doesn't need to be protected. The law that impedes free speech is unconstitutional. Stand your ground, pede.
Definitely consider getting a real lawyer if that's at all financially feasible for you. Incarceration (which I honestly think would be unlikely in this case but if it's up to a judge who fucking knows these days) would entail a loss of income that would far outstrip the likely cost and most private defense attorneys are going to look at your case (based on your description) and see an opportunity to make a quick buck for a day in court laughing at the prosecution and pleading not guilty.
^ Statements above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice.
If he didn’t show doesn’t that mean you could request a new one? I have never had a trial before besides small claims