My son is sitting in jail and he is only 17. He has always been a very good kid. Now he is facing 5 yrs in prison for an offense he didn't commit (I know cuz he was with other family members at the time). I wont say what the crime was, but he is still in jail and I have no $ for bail or for lawyer. Legal aid won't help him either.
His public defender is ok but not the greatest (i.e.: falls asleep in court). They won't grant my son a change of venue (live in very small town), and won't grant him a new public defender.
Any advise?
2006-07-26 09:30:01 · 17 answers · asked by michelle 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
From my experience, most people in jail are innocents and then your son's issue might be the same. However, you have Three things to do, whether your child is guilty or not.
1. Ensure that his behavior, psychology, attitude will not be damaged. search and tell him stories of some innocent people. buy a book. Encourage him. Let him search the good parts of life in prison.
2. As you mentioned search for money and legal people. Sorry, I don't have money to help you. However, I could be happy if I will help you.
3. Go to church, pray day and night. Teach your child to pray.
In conclusion: the three solutions are GOD, YOU and your SON.
Take it easy as it is parts of life but you have a lot to do.
Take care!
2006-07-26 09:52:39 · answer #1 · answered by Azage G 2 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Other family members aren't great alibi witnesses, so I hope there's someone else to verify his whereabouts.
Speak to the public defender about defenses to the offense charged, his assessment of the evidence against your son, & ask how he plans to go about putting on the defense.
If you are saying that he literally falls asleep in court, you need to contact the public defender's office and speak to a supervising attorney. Maybe your small town has only one public defender, but it is probably part of a county or state office. The only two states I'm familiar with are state agencies.
If your son can state specific objections to the attorney assigned to him, courts tend to be pretty liberal about changing the attorney on the first request because a bad attorney or poor communication between attorney & client can be grounds on appeal to claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
So far, you son is only guilty of being poor. But he'll have to ride it out in jail unless his attorney can convince the court to reduce bail or release him without bail. If your son has lived in the same general area for a long time and there is no evidence that he is a flight risk, bail should not be real high for a "good kid" (i.e. one who has not been in trouble before).
2006-07-26 09:54:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mortgage the double wide with the pink flamingo in the front yard.
I Take it the court system is questioning the creditability of the "other family"as witnesses".
Why do you ask a question and leave out so many obviously relevant details.
No wonder hes in the clinker, everyone is afraid to speak up, because they know they will get their facts wrong. Legal aid will not help because.... explain...
sorry to hear the news. Try to give more details, this is anonymous ya know
Jeez I'd fall asleep too with so few facts to work with
2006-07-26 09:49:55 · answer #3 · answered by Patrick Bateman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go talk to a real lawyer, this is your sons life you are talking about. If your son has witnesses to where he was at the time of the crime it should be easy for you to get help from a real lawyer. You can work out a payment plan with a lawyer just like you can anything else. State your case to a lawyer there is usually no charge for a consultation. Good Luck
2006-07-26 09:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best you can do is look up the most recent state legislature. find the rulings on the crimes that apply to him. demand the evidence be presented under (states vary) section 12 & 6th ammendment. they have to share all evidence under law. these are the best things you can do right now. keep any papertrail, reciepts from the convenience store/everything that can show a progression of time during this event. dont leave it to the lawyer, they rarely care no matter how much you pay. i see alotof advice to pray, that doesnt work.
2006-07-26 09:44:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to find a sympathetic private detective who will investigate your case on the payment plan. They might be able to dig up something to vindicate your son. I hear horror stories like this all the time; so you have my sympathies. Also, you can seek good legal advice through the Internet. They will match you up with an attorney in your price range. I'll be back when I locate the website address for you. Good Luck to you.
Here it is: www.legalmatch.com
2006-07-26 09:36:58 · answer #6 · answered by riverhawthorne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please contact the local ACLU... having your lawyer fall asleep in court is a clear indication that you do not have competant counsel and THAT is a constitutional matter that can be heard by a higher court, and becomes a matter for the appellate court if your son is convicted.
If you visit http://www.prisontalk.com and go to the legal questions section, you can get a lot more information about these matters.
2006-07-26 09:45:10 · answer #7 · answered by Z-car guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 01:20:35 · answer #8 · answered by eisenhauer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What facts are being left out?why won't you say what the crime was?why would you want a change in venue?maybe this "good kid" ain't as good as we're being led to believe.
2006-07-27 02:28:31 · answer #9 · answered by baalberith11704 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are Dead certain of his Innocense. Then either go Into debt and get him a good lawyer or have him act as his own lawyer and bring all this new evidence to light.
2006-07-26 09:35:17 · answer #10 · answered by akebhart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋