I have a 16 year old family member that was charged with home invasion 2 degree and a home invasion 1st degree and he can not read or write and has the mind of a 7 year old and is on ssi and I feel he was pushed in to a plea and the Judge took the plea is there anything I can do to help him get out of this plea and he will be sent jan 30th 2007 they have him locked up right now and he dose not understand whats going on is there anyone that can help.
2007-01-11 06:02:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The 16 year old said he did not do it. But his lawery told he to take the plea and his mother is slow to she get ssi to. The two houses has sold him drugs and the one house just got mad at him the other house did not want any part of this because they have sold him drugs to. All the kid wanted was to play with there dog and the other house said he took some rings from her but she could not give details about the ring. I know if I had some rings taken from me I could tell you what they looked like. the lady called my sister and told he if she gave her 300.00 dollars she would not charge the boy she just needed money.
2007-01-11 06:56:44 · update #1
This is horrible. You need to go to your local legal aide office and seek help. Also, get a statement from his doctor saying that he is mentally incompetant to stand trial. And, try talking to the people whose home he invaded, maybe they don't know that he is like this. If my home was broken into, my first thought would be to hope that the person spent a long time locked up, but if I knew the person was challenged, I would probably drop charges.
And talk to every lawyer and media network in your area, I'm sure once it gets out there, you'll have plenty of help.
Good Luck to you all.
2007-01-11 06:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by Julie S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well considering that during the plea bargain hearing a judge always ask the defendant if he/she understand the plea bargain and the terms of it and makes sure he/she has read it or had it read to them....I would say tell the attorney to with draw the plea.....of course the Judge can deny that request but not likely.
Other than that he must be ready to abide by the terms of the plea agreement.
So either go to his attorney or quickly get him one!
2007-01-11 06:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a minor, his guardians would have had to accept the plea bargain on his behalf. There is NO chance that the judge accepted a plea from a minor with obvious developmental problems without having unquestionable agreement from his custodial guardians. I am certain that he's not the one making the decisions, so you should check in with his guardians regarding what they have or have not done on his behalf.
Unless you have legal custody of him, I doubt there is anything you can do.
2007-01-11 06:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Didn't he have a lawyer with him when he made the plea agreement? I don't know if there is anything you can do. You probably should have had him declared unfit to stand trial. He can't really make decisions like that if he has the mind of a 7 year old.
2007-01-11 06:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by Pro-America, Anti-Illegal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He may need to stay locked up whil you file an appeal and will need to prove without doubt that he was unaware of his actions. Both signing the plea and the crime. Either way I'm sure he will need to pay somehow for teh crime commited.
2007-01-11 06:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Public Defender's Office. They should be able to assist in getting legal advice for him. Or, ask the Court to appoint an attorney. Good luck!
2007-01-11 06:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about his lawyer? Pleas mean that someone (more than two people) said he did the crime and are willing to testify.
2007-01-11 06:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋