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Confused about case

Charged with 11377(A)H&S, attny said to plead glty to the charge &take the offer of DEJ, drug div.cls, &prob. I rcvd a paper in the mail stating that I had 15 days from receipt of this letter to send proof of enrollment for the div. cls to my PO, I called & explnd to her that I wouldn't have the $ to enrl until the next month. She told me that my next court date wasn't til 11/12/03 so as long as I was enrld by then there wouldn't be a prob. Jdg said to attny that I should have had the cls completed by now and was mad when she saw that I enrld 2 days prior. She gave me 10 days cal trans. No one told me that I should have been done with my cls. I wasn't able to do my cal trans due to not having any child care for my baby. My attny couldn't be there at next hearing, he told me to ask Jdg if we could put it over til the next wk when he could be there. Jdg said that there should be a letter of completion, I handed her the 90 day prog report that I had. She said that there were no further extns allowed on this case, but I had never asked for any to begin with. I tried to explain this & she told me to be quiet & I would have a chance to speak when she was done. Then said that I was in violation of prob & to take me into custody!


Asked on 2/29/04, 9:21 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Confused about case

So what is your question? Was this an attorney that you paid money to? If he didn't show up for your case and you were incarcerated as a result, I would demand my money back, write to the state bar, and consider suinghim for malpractice.

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Answered on 3/01/04, 12:49 am


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