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Tomorrow Morning, There Will Be No Defense Lawyers In Court

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

Tomorrow morning, about 8:30, the bailiff will unlock the courtroom. Enter the corrections officers, the cart-with-boxes weilding prosecutors, the other cart-with-files weilding clerk, and right before 9, the chain smoking, "damn I chipped a nail and almost got here late" court reporter. As the judge prepares to take the bench, enter the 15 orange jumpsuits ready to hear the charges against them, and a gallery of out-of-custody defendants with a smattering of girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, husbands, and the parents of that one young defendant dressed in a suit, in town from college.In the hallway, the detectives in ties, and midnight shift DUI officers in uniforms and boots conferencing with prosecutors and themselves, discussing whether the case will plea, and whether they will be getting their 4% cost of living adjustment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on January 11, 2009 (boomark / email).