Get daddy out of jail for xmas!
The holidays can be stressful for everyone, but defenders of the accused feel a special pressure if any of their clients are in jail and have some legitimate hope of getting out sometime relatively soon. Another few days or an extra week in the clink is never a good thing, but normally it’s not a huge deal for most clients so long as they know the end is near. However, when those “few more days” mean missing xmas with the family, another few days can seem impossible to take.
I’ve been working all week to make possible the release of a client w/two young girls and a wife, all of whom miss him very much. The chances are high that he’ll be able to get out soon, but the chances that all that’s required for his release could happen in the next two days are… well… less good.
I guess I better get back to work… [tags]jail, prisoners, holidays[/tags]
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how did this work out?
Comment by PDwannabe — January 2, 2007 @ 2:59 pm
Daddy’s still in jail. *sniff* I did my best and even concocted a brilliant scheme to plead him guilty to misdemeanor charges and then file a habeas to get him released on the grounds that continuing to prosecute him on the felonies would be double jeopardy. It was very close to working, and then it didn’t. In the long run, it’s going to work out ok for him — I think. It was sad that he couldn’t be w/his wife and little girls for the holidays, though. Very sad.
Comment by tc — January 2, 2007 @ 10:18 pm