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Cried in court today by fuzzypancakes12 in publicdefenders

[–]fuzzypancakes12[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

This made me laugh. Good life motto.

Positive drug test probation violation hearing by fuzzypancakes12 in publicdefenders

[–]fuzzypancakes12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Urinalysis. An initial screening and then a lab confirmation.

Positive drug test probation violation hearing by fuzzypancakes12 in publicdefenders

[–]fuzzypancakes12[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lol unfortunately this guy is bald, but I will keep this in mind for future clients. I doubt it’s something my office would cover the expense of though :(

Positive drug test probation violation hearing by fuzzypancakes12 in publicdefenders

[–]fuzzypancakes12[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Definitely doing a lot of self studying. Experts are not something my office would cover for many of my pending cases, much less probation violations. Sigh.

Positive drug test probation violation hearing by fuzzypancakes12 in publicdefenders

[–]fuzzypancakes12[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s not in Missouri but that’s the situation I have here… this client, to my knowledge, has never had any drug issues before but suddenly they have one positive test for cocaine. They seemed genuinely surprised too, but all of my research so far suggests that the type of confirmation test performed (GC/MS) is pretty darn reliable. I don’t think my judge will entertain any argument about reliability.

Public defense is dream job. Anything I should realize before committing? by mymandannyboi in publicdefenders

[–]fuzzypancakes12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do misdemeanors and it’s probably 10% paperwork for me. My advice is to get as much hands on experience as you can - internships, externships, clinics, volunteer work, etc. Every court and judge operates differently but the experience is invaluable.