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Originally Posted by roadjungle
Hello, First I would like to say I am very sorry that the innocent like yourself have to suffer for a loved ones mistakes.
As time moves on I am sure you will get a better understanding in regards to the arrest. Yes get an attorney or at least consult with one with a prepared list of questions and concerns. If you can not afford an attorney you or your boyfriend may want to start making calls to the DOC (Department of Corrections) and give a gentle push to find out if one has been requested and when he or she will me assigned the case.
The penalty can vary depending one your boyfriends attorney and the state.
Hang in there and good luck.
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OMG.. nothing angers me than people who don't know the first thing about the law coming here and making UP things just to have something to say, in some frivilous competition with me. Doesn't it bother you in the least that valuable pretrial time and effort may be wasted by someone here actually believing this baloney??
Do you make this stuff up as you go along?? The Department of Corrections does NOT ASSIGN attorneys to the accused. The department of Corrections comes into play AFTER the defendant has been accused, tried, and found guilty. THEN the DOC comes into play. They have NO part in the pre trial phase. Find out if an attorney has been requested from the DOC? Who exactly do you think WILL request an attorney for the defendant? DUHHHHHHHH. Hold on to your hats here----THE DEFENDANT HIMSELF. Why would he have to call someone to ask if he has requested an attorney? I think he would remember if he asked for an attorney. How would anyone at the DOC know if the defendant requested an attorney?
If he does not have money to hire an attorney, he needs to contact the public defenders office ( NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS --snort, giggle). Gawd, just when I thought I had seen it ALL. Were I to not have a specialization in criminal law, I would STILL know that the DOC has nothing to do with assigning public defenders to those who cannot afford to hire their own attorney.
The penalty does not differ from attorney to attorney. The judge doesn't look down from the bench and say, "Whoa, dude, your attorney has a bad comb over. *gavel bang* you must go to jail for a year now. Tsk, tsk. Too bad ya didn't pick Mr. So-and So--ya would have gotten off lighter!!"
If you don't know the answer, don't answer it.
The correct answer is in my posting---the sentence he receives is dependant upon his age, his priors, the local and state laws regarding the same. The attorney he chooses has no bearing on the what the law says regarding the penalty for a particular crime.
God forbid some misguided poster actually believes this baloney you are making up.