I was in court yesterday. The bailiff asked me if it was okay to call another case ahead of mine because the lady had been sitting there since 9. She was whining about the time closing in on noon. It didn't matter that her lawyer rolled in just after I did at 11. I said okay, of course, nice guy that I am.
The lady and her lawyer stood before the judge, who towered over them. The prosecutor said that she was changing her plea to the DUI to guilty. The judge asked all the questions that he is required to ask of the lady and her lawyer, and she entered her guilty plea and was sentenced under the old law that only required her to do a minimum of 3 days in jail instead of double that for a high blood alcohol reading, which went into effect in 2000. The judge then said, "What about the contempt charge for failure to appear?" to which the prosecutor said that she came into court voluntarily and was not arrested on the warrant that had been issued.
Her lawyer dutifully pointed out that he had checked the court's file and that there was a sticky note that said his client called the court clerk and could not get a ride to court and couldn't be there, to which the judge replied, "What, it took her nine years to find a ride?"
The judge commended her for raising her children without child support for all those years, getting her college degree, and getting a job and dismissed the contempt charge ...
Posted by Bill at June 17, 2005 10:03 AMI guess the long arm of the law can reach into time and find you as well.
Posted by: TW at June 18, 2005 11:37 AMNine years!! ROFL. At least you can never say you had a dull day at work.
Posted by: Michelle at June 20, 2005 04:02 PM