#criminal court

[ridenwithbiden]

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Bruno Hauptmann (center, hands folded), a German-born carpenter, is arraigned in West Farms Court in the Bronx on September 21, 1934. He was charged with extortion in connection with the kidnaping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. in 1932.

Photo: Associated Press

[memenewsdotcom]

Mongolia ignores Putin arrest warrant

[eopederson]

Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), London, 2010.

[chalkskyline]

Criminal Court Building, Lower Manhattan, April 2023

[remembertheplunge]

The show begins!

Thursday. November 30, 2023. 8:10am. Stockton Court House 8th floor

I'm here in the hallway outside of Dept 8b on the 8th floor of the Stockton Court House. The long hallway on this floor which contains four court rooms is silent. Only me here now. I'm waiting for an 8am meeting with the court re: case resolution.

But the seething teaming energy of the souls who will be here for 8:30 court can already be felt. The elevator opens. the mechanical woman's voice from within says "going down".

That's the feel of the hallway. It's the domain of the "going down".

The lawyer's lives are strewn between department 8b and 8c the criminal courts. I spend so much time here on the 8th floor that I sometimes feel like I live here.

I can have several cases on on any given morning. And more cases in the afternoon. Walking between the courts, my clients want to know whats going on with their case. Other lawyers talk about cases in which we have co defendants or they are the District attorney. High stakes decisions have to be made about possible case dispositions. The human factor can weigh in. Clients and or other attorneys can be rude or obstinate. Some clients have mental health issues making communication difficult. There is inherent pressure when multiple cases are on calendar in different court rooms and time is limited.

I ride on my 42 years of experience in doing this. This is what I do. It's emotionally straining but highly satisfying work for me.

I may talk with in custody clients in the "bubble", the term given to the in custody court interview rooms.

I some times leave the building feeling like I've been in a washing machine.

8:25am the people are showing up now for their cases. They talk among themselves about what might transpire. I wonder what goes through their minds now? Most are brown or black skinned and young.

And, now , the lawyers arrive. The show begins!

(No one showed for the 8am resolution meeting)

[eandtheks1]

Child Protective Services (CPS)

This is a bit of an oldie but very interesting and I hope it will help another person. Several years ago my husband, John, at the time was removed from our home because he was abusive. (I will discuss this at another time (August of 2016?) As our divorce started he was regularly more neglectful and abusive towards our 3 children. At the time, I became ill with what they thought was a cancer mass…

[rickyg1967]

The Tragic Story Of Jason Sutton:

If you live in Columbia Missouri or if you are affiliated with the bail bonds industry this blog post may interest you:

[sayruq]

[ridenwithbiden]

[oh-dear-so-queer]

In 1719, Catherine Jones appeared before the criminal court of the Old Bailey in London charged with bigamy for making a second marriage when her husband of six years, John Rowland, was abroad. Her defence was that her marriage to Constantine Boone was no real marriage as Boone was a hermaphrodite.

According to the less-than-reliable record of the Newgate Calendar, a witness told the court that Constantine Boone had been raised as a girl and taught needlework until she ran away to sea as a 12-year-old boy. Catherine Jones said in her defence that Constantine Boone had been exhibited as a hermaphrodite at Bartholomew Fair and other places. Constantine Boone confirmed that this was true, and other witnesses said that Constantine Boone tended to be more female than male. The jury accepted the defence – that there was no marriage since Constantine Boone was a hermaphrodite, and released Catherine Jones from the charge of bigamy.

"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory

[bloodfreakcastiel]

[freepalestinesposts]

Victims belong to victims, criminals belong to criminals...Apartheid state of Israel are contemporary nazis

[monsterqueers]

Hey if people are thinking of 'stockpiling HRT' and you are doing it with Testosterone, be aware that is a controlled substance and doing this WILL GET YOU A FELONY CHARGE IF YOU ARE CAUGHT (and it would be very easy for this to happen through the way those posts reccomend).

Its your decision if you want to risk imprisonment (and then definitely losing hrt access), but be aware of the serious consequences- especially if you are recommending this to people!

If you do this with E, you get a slap on the wrist. If you do this with T its a felony. A felony charge deeply effects everything you do. Its not just hard to DYI T, its MANY TIMES LEGALLY RISKIER AND HARDER.

[remembertheplunge]

The Diary: a repository of my most precious self

August 31, 1988

The workday was nuts. 

A "Hill Street Blues—Laugh In" mix.

One  client’s baby was taken to be adopted. I told him tonight in the jail.

 Another client, said he tried to hang himself. He asked “Will you be there tomorrow? "I’ll hang myself tonight if you won’t come "(to court for me). I said, "Just hang in there"…twice!  Oh God Lew, choice of words man!

And , earlier today in court, a client  got 2 years prison and the Judge pulled me aside to asked “Did I do the right thing?” The DA said it was slap on the wrist. The Judge was happy to see me, but then got snarly.

I screwed up on a case.

I hurt my lower back.

My jaw aches from the stress.

My hemorrhoids improve.

Heat of the day.

The Diary turns 11 years old tomorrow!

September 1, 1988

Happy #11 years Diary.

My God, you extend from late  CSU Chico through all this craziness to here. I’m glad that you exist. You are very precious to me. You are the one I can most easily come home to. A repository of my most precious self—

Today, again, a Jacuzzi talk with a male friend. He painted a bleak, bitter childless future for me if the gay life is chosen . He is hard to be around, but his beatings make me stronger.

End of entry

Note:

Hill Street Blues was was a 1980’s TV show about life in the criminal justice system. I loved it’s theme song and lead in section to the show.

Laugh In was a comedy show on TV in the late 1960’s. It took a satirical look at contemporary society. It was outrageous for the times.

Criminal law practice is a mix of the grace and dignity of Hill Street Blues and the slap stick insanity of Laugh In!

Today is September 1, 2023. The Diary turns 46 this month!

I started the Diary in my last semester at CSU Chico in September 1977.

My jacuzzie friend was about my age and very religious. He was trying to save my soul from rotting in hell for being out and gay.