[mlo]

They were told to get a lawyer and they didn't.

Where did it say that?

More importantly, what about a judge that doesn't follow the law? Isn't that more important than this kids motives?

[mdittmar]

Where did it say that?

Your lucky,obviously you have never been to court.

More importantly, what about a judge that doesn't follow the law?

What law would that be?

[JRandomFreeper]

Isn't there typically an ad litem attorney for a minor in this circumstance, even if the family retains counsel? The bratling may only be 14, but she knows that we have retained general counsel, and she has a right (and prudent responsibility) to talk to a lawyer before she ever talks to a cop, much less a judge. Of course, since she knows about all of that, she's inclined to not have problems with the law.

/john

[mdittmar]

P.S.

Castillo, 36, was a janitor at the Hillsborough courthouse for years until she was injured a few years ago. She got to the courthouse an hour before the hearing May 6, she said, to line up a public defender.

Why would she do that?

Maybe a Judge in the pretrial hearing made it blantently obvious by asking a question such as ,oh,I don't know,

"You have the right to an attorney,one will be appointed to you if you cannot afford one,are you sure you want to waive that right?

You understand that if you are convicted of this offense the penalty could be.......,I will ask you again,you have the right to have a lawyer,are you now waiving that right?"

or something like that,I've heard.

[slouper]

"More importantly, what about a judge that doesn't follow the law? Isn't that more important than this kids movies?"

Of course the judges actions are more important than this kids movies. What do the kids movies have to do with anything? Maybe if the kid really liked action-adventure movies with lots of violence an stuff that might mean something, I just dunno.