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The American Justice System
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this post was submitted on 31 May 2024
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Pretty sure the hearing wasn’t about asking for an adjournment, and the public defender tried to end the hearing by asking for an adjournment because her client was a dumbass.
I assume he was there to get a summary ruling on the misdemeanor- or maybe try and convince the judge to let it be a fine or something.
Which the judge ignored, because he ain’t stupid either.
Edit- it was just a misdemeanor, unless he hurt someone while driving. So it would have been a max of 93 days and/or max of 500 bucks. Almost certainly less than that- and at least here, it’s a “pay this standard fine or you can go to jail.” (I’m not in Michigan, mind,)