How do I get a court appointed lawyer and should I plead guilty?
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How do I get a court appointed lawyer and should I plead guilty?
I called the police on my childrens father for choking me in a waffle house parking lot.He was drunk I was drinking but had stopped several hours before. He drove me home, I called the police. An officer came to my house to question me and arrested me because a witness stated that I attacked him. I did attempt to defend myself. The witness did not see him chocking me though. I went to jail for domestic violence. Now i do not know what to do i will get kicked out of college if convicted. How do i get a court appointed lawyer and should i plead guilty ? I tried to get the police to pull up survelance and they said there was not any. I have no witness. The “victim” is ging to testify that I did not hit him .
Asked on May 21, 2013 under Criminal Law, Tennessee
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
I suggest that you immediately contact the county public defender's office in the county where the charge is pending against you and ask for an appointment to discuss the matter and see if you qualify for its program. At your arraignment (first appearance) you should plead "not guilty" as a matter of course.
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