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Originally Posted by Dueller
I was in court today defending a bogus DUI charge. While waiting, an obviously poor black guy had been charged with petty larceny for stealing someone's phone. Black guy testified he had found the phone in a a gutter. Picked it up and it was wet and wasn't working. Took it home with him and laid it on a table. A few days later after it had dried out, it rang. He answered it and it was the owner calling the number. Guy said I'll bring it to you, I found it, yadadada.
So this guy drives about 25 miles to meet the owner to return the phone. When he meets up with the guy he says "How about giving me $20 to cover my gas?" Phone owner gets mad and says hell no. Black guy says fine...I take it back to where I found it and leave it there...and he does. Stories between the parties were pretty consistent. Proseecutor goes off on this poor guy about extortion and holding the phone for ransom. SHEESH.
Phone owner presses charges. Guy is found guilty and sentence to 60 days (45 suspended 15 to serve) fined $500 + $244 in court costs.
I'm thinking of taking it on pro bono...but the guy doen't have the $$$ to even post an appeal bond.  |
You really should take it pro bono.
Poor people get fked every day in America.