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Jail or College? A Skilled Attorney Made All the Difference

By Steven Rodriguez

If it weren’t for the experience and skill of his attorney, my 18-year-old nephew could be sitting behind bars instead of in a college classroom today. My nephew’s not a bad kid; in fact, he’s a great kid. But like most barely 18-year-olds he doesn’t always make great choices. One of those choices got him arrested this summer. It was one of those typical teen things. My nephew and some buddies got together at a friend’s Virginia vacation home when the folks weren’t home and had a few beers. Stupid, but not an uncommon when you’re talking about teenage boys. It was when my nephew got behind the wheel of his car to drive home that stupid could have turned tragic. Perhaps it was lucky that he got caught...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on October 10, 2008 (boomark / email).