Public Defense

A little pd Christmas ditty

By Gideon

Overheard in court and sent to me by a little canary.

For your listening pleasure, set to the tune of…well, you know.

THE 12 DAYS OF ARRAIGNMENTS

On the ____ day of Arraignments, my client came to me with:
12 FTAs
11 Prior Convictions
10 Years Suspended
9 Dumb Excuses
8 Failed Programs
7 Cases Pending
in 6 Jurisdictions
5 AKAs
4 VOPs
3 BCLs
2 DV cases
And the client needs to get a PTA!

Some of the phrases have been changed from the original because, well, the canary has a bad memory. Bad canary!

In honor of ditties, here’s a little ditty for you, because face it, the protagonists would be our clients today:

Glossary after the jump:

FTA: Failure to Appear

AKA: Also Known As

VOP: Violation of Probation

BCL: Bail Commissioner’s Letter

DV: Domestic Violence

PTA: Promise to Appear

Full post as published by A Public Defender on December 17, 2008 (boomark / email).