Subjects that premiered at the sundance festival called gideons army. They fight tooth and nail in possible odds. You are going to get a sneak peak at this right now. [film] the judge is going to tell you that the state fails to prove their case. It is your duty, you must acquit. Thats the beauty of this system. Its set up to give people the presumption of innocence. To give them an opportunity to not just be heard, but hold the state accountable. You want to take my liberty, youve got to do it right, if you dont acquit. The 5th amendment to the United States constitution guarantees it. As i have made my objection throughout this trial to make sure this kid gets a fair trial. Its not a big case is what they say. They are saying it. They have the gaul to say this is not a big case. There are few consequences. This boy will become a convicted fell on. Thats the reality of it. Thats what this case represents. Thank you. I have been advised the superior court, we the jury find the defendan
My mom said she went to get it the other day but the door was locked. I had court and i told 3 guards here that i had to go to court. Nobody took me to court. That caused me to be evicted from my house. She called the court to let them know i was incarcerated. Hes holding my stuff. Thank you for letting me know that. You were convicted of cocaine possession . Yes i did. I really planned to get out of jail. I have never been in jail before. It was my public defender. She told me i would not be convicted. They told me i had another one and i thought my life was completely over. Your sentence was two years suspended. You should have been eligible for readjudication. Its not the end of the world. It is the end of my world because i missed a lot. Im going to ask about the eyewitnesses and where were they standing. Could they have been under the influence because it could have been something that clouded their vision of what took place. All right . I will see you on monday. Thank you so much
Somehow screwed them. How are you . Good. Sit over here. How are you . Good. Its freezing outside. You know why im here. Im trying to get a better understanding of the place where you were arrested. Lets kind of go through your information. What do you do . Im certified mechanic. How long have you been a mechanic . About 15 years. Okay. So once you are released and you go back, you will go back to working on cars . I will try. Since i have been here, i have lost my house and they have broken in and stolen all of my tools. I have to start from scratch. My landlord found out. I have a conviction notice. Where is all your stuff . My mom said she went to get it the other day but the door was locked. I had court and i told 3 guards here that i had to go to court. Nobody took me to court. That caused me to be evicted from my house. She called the court to let them know i was incarcerated. Hes holding my stuff. Thank you for letting me know that. You were convicted of cocaine possession . Yes
Count 1. My goal is to fill this wall up and once i fill this wall up, i wont know what else to do. I decided the wall i dont have any tattoos. Im going to get the last name of every case i lost. Hopefully i wont fill my back up. Since this is going on the wall, i feel it has to go on my back. When you work as a public defender, you saved somebody and they are like what does that mean . I defend people who are charged with people committing crime. They say how can you defend people . I say its about the sanctity of human liberty and the cost if you want to take it. Most important is trying to keep their moral up and try to keep their best interest at heart. I know for me when i relate to my clients i see them as cousins or brothers or uncles just because its the face of the black community. So many of them are locked up and of course im having to work against their initial impression of public defender because their public defender somehow screwed them. How are you . Good. Sit over her
Trying to get a better understanding of the place where you were arrested. Lets kind of go through your information. What do you do . Im certified mechanic. How long have you been a mechanic . About 15 years. Okay. So once you are released and you go back, you will go back to working on cars . I will try. Since i have been here, i have lost my house and they have broken in and stolen all of my tools. I have to start from scratch. My landlord found out. I have a conviction notice. Where is all your stuff . My mom said she went to get it the other day but the door was locked. I had court and i told 3 guards here that i had to go to court. Nobody took me to court. That caused me to be evicted from my house. She called the court to let them know i was incarcerated. Hes holding my stuff. Thank you for letting me know that. You were convicted of cocaine possession . Yes i did. I really planned to get out of jail. I have never been in jail before. It was my public defender. She told me i woul