Q: A friend of mine has been brought up on criminal charges, her appearances are at the same court where she was employed.
She interacted with all parties involved in her case during her tenure at the court, many were her direct co-workers. it has become quite apparent that many parties involved in her case, including her lawyer have already formed opinions about her as a person and about her case in general. Her lawyer does not seem to be working in her best interest at all, and my friend has reason to believe that the lawyer and other people that lawyer works with have been sharing their opinions about her. Many people working on her case have been openly resentful to her, and have formed opinions about her based on what they saw when she was going through a personal domestic matter that they did not understand as they did not have all the details about the abusive relationship that my friend was trying to get out of. This includes her lawyer, who is not exploring the legal options that my friend has repeatedly said she wants to try for (drug court)This is a first offense, nonviolent drug charge .
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