Q: Is it normal for a defendant to not be present/involved at their disposition conference
I went to my Disposition conf. (for D.V. Charge) and was not personally involved in any negotiations.
Not only did my lawyer not contact me prior to my date.. I had to text him to find out where he was once I was there. Once we had met up in a conf room.. I was told to "hang on" while he ran back-and-forth between the DA and myself relaying what was said. Is this S.O.P?
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A: Dispositional conference are held in chambers between the State's attorney and defense counsel. The defendant is not present for the conference in chambers. The defendant is required to appear in court and be available to discuss any offer with counsel. If any agreement is reached between the parties, the Court will enter the agreement in court, where the defendant is present.
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