“Please bring in the next witness, Bailiff” said the Judge. “Mr. Underbred, you may return to the witness room.” “The next witness is Deputy Eduardo Cervantes” announced the Bailiff. Deputy Cervantes took the stand, and I recognized him as the deputy who arrived on a motorcycle. He was also the one who spoke to meContinue reading “Cervantes Testimony”
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Into the Fire
One day at Weaks Hospital, we got a call from the morgue on the second floor. A recent Brachy Therapy patient had passed away. Could we come check his radiation levels? Of course we could. It’s what we do. The Radiation Safety Unit of the Environmental Health and Safety Department got this type of callContinue reading “Into the Fire”
Anger Management 2
I went back to my anger management guy’s office and took my place on the sofa. He sat at his desk with his laptop. Or sometimes he would sit in an easy chair with his laptop. I would sit of lie back on the sofa. In one of our early sessions, he took a certainContinue reading “Anger Management 2”
a cup of coffee
I called Attorney Phycks and left a message. “Hi this is Justin Marlin, blah blah blah, I wanna sue the County Sheriff for excessive use of force.” His paralegal returned my call shortly thereafter and we set up an appointment. His office was in downtown Roquefort. I found parking and rode the elevator up toContinue reading “a cup of coffee”
Mr. Phycks
I called a couple of other lawyers and explained my problem: I wanted to sue the County Sheriff, and to further defend myself from my current charges. After a few “No, thanks” I got a nibble. “Good morning, Generic Lawyer speaking.” “Yes, Mr.Lawyer, my name is Justin Marlin. I’m looking to change attorneys from aContinue reading “Mr. Phycks”
The Mistake
McMurphree and I went back and forth a few times via email about the plea deal. I told him I wanted to see the police “use of force report” showing that they had TEASER-ed me. I wanted to know everything they had done, and exactly what they accused me of doing. At one point McMurphreeContinue reading “The Mistake”
Good Charge/Bad Charge
To me it was always common knowledge that modern law consists of very few trials, but mostly of plea deals. Trials are expensive for both the defendant and the State. For this reason, I was leaning toward a trial rather than a plea. If the State wanted me, they were going to have to comeContinue reading “Good Charge/Bad Charge”
Workplace Encounters
I returned to work after court that morning. I’d had a busy week, and hadn’t talked much to my coworkers about my family and legal troubles, but after their initial surprise at the situation we began to talk a bit. Pierre, the ex-marine, asked me about my arrest. “Well,” I said, “when they first arrestedContinue reading “Workplace Encounters”
Shocked in the Suburbs 