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What to do if I’m 17 years old and was charged with assault on my sister>
I kicked her and broke her hand, by accident, while she was beating me up. She hit me first, many times. If you ask me, it was completely in self defense. This is my first charge ever and because I had no place to stay any more because I was living with my sister and she got an order of protection, I had to stay in jail for 6 days, until finally my aunt came and took custody of me. Now I have to return to court next month and am worried I might get more jail time. Another concern I have is that they ordered that I go to school and drug treatment. I am going to drug treatment but am not going to school. I am working on getting my GED instead. Is that okay to the judge?
Asked on June 6, 2013 under Criminal Law, New York
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Given the situation that you have written about I suggest that you ask the court to assign you an attorney experienced in juvenile law. Based upon what you have written about and the difficulties in your life, it seems that having your own attorney represent you in the criminal processing would be the best recourse for you.
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