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ekaz
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What is the name of your state? Illinois
Not Sure this is the right forum....but any help is appreciated
16 yr old Daughter got a traffic ticket. My daughter claims she is innocent and I promissed to stick by her come hell or high water through this.
We contested the ticket and are set for a jury trial next week. The DA in charge has been prety ignorant to this point because she/we refuse to simply fold and pay the fines.
He informed us today, that on the date scheduled for trial, he may not even "get to us" if there are other cases before hers. "You will probably be here all day waiting" is his last ditch effort to get us to just pay the fines.
MY QUESTION....
I am a disabled person. Suffer from a major back injury and 2 failed spinal fusions to date that make sitting or standing for long periods of time unbearable.
I KNOW at some point during the day of "waiting" I will need to lay down to relieve the pain caused from the sitting and or the hard brace I am stuck in.
I also KNOW that the judge will probably not appreciate my lying down in his court room.
Can the judge toss me out of his court if I am forced to lay down?
Can I ask the judge in advance for some sort of accomodation in advance? (Quickly call daughters case....an '"armed" chair or something that helps me keep the weight off my back while waiting?)
Worse case senario ...can he cite me for contempt of court or something if I cant sit up during the whole ordeal?
Not Sure this is the right forum....but any help is appreciated
16 yr old Daughter got a traffic ticket. My daughter claims she is innocent and I promissed to stick by her come hell or high water through this.
We contested the ticket and are set for a jury trial next week. The DA in charge has been prety ignorant to this point because she/we refuse to simply fold and pay the fines.
He informed us today, that on the date scheduled for trial, he may not even "get to us" if there are other cases before hers. "You will probably be here all day waiting" is his last ditch effort to get us to just pay the fines.
MY QUESTION....
I am a disabled person. Suffer from a major back injury and 2 failed spinal fusions to date that make sitting or standing for long periods of time unbearable.
I KNOW at some point during the day of "waiting" I will need to lay down to relieve the pain caused from the sitting and or the hard brace I am stuck in.
I also KNOW that the judge will probably not appreciate my lying down in his court room.
Can the judge toss me out of his court if I am forced to lay down?
Can I ask the judge in advance for some sort of accomodation in advance? (Quickly call daughters case....an '"armed" chair or something that helps me keep the weight off my back while waiting?)
Worse case senario ...can he cite me for contempt of court or something if I cant sit up during the whole ordeal?